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Amphibian evolution : the life of early land vertebrates / / Rainer R. Schoch
Amphibian evolution : the life of early land vertebrates / / Rainer R. Schoch
Autore Schoch Rainer R. <1970->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (294 p.)
Disciplina 567/.8
Collana TOPA Topics in Paleobiology
Soggetto topico Amphibians, Fossil
Paleobiology
Amphibians - Evolution
ISBN 1-118-75912-5
1-118-75913-3
1-118-75915-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Amphibian Evolution: The Life of Early Land Vertebrates; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Changing paradigms in amphibian evolution; 1.2 Paleobiology: data, methods, and time scales; 1.3 Concepts and metaphors: how scientists "figure out" problems; 1.4 Characters and phylogenies; 1.5 What's in a name?; References; 2 The Amphibian World: Now and Then; 2.1 Tetrapoda; 2.1.1 The tetrapod skeleton; 2.1.2 Tetrapod characters; 2.1.3 Stem-tetrapods (Tetrapodomorpha); 2.1.4 Carboniferous tetrapods or tetrapodomorphs?; 2.2 The amniote stem-group; 2.2.1 Anthracosauria
2.2.2 Seymouriamorpha2.2.3 Chroniosuchia; 2.2.4 Lepospondyli; 2.2.4.1 Lepospondyl characters; 2.2.4.2 Microsauria; 2.2.4.3 Lysorophia; 2.2.4.4 Nectridea; 2.2.4.5 Aïstopoda; 2.2.4.6 Adelospondyli; 2.2.4.7 Acherontiscidae; 2.2.5 Gephyrostegida; 2.2.6 Amniota; 2.2.6.1 Stem-amniotes and early crown amniotes; 2.3 The lissamphibian stem-group (Temnospondyli); 2.3.1 Edopoidea; 2.3.2 Dendrerpeton and Balanerpeton; 2.3.3 Dvinosauria; 2.3.4 Dissorophoidea and Zatracheidae; 2.3.5 Eryopoidea; 2.3.6 Stereospondyli; 2.4 Albanerpetontidae; 2.5 Lissamphibia; 2.5.1 Lissamphibian characters; 2.5.2 Batrachia
2.5.2.1 Anura (frogs and toads)2.5.2.2 Caudata (salamanders); 2.5.2.3 Gymnophiona (caecilians); References; 3 Amphibian Life Through Time; 3.1 Aquatic predators prepare for land; 3.2 Hot springs, scorpions, and little creepers; 3.3 Life in the tropical coal forest; 3.4 Neotenes explore unfavorable waters; 3.5 Lowlands, uplands, and a cave; 3.6 Hide and protect: extreme life in the hothouse; 3.7 Predators in deltas, lakes, and brackish swamps; 3.8 Stereospondyls in refugia, lissamphibians on the rise; 3.9 Batrachians diversify, stereospondyls disappear
3.10 Lissamphibians expand into diverse habitatsReferences; 4 The Amphibian Soft Body; 4.1 How to infer soft tissues in extinct taxa; 4.2 Fossil evidence: soft tissue preservation; 4.3 Head and visceral skeleton; 4.4 Respiratory organs; 4.5 Lateral lines, electroreception, and ears; References; 5 Evolution of Functional Systems; 5.1 How paradigms and brackets give a functional scenario; 5.2 Feeding and breathing under water; 5.3 Decoupling breathing and feeding; 5.4 Hearing: exapting the spiracle and hyomandibula; 5.5 Respiration in early tetrapods; 5.6 The evolution of terrestrial feeding
5.7 Transforming fins into limbs5.8 Locomotion of Paleozoic tetrapods; References; 6 Development and Evolution; 6.1 Ontogeny in modern amphibians; 6.2 Fossil ontogenies; 6.3 Ontogeny as a sequence: developmental trajectories; 6.4 Histology: the skeleton as archive; 6.5 Changing shape: allometry; 6.6 Heterochrony: the evolution of development; 6.7 Body plans: gene regulation and morphogenesis; References; 7 Paleoecology; 7.1 Lissamphibian ecology; 7.2 Paleoecology: problems and perspectives; 7.3 Paleozoic and Mesozoic amphibians; 7.4 Amphibian evolution as a walk through trophic levels
References
Record Nr. UNINA-9910140273003321
Schoch Rainer R. <1970->  
Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2014
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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Amphibian evolution : the life of early land vertebrates / / Rainer R. Schoch
Amphibian evolution : the life of early land vertebrates / / Rainer R. Schoch
Autore Schoch Rainer R. <1970->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (294 p.)
Disciplina 567/.8
Collana TOPA Topics in Paleobiology
Soggetto topico Amphibians, Fossil
Paleobiology
Amphibians - Evolution
ISBN 1-118-75912-5
1-118-75913-3
1-118-75915-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Amphibian Evolution: The Life of Early Land Vertebrates; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Changing paradigms in amphibian evolution; 1.2 Paleobiology: data, methods, and time scales; 1.3 Concepts and metaphors: how scientists "figure out" problems; 1.4 Characters and phylogenies; 1.5 What's in a name?; References; 2 The Amphibian World: Now and Then; 2.1 Tetrapoda; 2.1.1 The tetrapod skeleton; 2.1.2 Tetrapod characters; 2.1.3 Stem-tetrapods (Tetrapodomorpha); 2.1.4 Carboniferous tetrapods or tetrapodomorphs?; 2.2 The amniote stem-group; 2.2.1 Anthracosauria
2.2.2 Seymouriamorpha2.2.3 Chroniosuchia; 2.2.4 Lepospondyli; 2.2.4.1 Lepospondyl characters; 2.2.4.2 Microsauria; 2.2.4.3 Lysorophia; 2.2.4.4 Nectridea; 2.2.4.5 Aïstopoda; 2.2.4.6 Adelospondyli; 2.2.4.7 Acherontiscidae; 2.2.5 Gephyrostegida; 2.2.6 Amniota; 2.2.6.1 Stem-amniotes and early crown amniotes; 2.3 The lissamphibian stem-group (Temnospondyli); 2.3.1 Edopoidea; 2.3.2 Dendrerpeton and Balanerpeton; 2.3.3 Dvinosauria; 2.3.4 Dissorophoidea and Zatracheidae; 2.3.5 Eryopoidea; 2.3.6 Stereospondyli; 2.4 Albanerpetontidae; 2.5 Lissamphibia; 2.5.1 Lissamphibian characters; 2.5.2 Batrachia
2.5.2.1 Anura (frogs and toads)2.5.2.2 Caudata (salamanders); 2.5.2.3 Gymnophiona (caecilians); References; 3 Amphibian Life Through Time; 3.1 Aquatic predators prepare for land; 3.2 Hot springs, scorpions, and little creepers; 3.3 Life in the tropical coal forest; 3.4 Neotenes explore unfavorable waters; 3.5 Lowlands, uplands, and a cave; 3.6 Hide and protect: extreme life in the hothouse; 3.7 Predators in deltas, lakes, and brackish swamps; 3.8 Stereospondyls in refugia, lissamphibians on the rise; 3.9 Batrachians diversify, stereospondyls disappear
3.10 Lissamphibians expand into diverse habitatsReferences; 4 The Amphibian Soft Body; 4.1 How to infer soft tissues in extinct taxa; 4.2 Fossil evidence: soft tissue preservation; 4.3 Head and visceral skeleton; 4.4 Respiratory organs; 4.5 Lateral lines, electroreception, and ears; References; 5 Evolution of Functional Systems; 5.1 How paradigms and brackets give a functional scenario; 5.2 Feeding and breathing under water; 5.3 Decoupling breathing and feeding; 5.4 Hearing: exapting the spiracle and hyomandibula; 5.5 Respiration in early tetrapods; 5.6 The evolution of terrestrial feeding
5.7 Transforming fins into limbs5.8 Locomotion of Paleozoic tetrapods; References; 6 Development and Evolution; 6.1 Ontogeny in modern amphibians; 6.2 Fossil ontogenies; 6.3 Ontogeny as a sequence: developmental trajectories; 6.4 Histology: the skeleton as archive; 6.5 Changing shape: allometry; 6.6 Heterochrony: the evolution of development; 6.7 Body plans: gene regulation and morphogenesis; References; 7 Paleoecology; 7.1 Lissamphibian ecology; 7.2 Paleoecology: problems and perspectives; 7.3 Paleozoic and Mesozoic amphibians; 7.4 Amphibian evolution as a walk through trophic levels
References
Record Nr. UNINA-9910825070403321
Schoch Rainer R. <1970->  
Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2014
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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Amphibian fossils / / Mariel Bard
Amphibian fossils / / Mariel Bard
Autore Bard Mariel
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York : , : PowerKids Press, , 2017
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (34 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina 567.6
Collana Fossil Files
Soggetto topico Amphibians, Fossil
Fossils
ISBN 1-4994-3061-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910150166203321
Bard Mariel  
New York : , : PowerKids Press, , 2017
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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Gaining ground [[electronic resource] ] : the origin and evolution of tetrapods / / Jennifer A. Clack
Gaining ground [[electronic resource] ] : the origin and evolution of tetrapods / / Jennifer A. Clack
Autore Clack Jennifer A. <1937->
Edizione [2nd ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2011
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (559 p.)
Disciplina 566
Collana Life of the past
Soggetto topico Amphibians, Fossil
Leg - Evolution
Lungfishes, Fossil
Paleontology - Carboniferous
Paleontology - Devonian
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-280-77261-1
9786613683380
0-253-00537-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Introduction: The Origin of Tetrapods -- Skulls and Skeletons in Transition -- Relationships and Relatives : The Lobe-Fin Family -- Setting the Scene : The Devonian World -- The First Feet : Tetrapods of the Famennian -- From Fins to Feet : Transformation and Transition -- Emerging into the Carboniferous : The First Phase -- East Kirkton and the Roots of the Modern Family Tree -- The Late Carboniferous : Expanding Horizons -- Gaining Ground : The Evolution of Terrestriality.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910462404103321
Clack Jennifer A. <1937->  
Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2011
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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Gaining ground [[electronic resource] ] : the origin and evolution of tetrapods / / Jennifer A. Clack
Gaining ground [[electronic resource] ] : the origin and evolution of tetrapods / / Jennifer A. Clack
Autore Clack Jennifer A. <1937->
Edizione [2nd ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2011
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (559 p.)
Disciplina 566
Collana Life of the past
Soggetto topico Amphibians, Fossil
Leg - Evolution
Lungfishes, Fossil
Paleontology - Carboniferous
Paleontology - Devonian
ISBN 1-280-77261-1
9786613683380
0-253-00537-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Introduction: The Origin of Tetrapods -- Skulls and Skeletons in Transition -- Relationships and Relatives : The Lobe-Fin Family -- Setting the Scene : The Devonian World -- The First Feet : Tetrapods of the Famennian -- From Fins to Feet : Transformation and Transition -- Emerging into the Carboniferous : The First Phase -- East Kirkton and the Roots of the Modern Family Tree -- The Late Carboniferous : Expanding Horizons -- Gaining Ground : The Evolution of Terrestriality.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910790379403321
Clack Jennifer A. <1937->  
Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2011
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Gaining ground : the origin and evolution of tetrapods / / Jennifer A. Clack
Gaining ground : the origin and evolution of tetrapods / / Jennifer A. Clack
Autore Clack Jennifer A. <1937->
Edizione [2nd ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2011
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (559 p.)
Disciplina 566
Collana Life of the past
Soggetto topico Amphibians, Fossil
Leg - Evolution
Lungfishes, Fossil
Paleontology - Carboniferous
Paleontology - Devonian
ISBN 1-280-77261-1
9786613683380
0-253-00537-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Introduction: The Origin of Tetrapods -- Skulls and Skeletons in Transition -- Relationships and Relatives : The Lobe-Fin Family -- Setting the Scene : The Devonian World -- The First Feet : Tetrapods of the Famennian -- From Fins to Feet : Transformation and Transition -- Emerging into the Carboniferous : The First Phase -- East Kirkton and the Roots of the Modern Family Tree -- The Late Carboniferous : Expanding Horizons -- Gaining Ground : The Evolution of Terrestriality.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910820651003321
Clack Jennifer A. <1937->  
Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2011
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui