Description: The evolution of skeletons enabled an unprecedented array of bodies to evolve, from the tiniest seed shrimp to dinosaurs and blue whales. This book explores the incredible variety of skeletons in nature, and the impacts of climate change, and of medical and technological advances, for the future of skeletons.
Review Quotes: "Skeletons is a superb, highly enjoyable book ... very informative and engaging." -- Melanie Brehaut, Palaeontological Association Newsletter
"The authors make the journey enchanting with stories of how fossils are found and why they are so important in the skeletal record." -- Sandra Shefelbine, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering and Bioengineering, Northeastern University, The Quarterly Review of Biology