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Acknowledgments Introduction: Studying Evolutionary Transitions among Vertebrates Hans-Dieter Sues and Jason S. Anderson 1. Plasticity of and Transitions between Skeletal Tissues in Vertebrate Evolution and Development Brian K. Hall and P. Eckard Witten 2. Homologies and Evolutionary Transitions in Early Vertebrate History Philippe Janvier 3. Paired Fins of Jawless Vertebrates and Their Homologies across the Agnathan-Gnathostome Transition Mark V. H. Wilson, Gavin F. Hanke, and Tiiu Marss 4. MODEs of Developmental Evolution: An Example with the Origin and Definition of the Autopodium Hans C. E. Larsson 5. Incorporating Ontogeny into the Matrix: A Phylogenetic Evaluation of Developmental Evidence for the Origin of Modern Amphibians Jason S. Anderson 6. The Cranial Anatomy of Basal Diadectomorphs and the Origin of Amniotes Robert R. Reisz 7. Snake Phylogeny, Origins, and Evolution: The Role, Impact, and Importance of Fossils (18692006) Michael W. Caldwell 8. The Beginnings of Birds: Recent Discoveries, Ongoing Arguments, and New Directions Luis M. Chiappe and Gareth J. Dyke 9. Successive Diversifications in Early Mammalian Evolution Zhe-Xi Luo 10. The Terrestrial to Aquatic Transition in Cetacea Mark D. Uhen Contributors Index
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