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The first vertebrates, oceans of the Paleozoic era, Thom Holmes

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The first vertebrates, oceans of the Paleozoic era, Thom Holmes

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The first vertebrates

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

180852046

Responsibility statement

Thom Holmes

Series statement

Prehistoric earth

Sub title

oceans of the Paleozoic era

Summary

Describes the first instances of vertebrate life in the oceans of the Paleozoic Era, tracing the development of early fish from jawless species to sharks and bony fish

Table Of Contents

Section one: World of the Paleozoic Era: Continents and climates of the Paleozoic Era -- Paleozoic mass extinctions -- Section two: First vertebrates: Vertebrate traits -- Vertebrate origins -- Section three: Rise of the fishes: Jawless fishes -- Vertebrate innovations -- Cartilaginous fishes: Sharks and rays -- Bony fishes -- Conclusion -- Appendix one: Geologic time scale -- Appendix two: Positional terms -- Glossary -- Chapter bibliography -- Further reading -- Picture credits

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