Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Walking WhalesCondition: NewEAN: 9780520305601ISBN: 9780520305601Publisher: University of California PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 04/29/2019Item Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Width: 13mmItem Weight: 408gLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: From Land to Water in Eight Million YearsISBN-10: 0520305604Description: Hans Thewissen, a leading researcher in the field of whale paleontology and anatomy, gives a sweeping first-person account of the discoveries that brought to light the early fossil record of whales. As evidenced in the record, whales evolved from herbivorous forest-dwelling ancestors that resembled tiny deer to carnivorous monsters stalking lakes and rivers and to serpentlike denizens of the coast.Thewissen reports on his discoveries in the wilds of India and Pakistan, weaving a narrative that reveals the day-to-day adventures of fossil collection, enriching it with local flavors from South Asian culture and society. The reader senses the excitement of the digs as well as the rigors faced by scientific researchers, for whom each new insight gives rise to even more questions, and for whom at times the logistics of just staying alive may trump all science.In his search for an understanding of how modern whales live their lives, Thewissen also journeys to Japan and Alaska to study whales and wild dolphins. He finds answers to his questions about fossils by studying the anatomy of otters and porpoises and examining whale embryos under the microscope. In the book's final chapter, Thewissen argues for approaching whale evolution with the most powerful tools we have and for combining all the fields of science in pursuit of knowledge.Country/Region of Manufacture: USAuthor: J. G. M. Hans ThewissenGenre: Science Nature & MathRelease Year: 2019 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: The Walking Whales
Title: The Walking Whales
EAN: 9780520305601
ISBN: 9780520305601
Release Date: 04/29/2019
Release Year: 2019
Subtitle: From Land to Water in Eight Million Years
ISBN-10: 0520305604
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Book Title: Walking Whales : from Land to Water in Eight Million Years
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Topic: Animals / Marine Life, Life Sciences / Evolution, Life Sciences / Zoology / Mammals, Paleontology
Item Height: 0.5 in
Publication Year: 2019
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Nature, Science
Item Weight: 14.4 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: J. G. M. "Hans" Thewissen
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
