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9780253349262

Major Transitions in Vertebrate Evolution

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  • ISBN13:

    9780253349262

  • ISBN10:

    0253349265

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2007-10-30
  • Publisher: Indiana Univ Pr

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Summary

New discoveries of ancient vertebrates, filling in gaps in the fossil record, are quickly eroding the traditionally recognized differences between the principal groups of vertebrates -- for example, between dinosaurs and birds -- and radically changing our understanding of the evolutionary history of the major group of animals to which our species belongs. This book describes this changing scientific landscape and contributes to the revolution in our knowledge of the developmental mechanisms that underlie evolutionary transformation.

Author Biography

Jason S. Anderson is a vertebrate paleontologist and Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary. He is Associate Editor of the Journal of Paleontology.

Hans-Dieter Sues is a vertebrate paleontologist and Associate Director for Research and Collections, National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. ix
Introduction: Studying Evolutionary Transitions among Vertebratesp. 1
Plasticity of and Transitions between Skeletal Tissues in Vertebrate Evolution and Developmentp. 13
Homologies and Evolutionary Transitions in Early Vertebrate Historyp. 57
Paired Fins of Jawless Vertebrates and Their Homologies across the "Agnathan"-Gnathostome Transitionp. 122
MODEs of Developmental Evolution: An Example with the Origin and Definition of the Autopodiump. 150
Incorporating Ontogeny into the Matrix: A Phylogenetic Evaluation of Developmental Evidence for the Origin of Modern Amphibiansp. 182
The Cranial Anatomy of Basal Diadectomorphs and the Origin of Amniotesp. 228
Snake Phylogeny, Origins, and Evolution: The Role, Impact, and Importance of Fossils (1869-2006)p. 253
The Beginnings of Birds: Recent Discoveries, Ongoing Arguments, and New Directionsp. 303
Successive Diversifications in Early Mammalian Evolutionp. 337
The Terrestrial to Aquatic Transition in Cetaceap. 392
Contributorsp. 409
Indexp. 411
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