TY - GEN AU - Okruszko,Arne TI - Vertebrate palaeontology SN - 9781680942910 U1 - 566 23 PY - 2015/// CY - New York PB - Arcler Press KW - Fossil Vertebrates N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. New developmental evidence clarifies the evolution of qrist bones in the dinosaur-bird transition -- 2. The oldest caseid synapsid frm the late pennsylvanian of kansas, and the evolution of herbivory in terrestrial vertebrates -- 3. Evidence of spondyloarthropathy in the spine of a phytosaur -- 4. Revised vertebral count in the "Longest-Necked Vertebrate" elasmosaurrs platyurus cope 1868, and clarification of the Cervical-Dorsal Transition in plesiosauria -- 5. Environmental effects on vertebrate species richness: testing the energy, environmental stability and habitat heterogeneity hypotheses -- 6. Fossil fishes from China provide first evidence of dermal pelvic girdles in osteichthyans -- 7. Palaeontological evidence forthe last temporal occurrence of the ancient western amozonian riveroutflow into the Caribbean -- 8. Oldest Near-Complete acanthodian: the first vertebrate from the silurian bertie formation konserbat-lagerstatte ontario -- 9. Skeletal gene expression in the temporal region of the reptilian embryos: implications for the evolution of reptilian skull morphology -- 10. Scales and tooth whorls of ancient fishes challenge distinction between external and oral teeth -- 11. A membrane-bound vertebrate Globin -- 12. Parallel expanisions of xox transcription factor group B predating the diversifications of the arthropods and jawed vertebrates -- 13. Inter-vertebral flexibility of the ostrich neck:implications for estimating sauropod neck flexibility -- ER -