Chordates Evolution

Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Fossils in the study of chordate evolution. 3. Geological time. 4. Origin of chordates. 5. Evolution of ostracoderms agnatha-Jawless vertebrates. 6. Evolution of primitive jawed vertebrates. 7. Evolution of fishes. 8. Evolution of amphibians. 9. Evolution of reptiles. 10. Dinosaurs. 11. Golden age of reptiles. 12. Evolution of birds. 13. Ratitae. 14. Evolution of mammals. 15. Monotremes. 16. Marsupials. 17. Human evolution. 18. Consequences of chordate evolution. Appendix. Glossary. References. Index.