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Fossil Frogs and Toads of North America (Life of the Past)
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Fossil Frogs and Toads of North America (Life of the Past) Hardcover - 2003

by J. Alan Holman


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The heart of this book consists of detailed systematic accounts of the known fossil frogs and toads (anurans) of North America and their localities. Extinct fossil frogs and toads are fully discussed and illustrated, and in some cases are re-diagnosed and re-described. For fossil taxa still living, the book gives the modern characteristics, ecological attributes, and modern ranges, and includes illustrations of diagnostic skeletal elements. The volume begins with an overview of the anurans and anuran studies, a general account of the skeleton and bones, and a discussion of the early evolution of the Anura, along with the formal classification of anuran taxonomic groups found in the North American fossil record. The third part of the book presents an epoch-by-epoch discussion of Mesozoic, Tertiary, and Pleistocene anurans, the classification and phylogeny of the anurans, and a comprehensive list of references.

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This section provides a definition of the Amphibia, the Lissamphibia, and the Anura (frogs and toads), as well as a discussion of the specializations of the Anura.

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  • Title Fossil Frogs and Toads of North America (Life of the Past)
  • Author J. Alan Holman
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Ed; First
  • Publisher Indiana University Press, Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.A.
  • Date December 2003
  • ISBN 9780253342805

About the author

J. Alan Holman (1931-2006) was Professor and Curator Emeritus of Vertebrate Paleontology at Michigan State University. He wrote seven books, including Fossil Snakes of North America (IUP, 2000).

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