The emergence of whales : evolutionary patterns in the origin of Cetacea

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    • Thewissen, J. G. M.

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The emergence of whales : evolutionary patterns in the origin of Cetacea

edited by J.G.M. Thewissen

（Advances in vertebrate paleobiology）

Plenum Press, c1998

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Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Research in whale origins is now in an explosive phase, with a cascade of discoveries adding to our understanding of the evolutionary pattern and a suite of new techniques being applied to address new questions. The objective of this volume is to provide a snapshot of this explosion. The volume paints the scene with a broad brush. Taken together the chapters clearly indicate that cetacean origins is a field that is dynamic, multidisciplinary, and that the end of the explosive phase is not in sight.

目次

  • Synopsis of the Earliest Cetaceans: Pakicetidae, Ambulocetidae, Remingtonocetidae, and Protocetidae
  • E.M. Williams. Middle to Late Eocene Basilosaurines and Dorudontines
  • M.D. Uhen. Molecular Evidence for the Phylogenetic Affinities of Cetacea
  • J. Gatesy. Are Cetaceans Highly Derived Artiodactyls? M.C. Miliknovitch, et al. Phylogenetic and Morphometric Reassessment of the Dental Evidence for a Mesonychian and Cetacean Clade
  • M.A. O?Leary. Relationships of Cetacea to Terrestrial Ungulates and the Evolution of Cranial Vasculature in Cete
  • J.H. Geisler, Z. Luo. Middle Eocene Cetaceans from the Harudi and Subtahu Formatons of India
  • S. Bajpai, J.G.M. Thewissen. Postcranial Osteology of the North American Middle Eocene Protocetid georgiacetus
  • R.C. Hulbert, Jr. Homology and Transformation of Cetacean Ectotympanic Structures
  • Z. Luo. Biomechanical Perspective on the Origin of Cetacean Flukes
  • F.E. Fish. Implications of Vertebral Morphology for Locomoter Evolution in Early Cetacea
  • E.A. Buchholtz. Structural Adaptations of Early Archaeocete Long Bones
  • S.I. Madar. Evolution of Thermoregulatory Function in Cetacean Reproductive Systems
  • D.A. Pabst, et al. 3 Additional Chapters. Index.

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