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200 10$aHow vertebrates left the water$b[electronic resource] /$fMichel Laurin
210   $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc2010
215   $a1 online resource (217 p.)
300   $aTranslation of: Syste?matique, paleontologie et biologie evolutive moderne : l'exemple de la sortie des eaux chez les vertebres. 2008.
311   $a0-520-26647-1 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $t1. How Can We Reconstruct Evolutionary History? -- $t2. How Can We Reconstruct Evolutionary History? -- $t3. Paleontological Context -- $t4. Vertebrate Limb Evolution -- $t5. Diversity of Paleozoic Stegocephalians -- $t6. Adaptations to Life on Land -- $t7. Synthesis and Conclusion -- $tGlossary -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex
330   $aMore 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.
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