The Evolution of the Vertebral Column
A Contribution to the Study of Vertebrate Phylogeny

Originally published in 1933, this book is a culmination of a lifetime of research by Hans Friedrich Gadow into the evolution of the vertebrae.

H. F. Gadow (Author), J. F. Gaskell (Edited by), H. L. H. H. Green (Edited by)

9781107633384, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 2 January 2014

372 pages
23.4 x 15.6 x 2.1 cm, 0.57 kg

Originally published in 1933, this book is a culmination of a lifetime of research by Hans Friedrich Gadow into the evolution of the vertebrae. Gadow outlines the various forms of vertebral development as a guide to larger and more general questions on the morphological scheme of the evolution of vertebrate creatures, and uses plentiful diagrams, photographs and reconstructions to trace spinal development. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of science.

Editor's preface
List of illustrations
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.

Subject Areas: Evolution [PSAJ]