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The origin of snakes : morphology and the fossil record

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This book presents perspectives on the past and present state of the understanding of snake origins. It reviews and critiques data and ideas from paleontology and neontology (herpetology), as well as ideas from morphological and molecular phylogenetics. The author reviews the anatomy and morphology of extant snakes. Methods are also critiqued, including those empirical and theoretical methods employed to hypothesize  Read more...

Author(s): Caldwell, Michael Wayne
Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 2020

Language: English
Pages: 299
Tags: Pygopodidae;Snakes -- Morphology;Snakes, Fossil;Squamata -- Phylogeny;Snakes -- Origin;Snakes -- Evolution;NATURE / Animals;SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution;SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology

Introduction: Seeing and knowing --
Ancient snakes, modern snakes: "what is a snake?" --
Ancient snake lizards: the fossil record --
The anatomy of ancient snake lizards --
Ancient snake lizard paleoecology: reading the rocks for habits and habitats --
Origin myths as opposed to scientific hypotheses --
Ancient snake lizard phylogeny: where do modern snake lizards belong? --
Beginnings: where do we go from here?