Wildlife of Gondwana

Description

History of the vertebrate faunas that inhabited the ancient southern landmass of Gondwana. Studies how geological and climatic factors shaped the path of vertebrate evolution and traces the development of the first primitive living organisms to the present day. Illustrated with photographs, charts, maps, diagrams and artwork. Includes a glossary, bibliography, general index and systematic, geographic and geologic indexes. Vickers-Rich is a reader in the Department of Earth Sciences/Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Monash University and Rich is curator of Vertebrate Palaeontology at the Museum of Victoria.