Evolution of the Vertebrates, 4th Edition
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An investigation of the evolution of backboned animals (vertebrates), now appearing in its Fourth Edition. Traces the history of each major vertebrate group from its origin to its extinction or the emergence of the next, more advanced group. Contains drawings and illustrations depicting lifelike renderings of these creatures of the past.
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Jawless Vertebrates.
Acanthodians and Placoderms.
Success of Fishes.
From Water to Land.
Early Vertebrate Faunas.
Amphibians.
The Advent of Reptiles.
Mammal-Like Reptiles.
Conquest of the Land.
Early Ruling Reptiles.
Triumph of the Dinosaurs.
Aerial Reptiles.
Birds.
Aquatic Reptiles.
Years of the Dinosaurs.
Surviving Reptiles.
Beginning of the Mammals.
Marsupials.
Introduction to the Placentals.
The Diverging Placentals.
Evolution of the Primates.
Rodents and Rabbits.
Cetaceans.
Creodonts and Carnivores.
Ancient Hoofed Mammals.
South American Ungulates.
Perissodactyls.
Artiodactyls.
Elephants and Their Kin.
The Age of Mammals.
A Classification of the Chordates.
References.
Key to Abbreviations of Bone Names Used in Illustrations.
Index.
