Michael Wayne Caldwell (Canada University of Alberta)

The Origin of Snakes

Morphology and the Fossil Record

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 766g
• ISBN-13: 9781032177694
• ISBN-10: 1032177691
• Artikelnr.: 62570989

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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?