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Evolution of the vertebrates:

a history of the backboned animals through time
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Wiley-Liss, Apr 8, 1991 - Nature - 470 pages
An investigation of the evolution of backboned animals (vertebrates), now appearing in its Fourth Edition. Traces the history of each major vertebrate group from its origin to its extinction or the emergence of the next, more advanced group. Contains drawings and illustrations depicting lifelike renderings of these creatures of the past.

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The author of this book is obviously more of a dinosaur guy, so read those chapters and skip the rest. Read full review

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Acanthodians and Placoderms
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Success of Fishes
44
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About the author (1991)

EDWIN H. COLBERT is Honorary Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the Museum of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff. In addition, he is Curator Emeritus for the American Museum of Natural History in New York and Professor Emeritus at Columbia University in New York.

MICHAEL MORALES is Curator of Geology at The Museum of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff, Arizona.

ELI C. MINKOFF is Professor of Biology and Chair of the Department of Biology at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine.

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