Major Transitions in Vertebrate Evolution (Life of the Past) - Hardcover

 
9780253349262: Major Transitions in Vertebrate Evolution (Life of the Past)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0253349265 ISBN 13: 9780253349262
Publisher: Indiana University Press, 2007

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

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.

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Publisher
Indiana University Press
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0253349265
ISBN 13 
9780253349262
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
432
Editor
Anderson Jason S., Sues Hans-Dieter