CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. FOREWORD: Why People Do Not Accept Evolution xi
4. TO THE READER: Is Evolution a Threat to Your Religious Beliefs? xvii
5. PROLOGUE: Fossils and Evolution xix
6. PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION xxi
7. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xxiii
8. Part I. EVOLUTION AND THE FOSSIL RECORD
9. 1. The Nature of Science 1
10. 2. Science and Creationism 26
11. 3. The Fossil Record 54
12. 4. The Evolution of Evolution 94
13. 5. Systematics and Evolution 128
14. Part II. EVOLUTION? THE FOSSILS SAY YES!
15. 6. Life’s Origins 151
16. 7. Cambrian “Explosion”—Or “Slow Fuse”? 170
17. 8. Spineless Wonders of Evolution 182
18. 9. Fish Tales 208
19. 10. Fish Out of Water 226
20. 11. Onto the Land and Back to the Sea: The Amniotes 244
21. 12. Dinosaurs Evolve—and Fly 264
22. 13. Mammalian Explosion 290
23. 14. Bossies and Blowholes 322
24. 15. The Ape’s Reflection? 354
25. 16. Why Does It Matter? 376
26. BIBLIOGRAPHY 399
27. INDEX 413