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Author : Marcello Ruta
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Patterns and Processes in Early Vertebrate Evolution written by Marcello Ruta and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ruta Marcello
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 : 9781405199209
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (992 download)
Download or read book Special Papers in Palaeontology, Patterns and Processes in Early Vertebrate Evolution written by Ruta Marcello and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2009-08-24 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert Lynn Carroll
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521478090
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (78 download)
Download or read book Patterns and Processes of Vertebrate Evolution written by Robert Lynn Carroll and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1997-04-28 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The factors that influenced the evolution of the vertebrates are compared with the importance of variation and selection that Darwin emphasised in this broad study of the patterns and forces of evolutionary change.
Author : L. B. Halstead
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 230 pages
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Download or read book The Pattern of Vertebrate Evolution written by L. B. Halstead and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: November 1994
Author : Per Erik Ahlberg
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0203468031
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (34 download)
Download or read book Major Events in Early Vertebrate Evolution written by Per Erik Ahlberg and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2001-02-15 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A multi-author volume Major Events in Early Vertebrate Evolution examines the origin and early evolution of the backboned animals (vertebrates)-the group which comprises all fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals, including ourselves. This volume draws together evidence from fossils, genes, and developmental biology (the study of how embry
Author : Nicholas J. Minter
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 112 pages
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Download or read book Special Papers in Palaeontology, Ichnology of an Early Permian Intertidal Flat written by Nicholas J. Minter and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2009 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A monograph on New Mexico fossils from the Special Papers in Palaeontology The non-marine, trace fossils in New Mexico are the subject of this publication. Ichnology of an Early Permian Intertidal Flat: The Robledo Mountain Formation of Southern New Mexico describes and illustrates both the invertebrate and vertebrate trace fossils found in an upper intertidal flat setting. Eighteen invertebrate ichnogenera are described. Previously described vertebrate ichnogenera and ichnospecies are reviewed, along with a description of a new ichnospecies.
Author : Jennifer A. Clack
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 025300537X
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)
Download or read book Gaining Ground written by Jennifer A. Clack and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2012-06-27 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Around 370 million years ago, a distant relative of a modern lungfish began a most extraordinary adventure—emerging from the water and laying claim to the land. Over the next 70 million years, this tentative beachhead had developed into a worldwide colonization by ever-increasing varieties of four-limbed creatures known as tetrapods, the ancestors of all vertebrate life on land. This new edition of Jennifer A. Clack's groundbreaking book tells the complex story of their emergence and evolution. Beginning with their closest relatives, the lobe-fin fishes such as lungfishes and coelacanths, Clack defines what a tetrapod is, describes their anatomy, and explains how they are related to other vertebrates. She looks at the Devonian environment in which they evolved, describes the known and newly discovered species, and explores the order and timing of anatomical changes that occurred during the fish-to-tetrapod transition.
Author : Michael J. Benton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1394195087
Total Pages : 692 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (941 download)
Download or read book Vertebrate Palaeontology written by Michael J. Benton and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2024-10-07 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All-new edition of the world’s leading vertebrate palaeontology textbook, now addressing key evolutionary transitions and ecological drivers for vertebrate evolution Richly illustrated with colour illustrations of the key species and cladograms of all major vertebrate taxa, Vertebrate Palaeontology provides a complete account of the evolution of vertebrates, including macroevolutionary trends and drivers that have shaped their organs and body plans, key transitions such as terrestrialization, endothermy, flight and impacts of mass extinctions on biodiversity and ecological drivers behind the origin of chordates and vertebrates, their limbs, jaws, feathers, and hairs. This revised and updated fifth edition features numerous recent examples of breakthrough discoveries in line with the current macroevolutionary approach in palaeontology research, such as the evolutionary drivers that have shaped vertebrate development. Didactical features have been enhanced and include new functional and developmental feature spreads, key questions, and extensive references to useful websites. Written by a leading academic in the field, Vertebrate Palaeontology discusses topics such as: Palaeozoic fishes, including Cambrian vertebrates, placoderms (‘armour-plated monsters’), Pan-Chondrichthyes such as sharks and rays, and Osteichthyes (‘bony fishes’) The first tetrapods, covering problems of life on land, diversity of Carboniferous tetrapods and temnospondyls and reptiliomorphs following the Carboniferous Mesozoic reptiles, such as Testudinata (turtles), Crocodylomorpha, Pterosauria, Dinosauria, great sea dragons and Lepidosauria (lizards and snakes) Mammals of the southern and northern hemispheres, covering Xenarthra (sloths, anteaters), Afrotheria (African mammals), Laurasiatheria (bats, ungulates, carnivores), and Euarchontoglires (rodents, primates) A highly comprehensive and completely up-to-date reference on vertebrate evolution, Vertebrate Palaeontology is an ideal learning aid for palaeontology courses in biology and geology departments. The text is also highly valuable to enthusiasts who want to experience the flavour of how modern research in the field is conducted.
Author : Paul M. Barrett
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 : 9781405169332
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (693 download)
Download or read book Special Papers in Palaeontology, Evolution and Palaeobiology of Early Sauropodomorph Dinosaurs written by Paul M. Barrett and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2007-05-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Special Papers in Palaeontology, published by The Palaeontological Association, is a series of substantial separate works conforming to the style of the Palaeontology journal. Two issues are published each year and feature high standard illustrations. An analysis of Sauropoda which includes many of the most familiar dinosaurs, such as Apatosaurus (formerly 'Brontosaurus'), Diplodocus and Brachiosaurus (the latter finding fame in the Jurassic Park movies) Advances our knowledge of sauropod phylogeny, biomechanics, physiology and ecology and offers insights into the limits of life at large body size An active and constructive debate in dinosaur studies that will serve as a benchmark for future work on prosauropods and basal sauropods Includes 107 text-figures and 24 tables
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Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080868460
Total Pages : 607 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (88 download)
Download or read book Patterns of evolution, as illustrated by the fossil record written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 1977-01-15 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patterns of evolution, as illustrated by the fossil record
Author : Eric Buffetaut
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Short History of Vertebrate Palaeontology written by Eric Buffetaut and published by Springer. This book was released on 1987-01-31 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout history man has been discovering fossil bones. Our interpretations of these discoveries through the centuries provides an insight into the development of scientific knowledge. This book traces the history of vertebrate palaeontolgoy from the discoveries and interpretations of fossil bones by the Greeks and Romans and their role as evidence for the biblical flood through to the formulation of the synthetic theory of evolution after the First World War. The author shows how the pioneering work of Cuvier in the 19th century and the inspiration of Darwin and others led to modern theories of evolution. He goes on to look at the great palaeontological finds which resulted from the opening-up of the American West, the industrial exploitation of minerals in Europe and colonial expansion in Asia and Africa.
Author : Michael J. Benton
Publisher : Allen & Unwin Australia
ISBN 13 : 9780045660025
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Vertebrate Palaeontology written by Michael J. Benton and published by Allen & Unwin Australia. This book was released on 1990 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the evolution of the vertebrates is fascinating. Currently, there is an explosion of new research ideas in the field: the closest fossil relatives of the vertebrates; dramatic new fish specimens unlike anything now living; the adaptations required for the move on to land; the relationships of the early amphibians and reptiles; the origins and biology of the dinosaurs; the role of mass extinction in vertebrate evolution; new Mesozoic birds; the earliest mammals; ecology and mammalian diversification; and the origins and evolution of humans. Vertebrate Palaeontology presents a complete outline of the history of the vertebrates, based on the latest studies by palaeontologists around the world. The work is international in scope, and new material included here for the first time comes from North and South America, Australia, Europe, China, Africa and Russia.
Author : Geological Association of Canada. Paleontology Division
Publisher : Calgary : Geological Association of Canada, Paleontology Division
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Paleo Scene written by Geological Association of Canada. Paleontology Division and published by Calgary : Geological Association of Canada, Paleontology Division. This book was released on 1999 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Per Erik Ahlberg
Publisher :
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Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Fossils, Function, and Phylogeny written by Per Erik Ahlberg and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert L. Carroll
Publisher : New York [N.Y.] : W.H. Freeman
ISBN 13 : 9780716718222
Total Pages : 698 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (182 download)
Download or read book Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution written by Robert L. Carroll and published by New York [N.Y.] : W.H. Freeman. This book was released on 1988 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael J. Benton
Publisher : Prentice Hall
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Basic Palaeontology written by Michael J. Benton and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1997 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Palaeontology, a fundamental topic in geology and evolutionary biology, has undergone exciting and rapid change in recent years. Contemporary debates on mass extinctions and the origin of life have had profound implications for our understanding of how life evolved. Basic Palaeontology is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to palaeontology. With in-depth analysis of basic principles and all the main fossil groups, this fully illustrated text presents new and exciting research on the origin and history of life. The text focuses on traditional topics such as marine invertebrate palaeontology and biostratigraphy, but also provides unique and unparalleled taxonomic coverage from microfossils to plants and vertebrates. Key Features include: - Covers important recent developments in macroevolution and mass extinctions - A strong focus on a statistical and quantitative approach, emphasising the vital importance of both applications and theory - Full coverage of the evolution of vertebrates and plants - Over 600 highly detailed illustrations - An accessible format with extensive boxed material and bullet points Basic Palaeontology is essential reading for undergraduate students of geology, environmental science and biology, taking courses in palaeontology, palaeobiology, palaeoecology or evolution, and will also be of interest to all those who have an interest in the origin of life and human evolution. Michael J Benton is a Reader in the Department of Geology, University of Bristol, UK. David A T Harper is a Lecturer in Geology at the Department of Geology, University College Galway, Ireland.
Author : Sergio F. Vizcaíno
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 025307049X
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)
Download or read book Vertebrate Paleobiology written by Sergio F. Vizcaíno and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2024-08-20 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential introduction to the paleobiology of animal body size, locomotion, and feeding. Paleobiology is the branch of evolutionary biology involved in the reconstruction of the life histories of extinct organisms. It answers the questions, How do we use fossils to reconstruct the size of prehistoric animals, and How did they move and feed? Drawing on a rich inventory of South American Miocene fossils, Vertebrate Paleobiology: A Form and Function Approach examines different aspects of functional morphology and how they are tested by paleontologists, anatomists, and zoologists. Beginning with a review of various methodologies to interpret fossils, the authors turn to the main concepts important to functional morphology and give examples of each. They conclude by showing how functional morphology enables a dynamic, broadscale reconstruction of the life of prehistoric animals during the South American Miocene. Originally published in Spanish, Vertebrate Paleobiology: A Form and Function Approach provides a broad sweep of recent developments, including theoretical and practical techniques, applied to the study of extinct vertebrates.
