Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why It Matters - Couverture rigide

Prothero, Donald R.

 
9780231180641: Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why It Matters
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ISBN 10 : 0231180640 ISBN 13 : 9780231180641
Editeur : Columbia University Press, 2017

Synopsis

Donald R. Prothero's Evolution is an entertaining and rigorous history of the transitional forms and series found in the fossil record. Its engaging narrative of scientific discovery and well-grounded analysis has led to the book's widespread adoption in courses that teach the nature and value of fossil evidence for evolution. Evolution tackles systematics and cladistics, rock dating, neo-Darwinism, and macroevolution. It includes extensive coverage of the primordial soup, invertebrate transitions, the development of the backbone, the reign of the dinosaurs, and the transformation from early hominid to modern human. The book also details the many alleged "missing links" in the fossil record, including some of the most recent discoveries that flesh out the fossil timeline and the evolutionary process.

In this second edition, Prothero describes new transitional fossils from various periods, vividly depicting such bizarre creatures as the Odontochelys, or the "turtle on the half shell"; fossil snakes with legs; and the "Frogamander," a new example of amphibian transition. Prothero's discussion of intelligent design arguments includes more historical examples and careful examination of the "experiments" and observations that are exploited by creationists seeking to undermine sound science education. With new perspectives, Prothero reframes creationism as a case study in denialism and pseudoscience rather than a field with its own intellectual dynamism. The first edition was hailed as an exemplary exploration of the fossil evidence for evolution, and this second edition will be welcome in the libraries of scholars, teachers, and general readers who stand up for sound science in this post-truth era.

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Éditeur
Columbia University Press
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0231180640
ISBN 13 
9780231180641
Reliure
Relié
Illustrateur
Buell Carl
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
456
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780231139625: Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why It Matters

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ISBN 10 :  0231139624 ISBN 13 :  9780231139625
Editeur : Columbia University Press, 2007
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