Turtles as Hopeful Monsters : Origins and Evolution /

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Where do turtles hail from' Why and how did they acquire shells' These questions have spurred heated debate and intense research for more than two hundred years. Brilliantly weaving evidence from the latest paleontological discoveries with an accessible, incisive look at different theories...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Rieppel, Olivier (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2017]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Turtles > Evolution.
Turtles.
Reptiles > Evolution.
Evolutionary paleobiology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Ichthyology & Herpetology.
NATURE > Animals > Fish.
Paleobiologie evolutive.
Tortues > Évolution.
Tortues.
Turtles
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : turtles as hopeful monsters
  • Misplaced turtles
  • Reptile classification and evolution
  • Levels of evolution
  • Hopeful monsters
  • The turtle shell
  • Fossil hunting in China.

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