Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. Part I. Origins and Transformations
5. 1 Origin of the Vertebrate Dentition: Teeth Transform Jaws into a Biting Force 9
6. 2 Flexible Fins and Fin Rays as Key Transformations in Ray-Finned Fishes 31
7. 3 Major Transformations in Vertebrate Breathing Mechanisms 47
8. 4 Origin of the Tetrapod Neck and Shoulder 63
9. 5 Origin of the Turtle Body Plan 77
10. 6 Anatomical Transformations and Respiratory Innovations of the Archosaur Trunk 91
11. 7 Evolution of Hind Limb Posture in Triassic Archosauriforms 107
12. 8 Fossils, Trackways, and Transitions in Locomotion: A Case Study of Dimetrodon 125
13. 9 Respiratory Turbinates and the Evolution of Endothermy in Mammals and Birds 143
14. 10 Origin of the Mammalian Shoulder 167
15. 11 Evolution of the Mammalian Nose 189
16. 12 Placental Evolution in Therian Mammals 205
17. 13 Going from Small to Large: Mechanical Implications of Body Size Diversity in Terrestrial Mammals 227
18. 14 Evolution of Whales from Land to Sea 239
19. 15 Major Transformations in the Evolution of Primate Locomotion 257
20. Part II. Perspectives and Approaches
21. 16 Ontogenetic and Evolutionary Transformations: Ecological Significance of Rudimentary Structures 283
22. 17 Skeletons in Motion: An Animator’s Perspective on Vertebrate Evolution 303
23. 18 Developmental Mechanisms of Morphological Transitions: Examples from Archosaurian Evolution 317
24. 19 Microevolution and the Genetic Basis of Vertebrate Diversity: Examples from Teleost Fishes 333
25. 20 The Age of Transformation: The Triassic Period and the Rise of Today’s Land Vertebrate Fauna 351
26. 21 How Do Homoplasies Arise? Origin and Maintenance of Reproductive Modes in Amphibians 375
27. 22 Rampant Homoplasy in Complex Characters: Repetitive Convergent Evolution of Amphibian Feeding Structures 395
28. Contributors 407
29. Index 411