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Colbert's Evolution of the Vertebrates:

A History of the Backboned Animals Through Time
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Wiley, Sep 24, 2001 - Science - 560 pages
Vertebrate evolution is studied through comparative anatomy and functional morphology of existing vertebrates as well as fossil records. Since the publication of the previous edition of Colbert's Evolution of the Vertebrates: A History of the Backboned Animals Through Time, there have been significant advances in the knowledge surrounding backboned animals. This latest edition of the classic text is completely revised to offer the most recent discoveries in this continually evolving field of science. Covering the various aspects of vertebrate life, from skeletal system to ecology, behavior, and physiology, the Fifth Edition includes new sections on conodonts, dinosaurs, primates, and the origin of birds, and discusses:
* Analysis of morphological and molecular data
* Early diversification of vertebrates
* The evolution of dinosaurs
* The origin of mammals
* Early ruling reptiles
* Basic adaptation of ungulates


Colbert's Evolution of the Vertebrates, Fifth Edition carries on its legacy as an invaluable reference for professionals in evolutionary biology and paleontology, as well as an ideal textbook for students in those fields.

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User Review  - J.ruzhyo - Goodreads

A good basic overview for a beginning paleontology class. Read full review

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User Review  - Syd - Goodreads

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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Contents

Amphioxus
10
The Earliest Vertebrates
23
The Origin of Jaws
36
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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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