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A comprehensive guide to vertebrate classification that traces relationships from ancient fossils to living species.
It explains how scientists group animals and why some groups are more informative than others, all while showing how our understanding of the animal kingdom has developed over time.
This edition presents a practical, taxonomy-first view. It emphasizes the goal of depicting descent and affinity, while recognizing the inevitable limits of classifying a vast and evolving natural world. The book also discusses how different groups are subdivided and compared, and why some categories carry more weight in modern anatomy than others.- Understand how vertebrates are organized from jawless fishes to birds and mammals
- See how scientists balance ancient lineages with today’s living species
- Learn why classification can be both a practical tool and a reflection of evolutionary history
- Get a sense of how fossil evidence shapes our view of past life
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