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Who was Richard Kemp, after whom the Kemp's ridley sea turtle is named? Is Wake's Gecko named after Berkeley's Marvalee Wake? Or perhaps her husband, David? Why do so many snakes …
A compelling look at the evolutionary history of marine mammals over the past 50 million years.Marine mammals have long captured the attention of humans. Ancient peoples etched …
Unearthing the amazing hidden stories of women who changed paleontology forever.For centuries, women have played key roles in defining and developing the field of vertebrate …
Captivating photographs of the world's most detailed bird fossils illuminate the early diversity of avifauna.When fossils of birds from China's Jehol region first appeared in …
Winner, 2010 PROSE Award for Excellence in the Biological Sciences. Professional and Scholarly Publishing division of the Association of American PublishersIn this unique book, …
A brief biography of English naturalist responsible for the advancement of the science of evolution.Two hundred years after Charles Darwin's birth (February 12, 1809), this …
In the tradition of G. G. Simpson's classic work, Kenneth D. Rose's The Beginning of the Age of Mammals analyzes the events that occurred directly before and after the mysterious …
Gorgeous high-contrast photographs reveal the eerie beauty of the vertebrate skeleton.The vertebrate skeleton is one of nature's most amazing feats. Composed of cartilage and bone, …
The history and science of a cluster of dinosaurs found in the Hungarian region and the story of the aristocrat who discovered them.At the end of the time of the dinosaurs, …
Training a powerful lens on the microscopic wonders of the universe, hundreds of photos, both exquisite and strange, accompany this startling expose of a secret world invisibly …