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The emergence of whales : evolutionary patterns in the origin of Cetacea /

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Research in whale origins is now in an explosive phase, with a cascade of discoveries adding to our understanding of the evolutionary pattern and a suite of new techniques being applied to address new questions. The objective of this volume is to provide a snapshot of this explosion. The volume pain...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Thewissen, J. G. M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Plenum Press, [1998]
Series:Advances in vertebrate paleobiology.
Subjects:
Cetacea > Evolution.
Cetacea, Fossil.
Cétacés > Évolution.
Cétacés fossiles.
Baleines fossiles.
Cetacea.
Walvissen.
Evolutie.
Fossielen.
Wale.
Evolution.
Aufsatzsammlung.
Fossile Wale.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Synopsis of the earliest cetaceans : Pakicetidae, Ambulocetidae, Remingtonocetidae, and Protocetidae / Ellen M. Williams
  • Middle to Late Eocene basilosaurines and dorudontines / Mark D. Uhen
  • Molecular evidence for the phylogenetic affinities of Cetacea / John Gatesy
  • Cetaceans are highly derived artiodactyls / Michel C. Milinkovitch, Martine Bérubé, and Per J. Palsbøll
  • Phylogenetic and morphometric reassessment of the dental evidence for a mesonychian and cetacean clade / Maureen A. O'Leary
  • Relationships of Cetacea to terrestrial ungulates and the evolution of cranial vasculature in Cete / Jonathan H. Geisler and Zhexi Luo
  • Middle Eocene cetaceans from the Harudi and Subathu Formations of India / Sunil Bajpai and J.G.M. Thewissen
  • Postcranial osteology of the North American Middle Eocene protocetid Georgiacetus / Richard C. Hulbert, Jr.
  • Homology and transformation of cetacean ectotympanic structures / Zhexi Luo
  • Biomechanical perspective on the origin of cetacean flukes / Frank E. Fish
  • Implications of vertebral morphology for locomotor evolution in early Cetacea / Emily A. Buchholtz
  • Structural adaptations of early archaeocete long bones / Sandra I. Madar
  • Evolution of thermoregulatory function in cetacean reproductive systems / D. Ann Pabst, Sentiel A. Rommel, and William A. McLellan
  • Isotopic approaches to understanding the terrestrial-to-marine transition of the earliest cetaceans / Lois J. Roe ... [et al.]
  • Paleobiological perspectives on Mesonychia, Archaeoceti, and the origin of whales / Philip D. Gingerich
  • Cetacean origins : evolutionary turmoil during the invasion of the oceans / J.G.M. Thewissen.