The Evolution of the Vertebral Column: A Contribution to the Study of Vertebrate Phylogeny

by H. F. Gadow, J. F. Gaskell (Editor), H. L. H. H. Green (Editor)

Overview

Originally published in 1933, this book is a culmination of a lifetime of research by Hans Friedrich Gadow into the evolution of the vertebrae. Gadow outlines the various forms of vertebral development as a guide to larger and more general questions on the morphological scheme of the evolution of vertebrate creatures, and uses plentiful diagrams, photographs and reconstructions to trace spinal development. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of science.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781107633384
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	01/02/2014
Pages:	372
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.83(d)

Table of Contents

Editor's preface; List of illustrations; Part I. General Morphology: 1. The axial skeleton; 2. Segmentation and resegmentation; 3. The composition of the standard vertebra; 4. The five ontogenetic and phylogenetic stages of the vertebral column; 5. Piiper's theory; 6. Chordacentra and arcocentra; 7. Further developments of the fundamental scheme; 8. The vertebral processes in the tetrapoda; 9. Articulation of the vertebrae; 10. Evolution of an occipital join; 11. The homologies of the atlas and second vertebra of the amphibia; 12. The nerve supply of the musculature of the tongue apparatus; 13. The first three vertebrae; 14. Ribs; Part II. Systemic Morphology: 15. A classification of tetrapoda; 16. Pseudocentrous type; 17. Autocentrous type; 18. Notocentrous type; 19. The relationship of amphibia and reptilia; 20. The most primitive reptiles; 21. Cotylosauri; 22. Chelonia; 23. Pelycosauri; 24. The therapsida or theriodontia; 25. Procolophonidae; 26. Mammalia; 27. The sacro-caudal region of the mammalia; 28. Primitive sauromorpha of uncertain affinities; 29. Geckonidae; 30. Lacertae; 31. The pythonomorpha and ophidia; 32. 'Squamata'; 33. The crocodilia and their permian and triassic forerunners; 34. Dinosauria and pterosauria; 35. Aves; 36. Ichthyosauria and sauropterygia; Bibliography; Index.