03169nam 2200649Ia 450 991045943080332120200520144314.01-282-79024-297866127902490-520-94798-310.1525/9780520947986(CKB)2670000000055066(EBL)593593(OCoLC)698473174(SSID)ssj0000420031(PQKBManifestationID)11285527(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000420031(PQKBWorkID)10404447(PQKB)10371112(StDuBDS)EDZ0000055800(MiAaPQ)EBC593593(OCoLC)673431014(MdBmJHUP)muse30835(DE-B1597)520093(DE-B1597)9780520947986(Au-PeEL)EBL593593(CaPaEBR)ebr10420283(CaONFJC)MIL279024(EXLCZ)99267000000005506620100721d2010 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHow vertebrates left the water[electronic resource] /Michel LaurinBerkeley University of California Pressc20101 online resource (217 p.)Translation of: Systématique, paleontologie et biologie evolutive moderne : l'exemple de la sortie des eaux chez les vertebres. 2008.0-520-26647-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. How Can We Reconstruct Evolutionary History? -- 2. How Can We Reconstruct Evolutionary History? -- 3. Paleontological Context -- 4. Vertebrate Limb Evolution -- 5. Diversity of Paleozoic Stegocephalians -- 6. Adaptations to Life on Land -- 7. Synthesis and Conclusion -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- IndexMore than three hundred million years ago-a relatively recent date in the two billion years since life first appeared-vertebrate animals first ventured onto land. This usefully illustrated book describes how some finned vertebrates acquired limbs, giving rise to more than 25,000 extant tetrapod species. Michel Laurin uses paleontological, geological, physiological, and comparative anatomical data to describe this monumental event. He summarizes key concepts of modern paleontological research, including biological nomenclature, paleontological and molecular dating, and the methods used to infer phylogeny and character evolution. Along with a discussion of the evolutionary pressures that may have led vertebrates onto dry land, the book also shows how extant vertebrates yield clues about the conquest of land and how scientists uncover evolutionary history.VertebratesEvolutionEvolutionElectronic books.VertebratesEvolution.Evolution.596.13/8Laurin Michel602549MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459430803321How vertebrates left the water2445165UNINA