{"product_id":"monarchs-of-the-sea-the-extraordinary-500-million-year-history-of-cephalopods-9781615197408","title":"Monarchs of the Sea: The Extraordinary 500-Million-Year History of Cephalopods","description":"\u003cb\u003eBefore mammals, there were dinosaurs. And before dinosaurs, there were cephalopods.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Publisher's Note: \u003ci\u003eMonarchs of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e was previously published in hardcover as \u003ci\u003eSquid Empire.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Cephalopods, Earth's first truly substantial animals, are still among us: Their fascinating family tree features squid, octopuses, nautiluses, and more. The inventors of swimming, cephs presided over the sea for millions of years. But when fish evolved jaws, cephs had to step up their game (or end up on the menu). Some evolved defensive spines. Others abandoned their shells entirely, opening the floodgates for a tidal wave of innovation: masterful camouflage, fin-supplemented jet propulsion, and intelligence we've yet to fully measure. In \u003ci\u003eMonarchs of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, marine biologist Danna Staaf unspools how these otherworldly creatures once ruled the deep--and why they still captivate us today. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Experiment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781615197408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.50w x 0.70d","brand":"Danna Staaf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36662199255196,"sku":"9781615197408","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1c897391-ec97-443e-9f94-e42453eafac0.jpg?v=1603901341","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/monarchs-of-the-sea-the-extraordinary-500-million-year-history-of-cephalopods-9781615197408","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}