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Nature volume 178, pages 167–168 (1956)Cite this article

Evolution of the Vertebrates

A History of the Backboned Animals through Time. By Prof. Edwin H. Colbert. Pp. xiii + 479. (New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.; London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1955.) 72s. net.

A Guide to Earth History

By Richard Carrington. Pp. xv + 240 + 16 plates. (London: Chatto and Windus, Ltd., 1956.) 21s. net.

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