Vertebrate Palaeontology Of Australasia
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: heavy
A landmark in the scientific literature of the Southern Hemisphere, Vertebrate Palaeontology of Australasia presents a comprehensive and authoritative account of the fossil vertebrate record across Australia, New Zealand, and the surrounding Pacific region. Compiled by a distinguished editorial team — P. Vickers-Rich, J.M. Monaghan, R.F. Baird, and T.H. Rich — this monumental volume chronicles the evolutionary history of vertebrate life from ancient fish and amphibians through to the megafauna that once roamed the continent, drawing on decades of field research and specimen analysis to produce an indispensable scholarly resource. The work stands as a cornerstone reference for palaeontologists, zoologists, and earth scientists, synthesising contributions from a wide array of specialists into a unified, rigorously detailed narrative of deep biological time. Its tone is thoroughly academic, yet the sheer breadth of its scope — encompassing taxonomy, stratigraphy, and biogeography — gives it an almost epic quality, illustrating just how extraordinary and distinct Australasia's prehistoric fauna truly was. For anyone seeking to understand the deep roots of life on the world's most ancient landmass, this volume raises as many tantalising questions as it answers.
Author: P. Vickers-Rich, J.M. Monaghan, R.F. Baird & T.H. Rich
Format: Hardback
Published: 1991, Pioneer Design Studio in cooperation with the Monash University Publications Committee, Melbourne
Genre: Australasion & Pacific history
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: heavy
A landmark in the scientific literature of the Southern Hemisphere, Vertebrate Palaeontology of Australasia presents a comprehensive and authoritative account of the fossil vertebrate record across Australia, New Zealand, and the surrounding Pacific region. Compiled by a distinguished editorial team — P. Vickers-Rich, J.M. Monaghan, R.F. Baird, and T.H. Rich — this monumental volume chronicles the evolutionary history of vertebrate life from ancient fish and amphibians through to the megafauna that once roamed the continent, drawing on decades of field research and specimen analysis to produce an indispensable scholarly resource. The work stands as a cornerstone reference for palaeontologists, zoologists, and earth scientists, synthesising contributions from a wide array of specialists into a unified, rigorously detailed narrative of deep biological time. Its tone is thoroughly academic, yet the sheer breadth of its scope — encompassing taxonomy, stratigraphy, and biogeography — gives it an almost epic quality, illustrating just how extraordinary and distinct Australasia's prehistoric fauna truly was. For anyone seeking to understand the deep roots of life on the world's most ancient landmass, this volume raises as many tantalising questions as it answers.