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Evolution of the Vertebrates, 3rd Edition

E.H. Colbert

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Four-hundred-million years of vertebrate evolution are chronicled and described in this internationally acclaimed work which was first published in 1955 and has since come to be known as a classic in the field. Written as a general exposition of the subject, rather than as a compendium of data, it presents the evolution of the backboned animals from two perspectives: through time, and through the separate evolutionary histories of the great classes and lesser divisions of the vertebrates. This latest edition is the result of important advances in the field in the form of valuable new interpretations of vertebrate evolution and significant new discoveries of fossils throughout the world. Included is a discussion of past continental relationships according to the modern theory of Plate Tectonics and the bearing of such relationships on the evolution and distribution of tetrapods. Many new illustrations have been added and some of the originals have been revised to help make Evolution of the Vertebrates and up-to-the-minute, comprehensive, and authoritative reference for professionals, students, readers alike.

1. Introduction

2. Jawless Vertebrates

3. The Acanthodians And Placoderms

4. Success Of The Fishes

5. From Water To Land

6. Early Vertebrate Faunas

7.  Amphibians

8. Advent Of The Reptiles

9. Mammal Like Reptiles

10. Conquest Of The Land

11. Early Ruling Reptiles

12. Marine Reptiles

13. Flying Reptiles And Birds

14. Triumph Of The Dinosaurs

15. Years Of The Dinosaurs

16. Surviving Reptiles

17. Beginning Of The Mammals

18. Marsupials

19. Introduction To The Placentals

20. The Diverging Placentals

21. Evolution Of The Primates

22. Rodents And Rabbits

23. Cetaceans

24. Creodonts And Carnivores

25. Ancient Hoofed Mammals

26. South American Ungulates

27. Perissodactyls

28. Artiodactyls

29. Elephants And Their Kin

30. The Age Of Mammals

Key To Abbreviations Of Bone Names Used In Illustrations

Source And Credits For Illustrations

Index

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