Major Transitions in Vertebrate Evolution
by Anderson, Jason S.; Sues, Hans-DieterFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2007-10-30
Publisher(s): 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
| Acknowledgments | p. ix |
| Introduction: Studying Evolutionary Transitions among Vertebrates | p. 1 |
| Plasticity of and Transitions between Skeletal Tissues in Vertebrate Evolution and Development | p. 13 |
| Homologies and Evolutionary Transitions in Early Vertebrate History | p. 57 |
| Paired Fins of Jawless Vertebrates and Their Homologies across the "Agnathan"-Gnathostome Transition | p. 122 |
| MODEs of Developmental Evolution: An Example with the Origin and Definition of the Autopodium | p. 150 |
| Incorporating Ontogeny into the Matrix: A Phylogenetic Evaluation of Developmental Evidence for the Origin of Modern Amphibians | p. 182 |
| The Cranial Anatomy of Basal Diadectomorphs and the Origin of Amniotes | p. 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 Directions | p. 303 |
| Successive Diversifications in Early Mammalian Evolution | p. 337 |
| The Terrestrial to Aquatic Transition in Cetacea | p. 392 |
| Contributors | p. 409 |
| Index | p. 411 |
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