 Colbert's Evolution of the Vertebrates: A History of the Backboned Animals Through Time, 5th Edition
ISBN: 978-0-471-38461-8
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576 pages
September 2001
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Introduction.
Jawless Vertebrates.
Acanthodians and Placoderms.
Sharklike Fishes.
Bony Fishes.
Lobe-Fin Fishes and the Transition to Land.
Early Paleozoic Faunas.
Amphibians.
The Advent of Reptiles.
Late Paleozoic Faunas.
Lepidosaurs.
Aquatic Reptiles.
Early Ruling Reptiles.
Triumph of the Dinosaurs.
Aerial Reptiles.
Birds.
Years of the Dinosaurs.
Mammal-Like Reptiles.
Beginning of the Mammals.
Marsupials.
Introduction to the Placentals.
Early Placental Diversification.
The Primates and Their Allies.
Rodents and Rabbits.
Creodonts and Carnivores.
Whales and Dolphins.
Primitive Ungulates.
Artiodactyls.
South American Ungulates.
Perissodactyls.
Elephants and Their Kin.
Cenozoic Faunas.
A Classification of the Phylum Chordata.
Bibliography.
Key to Abbreviations of Bone Names Used in Illustrations.
Sources and Credits for Illustrations.
Jawless Vertebrates.
Acanthodians and Placoderms.
Sharklike Fishes.
Bony Fishes.
Lobe-Fin Fishes and the Transition to Land.
Early Paleozoic Faunas.
Amphibians.
The Advent of Reptiles.
Late Paleozoic Faunas.
Lepidosaurs.
Aquatic Reptiles.
Early Ruling Reptiles.
Triumph of the Dinosaurs.
Aerial Reptiles.
Birds.
Years of the Dinosaurs.
Mammal-Like Reptiles.
Beginning of the Mammals.
Marsupials.
Introduction to the Placentals.
Early Placental Diversification.
The Primates and Their Allies.
Rodents and Rabbits.
Creodonts and Carnivores.
Whales and Dolphins.
Primitive Ungulates.
Artiodactyls.
South American Ungulates.
Perissodactyls.
Elephants and Their Kin.
Cenozoic Faunas.
A Classification of the Phylum Chordata.
Bibliography.
Key to Abbreviations of Bone Names Used in Illustrations.
Sources and Credits for Illustrations.
