TY - GEN AU - Gadow, H. F. AU - Gaskell,J.F. AU - Green,H.L.H.H. TI - Evolution of the vertebral column : : a contribution to the study of vertebrate phylogeny SN - 9781107633384 U1 - 573.76 23 PY - 2014/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Spine KW - Evolution. KW - Vertebrates KW - Evolution KW - Anatomy N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part I. General Morphology: 1. The axial skeleton; 2. Segmentation and resegmentation; 3. The composition of the standard vertebra; 4. The five ontogenetic and phylogenetic stages of the vertebral column; 5. Piiper's theory; 6. Chordacentra and arcocentra; 7. Further developments of the fundamental scheme; 8. The vertebral processes in the tetrapoda; 9. Articulation of the vertebrae; 10. Evolution of an occipital join; 11. The homologies of the atlas and second vertebra of the amphibia; 12. The nerve supply of the musculature of the tongue apparatus; 13. The first three vertebrae; 14. Ribs; Part II. Systemic Morphology: 15. A classification of tetrapoda; 16. Pseudocentrous type; 17. Autocentrous type; 18. Notocentrous type; 19. The relationship of amphibia and reptilia; 20. The most primitive reptiles; 21. Cotylosauri; 22. Chelonia; 23. Pelycosauri; 24. The therapsida or theriodontia; 25. Procolophonidae; 26. Mammalia; 27. The sacro-caudal region of the mammalia; 28. Primitive sauromorpha of uncertain affinities; 29. Geckonidae; 30. Lacertae; 31. The pythonomorpha and ophidia; 32. 'Squamata'; 33. The crocodilia and their permian and triassic forerunners; 34. Dinosauria and pterosauria; 35. Aves; 36. Ichthyosauria and sauropterygia; Bibliography; Index N2 - Originally published in 1933, this book is a culmination of a lifetime of research by Hans Friedrich Gadow into the evolution of the vertebrae ER -