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The Origin of Snakes
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Morphology and the Fossil Record
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Artikel-Nr:
9781032177694
Veröffentl:
2021
Erscheinungsdatum:
30.09.2021
Seiten:
328
Autor:
Michael Wayne Caldwell
Gewicht:
932 g
Format:
252x175x17 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Michael Caldwell received his PhD from McGill University and held postdoctoral positions at George Washington University and the Field Museum of Natural History. He is Professor and Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences and jointly a member of the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Alberta. He was the founding President of the Canadian Society of Vertebrate Paleontology.
This book presents perspectives on the past and present state of the understanding of snake origins. It reviews and critiques data and ideas from paleontology and neontology (herpetology), as well as ideas from morphological and molecular phylogenetics.
1. Ancient Snakes, Modern Snakes: What Is a Snake? 2. Ancient Snake Lizards: The Fossil Record. 3. The Anatomy of Ancient Snake Lizards. 4. Ancient Snake Lizard Paleoecology: Reading the Rocks for Habits and Habaitats. 5.Origin Myths as Opposed to Scientific Hypotheses. 6. Ancient Snake Lizard Phylogeny: Where Do Modern Snake Lizards Belong? 7. Beginnings: Where Do We Go from Here?