Boffins Books are excited to join the State Library of Western Australia to host author and palaeontologist John Long in discussion of his book 'The Secret History of Sharks – The Rise of the Ocean’s Most Fearsome Predator'.
From ancient megalodons to fearsome Great Whites, he will give an overview of his book which tells the complete, untold story of how sharks emerged as Earth's ultimate survivors.
About the Book
Sharks have been fighting for their lives for 500 million years and today are under dire threat. They are the longest-surviving vertebrate on Earth, outlasting multiple mass extinction events that decimated life on the planet. But how did they thrive for so long? By developing superpower-like abilities that allowed them to ascend to the top of the oceanic food chain.
Books will be available for purchase at the event.
About the Author
John Long is the strategic professor of paleontology at Flinders University, one of Australia’s largest paleontological research groups. The former vice president of research and collections at the Museum of Natural History of Los Angeles County has published more than 200 peer-reviewed papers, some 25 books and over 150 popular science articles. His groundbreaking research on the evolution of fishes and the origins of sex has appeared in the magazines Nature, Science, and Scientific American.
Can't make it? We'll happily have a copy of The Secret History of Sharks signed for you. Simply contact us via phone, email, online or visit us in-store and we'll take care of the rest.
