Evolution of the Insects
David Grimaldi · Michael S. Engel
May 2005 · Cambridge University Press
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Insects are the most diverse group of organisms in the 3 billion-year history of life on Earth, and the most ecologically dominant animals on land. This book chronicles for the first time the complete evolutionary history of insects: their living diversity, relationships and 400 million years of fossils. Whereas other volumes have focused on either living species or fossils, this is the first comprehensive synthesis of all aspects of insect evolution. The book is illustrated with 955 photo- and electronmicrographs, drawings, diagrams, and field photos, many in full colour and virtually all of them original. The book will appeal to anyone engaged with insect diversity: professional entomologists and students, insect and fossil collectors, and naturalists.
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M. Alan Kazlev
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April 28, 2015
It's hard to imagine a more comprehensive coverage of the paleontology and phylogeny (evolutionary history) of the insects than this sumptuous book. Full of beautiful photographs of insect fossils, detailed cladograms, and discussion of each insect order. A must have for anyone interested in the evolutionary history of this fascinating group of invertebrates.
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