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Amphibian Evolution - The Life of Early Land Vertebrates (Paperback)
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Amphibian Evolution - The Life of Early Land Vertebrates (Paperback)
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This book focuses on the first vertebrates to conquer land and
their long journey to become fully independent from the water. It
traces the origin of tetrapod features and tries to explain how and
why they transformed into organs that permit life on land. Although
the major frame of the topic lies in the past 370 million years and
necessarily deals with many fossils, it is far from restricted to
paleontology. The aim is to achieve a comprehensive picture of
amphibian evolution. It focuses on major questions in current
paleobiology: how diverse were the early tetrapods? In which
environments did they live, and how did they come to be preserved?
What do we know about the soft body of extinct amphibians, and what
does that tell us about the evolution of crucial organs during the
transition to land? How did early amphibians develop and grow, and
which were the major factors of their evolution? The Topics in
Paleobiology Series is published in collaboration with the
Palaeontological Association, and is edited by Professor Mike
Benton, University of Bristol. Books in the series provide a
summary of the current state of knowledge, a trusted route into the
primary literature, and will act as pointers for future directions
for research. As well as volumes on individual groups, the series
will also deal with topics that have a cross-cutting relevance,
such as the evolution of significant ecosystems, particular key
times and events in the history of life, climate change, and the
application of a new techniques such as molecular palaeontology.
The books are written by leading international experts and will be
pitched at a level suitable for advanced undergraduates,
postgraduates, and researchers in both the paleontological and
biological sciences.
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