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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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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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. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ilial prominence, ilial shaft, fossil anurans, anuran skeleton, rhino quarries, distal condole, dorsal prominence, bicondvlar articulation, sacral diapophvses, preacetabular fossa, ptervgoid process, valliceps group, fossil frogs and toads, anuran studies, anuran skull, anuran bones, zoogeographic grounds, anuran taxa, otic plate, prootic foramen, postorbital crests, modern anurans, anuran groups, shaft ridge, acetabular border Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North America, United States, New Mexico, Late Miocene, West Virginia, Middle Miocene, Rancho la Brisca, South Dakota, Van Devender, Meade County, Brown County, Alachua County, Lance Formation, Clark's Cave, Knox County, Cumberland Cave, Early Miocene, Kingston Saltpeter Cave, Late Eocene, Lubbock Lake, Pendleton County, Ladds Quarry, Late Jurassic, Natural Chimneys, New Paris New!
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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. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ilial prominence, ilial shaft, fossil anurans, anuran skeleton, rhino quarries, distal condole, dorsal prominence, bicondvlar articulation, sacral diapophvses, preacetabular fossa, ptervgoid process, valliceps group, fossil frogs and toads, anuran studies, anuran skull, anuran bones, zoogeographic grounds, anuran taxa, otic plate, prootic foramen, postorbital crests, modern anurans, anuran groups, shaft ridge, acetabular border Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North America, United States, New Mexico, Late Miocene, West Virginia, Middle Miocene, Rancho la Brisca, South Dakota, Van Devender, Meade County, Brown County, Alachua County, Lance Formation, Clark's Cave, Knox County, Cumberland Cave, Early Miocene, Kingston Saltpeter Cave, Late Eocene, Lubbock Lake, Pendleton County, Ladds Quarry, Late Jurassic, Natural Chimneys, New Paris New!
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- South Dakota (Portraits of the States) by Jonatha A. Brown on page 150, and page 173
- Puerto Rico (Cultures of the World, Second) by Patricia Levy on page 157
- Frommer's Comprehensive Travel Guide San Diego '95 (Frommer's City Guides) by Alice Garrard in Back Matter
- Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology by Harvard University in Back Matter
- Costa Rica (Enchantment of the World, Second) by Marion Morrison on page 188
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