Download Full eBooks in PDF
A Living Fossil Fish Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle version is available to download in english. Read online anytime anywhere directly from your device. Click on the download button below to get a free pdf file of A Living Fossil Fish book. This book definitely worth reading, it is an incredibly well-written.
Author : Valerie J. Weber
Publisher : Gareth Stevens
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0836845617
Describes the physical characteristics of a fish that is thought to have lived 400 million years ago.
Author : Peter L. Forey
Publisher : Forrest
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Coelaca
ISBN : 0955074096
The purpose of this book is to give an account of the life and times of a single species of fish, Latimeria chalumnae- the coelacanth (or are there now two species?). Before the discovery of the modern Latimeria, relationships of the coelacanths were thought to lie with the rhipidistians, a group of fossil fishes that many think are tetrapod ancestors. Hence, by looking at the modern coelacanth and assuming conservatism we may be able to reconstruct the life of the 'missing link' between fishes and tetrapods. The coelacanth is the only living animal to retain some structuralcharacteristics that were certainly present in the tetrapod ancestors, such as the intracranial joint. Therefore it is of some interest to try and find out how this joint works and what it is there for. The gene pool of the coelacanth has been separated from that of all other living vertebrates for at least 360 million years. Therefore, it is of some interest to find out how much deviation from contemporaneous fishes there has been. Coelacanths have often been used as the classic example of a particular evolutionary pattern whereby evolution is very fast in the early years and then slows down to stability and finally stagnation. This needs to be evaluated in the light of what we now know of the history of the coelacanths as a genetic lineage.
Author : N. Eldredge,S. M. Stanley
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461382713
The case history approach has an impressive record of success in a variety of disciplines. Collections of case histories, casebooks, are now widely used in all sorts of specialties other than in their familiar appli cation to law and medicine. The case method had its formal beginning at Harvard in 1871 when Christopher Lagdell developed it as a means of teaching. It was so successful in teaching law that it was soon adopted in medical education, and the collection of cases provided the raw material for research on various diseases. Subsequently, the case history approach spread to such varied fields as business, psychology, management, and economics, and there are over 100 books in print that use this approach. The idea for a series of Casehooks in Earth Science grew from my experience in organizing and editing a collection of examples of one variety of sedimentary deposits. The prqject began as an effort to bring some order to a large number of descriptions of these deposits that were so varied in presentation and terminology that even specialists found them difficult to compare and analyze. Thus, from the beginning, it was evident that something more than a simple collection of papers was needed. Accordingly, the nearly fifty contributors worked together with George de Vries Klein and me to establish a standard format for presenting the case histories.
Author : Keith Stewart Thomson
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1992-07-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780393245356
"An engrossing tale of obsession, adventure and scientific reasoning." —Betty Ann Kevles, Los Angeles Times In the winter of 1938, a fishing boat by chance dragged from the Indian Ocean a fish thought extinct for 70 million years. It was a coelacanth, which thrived concurrently with dinosaurs and pterodactyls—an animal of major importance to those who study the history of vertebrate life. Living Fossil describes the life and habitat of the coelcanth and what scientists have learned about it during fifty years of research. It is an exciting and very human story, filled with ambitious and brilliant people, that reveals much about the practice of modern science.
Author : Peter Humphry Greenwood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Coelacanth
ISBN : 0565010972
Author : Sally M. Walker
Publisher : Carolrhoda Books
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781575055367
Describes the 1938 discovery of the coelacanth, a fish previously believed to be extinct, and subsequent research about it.
Author : Dr. Carl Werner,Carl Werner
Publisher : New Leaf Publishing Group
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0892216816
"Darwin's book on evolution admitted that "intermediate links" were "perhaps the most obvious and serious objection to the theory" of evolution. Darwin recognized that the fossils collected by scientists prior to 1859 did not correspond with his theory of evolution, but he predicted that his theory would be confirmed as more and more fossils were found. One hundred and fifty years later, Evolution: The Grand Experiment critically examines the viability of Darwin's theory"--
Author : Samantha Weinberg,Fourth Estate
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2001-02-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780060932855
The coelacanth (see-lo-canth) is no ordinary fish. Five feet long, with luminescent eyes and limb like fins, this bizarre creature, presumed to be extinct, was discovered in 1938 by an amateur icthyologist who recognized it from fossils dating back 400 million years. The discovery was immediately dubbed the "greatest scientific find of the century," but the excitement that ensued was even more incredible. This is the entrancing story of that most rare and precious fish -- our own great-uncle forty million times removed.
Author : Caroline Arnold
Publisher : Charlesbridge Publishing
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2016-02-02
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781607348368
You haven’t changed a bit! Living fossils, or modern-day animals that very closely resemble their ancient relatives. Meet the coelacanth, horseshoe crab, dragonfly, tuatara, nautilus, and Hula painted frog. All are living fossils. Why have they changed so little over time, while other animals evolved or went extinct? Using contrasting "then" and "now" illustrations, veteran nonfiction writer Caroline Arnold alternates between a prehistoric creature in its native environment and its contemporary living-fossil counterpart. An amazing way to experience the ancient past! Back matter includes a time line, additional information about the six living fossils, a glossary, and suggestions for further reading.
Author : Keith Thomson
Publisher : Radius
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1991-01
Category : Coelacanth
ISBN : 0091751152
Off the coast of Southern Africa a fishing boat drags in a strange creature. A museum curator and a fish expert realize that they are looking at an animal from another time. This is a tale of modern science - chance capture, international rivalry and the obsessive personalities of the scientists. The coelacanth lives in the deep waters around one group of tiny islands. Why? Can it survive? What other forgotten creatures remain to be discovered?
Author : Sally M. Walker
Publisher : Lerner Books [UK]
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781580133456
The author tells the story of the discovery of and attempt to study the Coelacanth, a fish thought to have become extinct at the same time as the dinosaurs.
Author : Peter Forey
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1997-11-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 0412784807
This book evaluates the reputation of the coelacanth, presenting up-to-date accounts of the structure of fossil coelacanths, and suggests a family history to show that there have been subtle but significant changes in coelacanth history.
Author : John G. Maisey
Publisher : Henry Holt
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Science
ISBN : 0805043667
Describes the evolution of fishes and shows how human anatomy shows traces of fish ancestry
Author : Neil Shubin
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2008-01-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780307377166
The paleontologist and professor of anatomy who co-discovered Tiktaalik, the “fish with hands,” tells a “compelling scientific adventure story that will change forever how you understand what it means to be human” (Oliver Sacks). By examining fossils and DNA, he shows us that our hands actually resemble fish fins, our heads are organized like long-extinct jawless fish, and major parts of our genomes look and function like those of worms and bacteria. Your Inner Fish makes us look at ourselves and our world in an illuminating new light. This is science writing at its finest—enlightening, accessible and told with irresistible enthusiasm.
Author : Buddy Davis,Kay Davis
Publisher : New Leaf Publishing Group
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Education
ISBN : 0890514585
Ages 9 to 12 years. A must-have for any home or school library, this fascinating book highlights 30 of the most fascinating creatures in the sea. The beautiful full-colour photographs and interesting descriptions highlighting the design features of each creature make this book a must read.