Die Wirbeltiere. Eine Uebersiclit über die fossilen und lebenden Formen

Abstract

IN this volume, which is apparently intended to be a text-book for students, the author further exemplifies his distinctly original views—some of which have been previously mentioned in NATURE—with regard to the taxonomy and phylogeny of vertebrates. In the preface he tells us that particular attention has been directed to the illustrations, as a good figure, in his opinion, is worth half-a-score pages of descriptive text. On the selection and execution of these text-figures, Dr. Jaekel may be cordially congratulated, as they are a long way above the average of those to be found in the great majority of text-books, and thus serve in great degree to justify the aforesaid assertion, and likewise render his work highly useful to students and teachers, whether his views on classification be accepted in their entirety or no.

Die Wirbeltiere. Eine Uebersiclit über die fossilen und lebenden Formen.

By Prof. Otto Jaekel. Pp. viii + 252. (Berlin: Gebrüder Borntraeger, 1911.) Price 18 mk. 68 pfg.