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Gaining ground : the origin and evolution of tetrapods /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Clack, Jennifer A., 1937-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2011]
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Life of the past.
Subjects:
Paleontology > Carboniferous.
Paleontology > Devonian.
Leg > Evolution.
Amphibians, Fossil.
Lungfishes, Fossil.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 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.