The Rise of Fishes : 500 Million Years of Evolution (New ed)

Tracing the evolutionary history of fish over 500 million years, this volume describes the discovery of extraordinary fossil remains, and explains the techniques used in their interpretation.

Featuring more than 300 colour illustrations, it includes photographs of fossils from around the world as well as the author's illustrations of what the fish may actually have looked like.

The book tells of how these creatures lived and developed and why their rise from the waters of the archaic seas and rivers was so momentous an event in the evolution of life on earth.

The author combines scientific information with stories about his own fieldwork in Australia, Thailand, Vietnam and Antartica.