3. Auflage - Oktober 2004
51,90 Euro
2004. 472 Seiten, Softcover
ISBN-10: 0-632-05637-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-632-05637-8 - John Wiley & Sons

Preis inkl. Mehrwertsteuer zzgl. Versandkosten.







Langtext
Vertebrate Palaeontology is a complete, up-to-date history of the evolution of vertebrates. The third edition of this popular text has been extensively revised to incorporate the latest research, including new material from North and South America, Australia, Europe, China, Africa and Russia.

* Highlights astonishing new discoveries including new dinosaurs and Mesozoic birds from China

* features a new chapter on how to study fossil vertebrates

* provides an increased emphasis on the cladistic framework with cladograms set apart from the body of the text and full lists of diagnostic characters

* includes new molecular evidence on early mammal diversification

* new features aid study including new functional and developmental feature spreads, key questions and extensive references to useful web sites

* strong phylogenetic focus making it an up-to-date source of the latest broad-scale systematic data on vertebrate evolution

To access the artwork from the book, please visit: www.blackwellpublishing.com/benton.

An Instructor manual CD-ROM for this title is available. Please contact our Higher Education team at HigherEducation@wiley.com for more information.

Aus dem Inhalt
1. Vertebrate Origins.

2. How To Study Fossil Vertebrates.

3. Early Fishes.

4. The Early Tetrapods And Amphibians.

5. The Evolution Of Early Amniotes.

6. Reptiles Of The Triassic.

7. The Evolution Of Fishes After The Devonian.

8. The Age Of Dinosaurs.

9. The Birds.

10. The Mammals.

11. Human Evolution.

Appendix: Classification Of The Vertebrates.

Glossary.

References.

Index