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Jawless Vertebrates. The Acanthodians and Placoderms. Success of the Fishes. From Water to Land. Early Vertebrate Faunas. Amphibians. Advent of the Reptiles. Mammal-Like Reptiles. Conquest of the Land. Early Ruling Reptiles. Marine Reptiles. Flying Reptiles and Birds. Triumph of the Dinosaurs. Years of the Dinosaurs. Surviving Reptiles. Beginning of the Mammals. Marsupials. Introduction to the Placentals. The Diverging Placentals. Evolution of the Primates. Rodents and Rabbits. Cetaceans. Creodonts and Carnivores. Ancient Hoofed Mammals. South American Ungulates. Perissodactyls. Artiodactyls. Elephants and Their Kin. The Age of Mammals. A Classification of the Chordates. References. Key to Abbreviations of Bone Names Used in Illustrations. Sources and Credits for Illustrations. Index.Colbert, Edwin H. is the author of 'Evolution of the Vertebrates: A History of the Backboned Animals through Time' with ISBN 9780471049661 and ISBN 0471049662.
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