Description: An essential resource for paleontologists, biologists, geologists, and teachers, The Rise of Animals is the best single reference on one of earth's most significant events.
Brief description: Patricia Vickers-Rich holds a personal chair of paleontology and is founding director of the Monash Science Centre at Monash University in Australia.
Review Quotes: It's a beautiful book and the definitive account of the period . . . I love it and expect it to become a classic.
--Jeff Hecht, New Scientist