Project Gutenberg 2010-01-23 Public domain in the USA. 78 Eaton, Theodore H. (Theodore Hildreth) 1907 1981 Eaton, Theodore Hildreth Stewart, Peggy Lou A New Order of Fishlike Amphibia From the Pennsylvanian of Kansas Reading ease score: 56.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, Diane Monico, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "A New Order of Fishlike Amphibia From the Pennsylvanian of Kansas" by Theodore H. Eaton, Jr., and Peggy Lou Stewart is a scientific publication that was written in the late 20th century. This book discusses a newly identified amphibian species, "Hesperoherpeton garnettense", that provides insights into the evolutionary transition from fishlike ancestors to more terrestrial forms of amphibians during the Pennsylvanian epoch. The work is a detailed examination of the skeletal features of the newly discovered specimen and its implications for our understanding of amphibian evolution. The publication presents a thorough analysis of the anatomy of "Hesperoherpeton", including its skull, vertebrae, limbs, and pectoral girdle. Through comparative studies with earlier amphibian and fish species, the authors illustrate how this specimen possesses characteristics from both rhipidistian fishes and early amphibians, suggesting a complex evolutionary lineage. Key features discussed include the presence of short digits, a unique pectoral girdle structure, and large orbits that correlate with its small size. The authors conclude that "Hesperoherpeton" was a lagoon-dwelling creature that likely inhabited shallow, weedy waters, using its paddle-like limbs for stability and possibly swimming rather than effective locomotion on land. The findings contribute significantly to the understanding of amphibian origins and their adaptations during the transition from aquatic to terrestrial life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Amphibians, Fossil Paleontology -- Pennsylvanian QH Text Animal Animals-Wild-Reptiles and Amphibians Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution 83971 83959 2024-10-13T08:43:10.523420 2023-09-13T12:46:19.434889 text/html text/html 78907 2021-01-06T01:41:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 528035 2021-01-06T01:41:25 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 639386 2024-10-13T08:43:19.086429 application/epub+zip 638675 2024-10-13T08:43:15.312400 application/epub+zip 88272 2024-10-13T08:43:13.178407 application/epub+zip 926380 2024-10-13T08:43:21.187364 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 910027 2024-10-13T08:43:17.437381 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 100219 2022-09-14T09:47:21.226375 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 64479 64355 2024-10-13T08:43:10.111425 2023-09-13T12:46:19.137911 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 64371 2021-01-06T01:41:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 22400 2021-01-06T01:41:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 64366 2021-01-06T01:41:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22380 2021-01-06T01:41:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22317 2024-10-13T08:43:21.319352 application/rdf+xml 26481 2024-10-13T08:43:13.739573 image/jpeg 4856 2024-10-13T08:43:13.456402 image/jpeg 638206 2024-10-13T08:43:10.559565 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog