"This is a treasure trove... Recommended for all libraries." --Choice
Before the six major continents were separated by vastseas, there existed the landmass of Gondwana (now Australia, South America, Antarctica, India, Africa, and New Zealand). This book presents the history of thevertebrate faunas of Gondwana, beginning with the origin of life, even beforeGondwana coalesced, and moving through time as the continent shifted, along with itsvertebrate life. Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of color photographs, drawings, and paintings, Wildlife of Gondwana is a major reference to life of the past.Originally published in Australia in 1993, this corrected and augmented editioncontains new material on fossil discoveries in India.