Colbert's Evolution of the Vertebrates: A History of the Backboned Animals Through Time, 5th Edition
Colbert's Evolution of the Vertebrates: A History of the Backboned Animals Through Time, 5th Edition
Author: Edwin H. Colbert, Michael Morales, Eli C. Minkoff
ISBN: 9780471384618
Pages: 576
Format: 18 Χ 25
Binding: Hardback
Pub. Year: 2001
* Analysis of morphological and molecular data
* Early diversification of vertebrates
* The evolution of dinosaurs
* The origin of mammals
* Early ruling reptiles
* Basic adaptation of ungulates
Colbert's Evolution of the Vertebrates, Fifth Edition carries on its legacy as an invaluable reference for professionals in evolutionary biology and paleontology, as well as an ideal textbook for students in those fields.
Contents
Introduction.
Jawless Vertebrates.
Acanthodians and Placoderms.
Sharklike Fishes.
Bony Fishes.
Lobe-Fin Fishes and the Transition to Land.
Early Paleozoic Faunas.
Amphibians.
The Advent of Reptiles.
Late Paleozoic Faunas.
Lepidosaurs.
Aquatic Reptiles.
Early Ruling Reptiles.
Triumph of the Dinosaurs.
Aerial Reptiles.
Birds.
Years of the Dinosaurs.
Mammal-Like Reptiles.
Beginning of the Mammals.
Marsupials.
Introduction to the Placentals.
Early Placental Diversification.
The Primates and Their Allies.
Rodents and Rabbits.
Creodonts and Carnivores.
Whales and Dolphins.
Primitive Ungulates.
Artiodactyls.
South American Ungulates.
Perissodactyls.
Elephants and Their Kin.
Cenozoic Faunas.
A Classification of the Phylum Chordata.
Bibliography.
Key to Abbreviations of Bone Names Used in Illustrations.
Sources and Credits for Illustrations.
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