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Author Holmes, Thom.

Title The first vertebrates : oceans of the Paleozoic era / Thom Holmes.

Publication Info. New York : Chelsea House, [2008]
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Location Call No. Status
 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Adult Department  567 HOL    DUE 04-23-24
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  567 HOLMES    Check Shelf
Description 188 pages : illustrations (some color) 25 cm.
Series Prehistoric earth
Prehistoric earth.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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.
Subject Fishes, Fossil -- Study and teaching -- United States.
Geology, Stratigraphic -- Paleozoic.
ISBN 9780816059584 hardcover
0816059586 hardcover
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