chapter 1 Introduction and Aims -- chapter 2 Methodology and Material -- chapter 3 The Muscles of Non-Osteichthyan Vertebrates -- chapter 4 Head and Neck Muscles of Actinopterygians and Basal Sarcopterygians -- chapter 5 From Sarcopterygian Fish to Modern Humans: Head Muscles -- chapter 6 Head and Neck Muscles of Amphibians -- chapter 7 Head and Neck Muscles of Reptiles -- chapter 8 Pectoral and Pectoral Fin Muscles of Actinopterygian and Sarcopterygian Fishes -- chapter 9 From Sarcopterygian Fish to Modern Humans: Pectoral -- chapter 10 Pectoral and Forelimb Muscles of Limbed Amphibians and Reptiles -- chapter 11 General Comments.