The Early Evolution of Metazoa and the Significance of Problematic Taxa

Herausgeber: Simonetta, Alberto M.; Morris, Simon Conway; Conway Morris, Simon

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book embraces general problems of animal classification of animals and new information on their molecular sequences.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 308
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Januar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 297mm x 210mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 804g
• ISBN-13: 9780521111584
• ISBN-10: 0521111587
• Artikelnr.: 26033527

Inhaltsangabe

1. Origin of metazoans: a phylogeny deducted from sequences of the 28S
ribosomal RNA R. Christen, A. Ratto, A. Baroin, R. Persasso, K. Grell and
A. Adoutte; 2. Major factors in the rapidity and extent of the metazoan
radiation during the Proterozoic-Phanerozoic transition J. W. Valentine; 3.
Divergence and persistence of highly ranked taxa R. R. Strathmann; 4.
Problematical taxa: a problem for biology or biologists? S. Conway Morris;
5. Metazoan evolution around the Precambrian-Cambrian transition J.
Bergström; 6. Cladistic analysis of metazoan phyla and the placement of
fossil problematica F. R. Schram; 7. Is fossil evidence consistent with
traditional views of the early metazoan phylogeny? J. Dzik; 8. Lower
Cambrian lagerstatte from Chengjiang, Yunnan, China: insights for
reconstructing early Metazoan life Chen Jun-Yuan and D. D. Erdtmann; 9.
Middle Cambrian biotic diversity: examples from four Utah Lagerstatten L.
A. Robison; 10. Extant 'problematica' within or near the Metazoa G.
Haszprunar, R. M. Riefer and P. Schuchert; 11. On the origin of the
Bilateria: traditional views and recent altneratuve concepts R. M. Rieger,
G. Hazprunar and P. Schuchert; 12. Problematic reef-building spongers R. A.
Wood; 13. Beach and laboratory experiments with the jellyfish Aurelia, and
remarks on some fossil 'medusoid' traces D. L. Bruton; 14. Early Cambrian
medusiform fossils from Chengjiang, Yannan, China Sun Weiguo; 15. The
enigma of conulariid affinities L. E. Babcock; 16. Evolutionary affinities
of conulariids H. Van Iten; 17. Functional morphology of the Class
Helcionelloida nov., and the early evolution of the Molusca J. S. Peel; 18.
The arthropods of the Lower Cambrian Chengjiang fauna, with relationships
and evolutionary significance Hou Xian-Guang and J. Bergström; 16. Early
Palaeozoic arthropods and problems of arthropod phylogeny; with some notes
on taxa of doubtful affinities A. M. Simonetta and L. Delle Cave; 17. New
observations on the thylacocephala (Arthropoda, Crustacea) A.
Alessandrello, P. Arduini, G. Pinna and G. Teruzzi; 18. Fossil Acarida:
contribution of palaeontolgical data to acarid evolutionary history F.
Bernini; 19. Are Protura really insects R. Dallai; 20. The Tully Monster
and a new approach to analyzing problematica J. S. Beall; 21.
Problematica-incertae sedis E. L. Yochelson.