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Description

1. 1 online resource (523 p.) : ill. (some col.), maps.

Series statement

1. Life of the past

Uniform title

1. Gaining ground (Online)

Alternative title

1. Gaining ground (Online)

Subject

1. Lungfishes, Fossil
2. Amphibians, Fossil
3. Leg > Evolution
4. Paleontology > Devonian
5. Paleontology > Carboniferous

Contents

1. Introduction: The Origin of Tetrapods -- Skulls and Skeletons in Transition -- Relationships and Relatives : The Lobe-Fin Family -- Setting the Scene : The Devonian World -- The First Feet : Tetrapods of the Famennian -- From Fins to Feet : Transformation and Transition -- Emerging into the Carboniferous : The First Phase -- East Kirkton and the Roots of the Modern Family Tree -- The Late Carboniferous : Expanding Horizons -- Gaining Ground : The Evolution of Terrestriality.

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 447-470) and index.

Access (note)

1. Access restricted to authorized users.

Author

1. Clack, Jennifer A., 1937-

Title

1. Gaining ground [electronic resource] : the origin and evolution of tetrapods / Jennifer A. Clack.

Imprint

1. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2012.

Edition

1. 2nd ed.

Series

1. Life of the past

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 447-470) and index.

Access

1. Access restricted to authorized users.

Connect to:

1. Available from home with a valid library card
2. Available onsite at NYPL

LCCN

1. 2011030438