Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution

"Carroll has to his credit an immense amount of useful labour in writing the book and will probably corner the market for a vertebrate paleontology text for the rest of this century." Nature** Cover Page ......Page 1 Back Page ......Page 2 About this book and the author ......Page 3 Title ......Page 4 Copyrights ......Page 5 Dedication ......Page 6 Contents ......Page 7 Poem ......Page 11 Preface ......Page 12 Chap 1: Fossils and Relationships ......Page 14 Chap 2: The origin of vertebrates ......Page 29 Chap 3: The diversity of Jawless fish ......Page 39 Chap 4: Primitive Jawed fish ......Page 57 Chap 5: Sharks and other Cartilaginous fish ......Page 75 Chap 6: Acanthodians and primitive bony fishes ......Page 97 Chap 7: Advanced Bony fish: The Teleosts ......Page 125 Chap 8: Sarcopterygian Fish ......Page 149 Chap 9: The conquest of Land and the Radiation of Amphibians ......Page 169 Chap 10: Primitive amniotes and Turtles ......Page 205 Chap 11: Primitive Diapsids and Lepidosaurs ......Page 230 Chap 12: Mesozoic Marine Reptiles ......Page 253 Chap 13: Primitive Archosauromorphs and Crocodiles ......Page 274 Chap 14: The anatomy and Relationships of Dinosaurs ......Page 299 Chap 15: The biology and extinction of Dinosaurs ......Page 332 Chap 16: Flight ......Page 344 Chap 17: The origin of mammals ......Page 374 Chap 18: Primitive Mesozoic Mammals and Monotremes ......Page 414 Chap 19: Primitive Therian Mammals and Marsupials ......Page 438 Chap 20: The Radiation of Placental Mammals ......Page 456 Chap 21: Ungulates, Edentates and Whales ......Page 515 Chap 22: Evolution ......Page 582 Classification of vertebrates ......Page 607 Index ......Page 662 Fossils And Relationships -- The Origin Of Vertebrates -- The Diversity Of Jawless Fish -- Primitive Jawed Fish -- Sharks And Other Cartilaginous Fish -- Acanthodians And Primitive Bony Fish -- Advanced Bony Fish : The Telecosts -- Sarcopterygian Fish -- The Conquest Of Land And The Radiation Of Amphibians -- Primitive Amniotes And Turtles -- Primitive Diapsids And Lepidosaurs -- Mesozoic Marine Reptiles -- Primitive Archosauromorphs And Crocodiles -- The Anatomy And Relationships Of Dinosaurs -- The Biology And Extinction Of Dinosaurs -- Flight -- The Origin Of Mammals -- Primitive Mesozoic Mammals And Monotremes -- Primitive Therian Mammals And Marsupials -- The Radiation Of Placental Mammals -- Ungulates, Edentates, And Whales -- Evolution -- Appendix: Classification Of Vertebrates. Robert L. Carroll. Includes Bibliographies And Index.