Amniote Paleobiology

Perspectives on the Evolution of Mammals, Birds, and Reptiles

By: Matthew T. Carrano (Editor), Richard W. Blob (Editor), Timothy J. Gaudin (Editor), John R. Wible (Editor)

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Paperback | 1 August 2006 | Edition Number 1

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Living amniotes--including all mammals, birds, crocodilians, snakes, and turtles--comprise an extraordinarily varied array of more than 21,000 species. Found in every major habitat on earth, they possess a truly remarkable range of morphological, ecological, and behavioral adaptations. The fossil record of amniotes extends back three hundred million years and reveals much about modern biological diversity of form and function.
A collaborative effort of twenty-four researchers, "Amniote Paleobiology" presents thirteen new and important scientific perspectives on the evolution and biology of this familiar group. It includes new discoveries of dinosaurs and primitive relatives of mammals; studies of mammalian chewing and locomotion; and examinations of the evolutionary process in plesiosaurs, mammals, and dinosaurs. Emphasizing the rich variety of analytical techniques available to vertebrate paleontologists--from traditional description to multivariate morphometrics and complex three-dimensional kinematics--"Amniote Paleobiology" seeks to understand how species are related to each other and what these relationships reveal about changes in anatomy and function over time. A timely synthesis of modern contributions to the field of evolutionary studies, " Amniote Paleobiology" furthers our understanding of this diverse group.

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Introduction	p. 1
New Fossils and Phylogenies
The Mandible of Whatcheeria deltae, an Early Tetrapod from the Late Mississippian of Iowa	p. 21
Theropod Dinosaurs from the Early Jurassic of Huizachal Canyon, Mexico	p. 53
Herpetoskylax hopsoni, a New Biarmosuchian (Therapsida: Biarmosuchia) from the Beaufort Group of South Africa	p. 76
The Postcranial Skeleton of Kayentatherium wellesi from the Lower Jurassic Kayenta Formation of Arizona and the Phylogenetic Significance of Postcranial Features in Tritylodontid Cynodonts	p. 114
The Phylogeny of Living and Extinct Armadillos (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Cingulata): A Craniodental Analysis	p. 153
Large-Scale Evolutionary Patterns
The Origins of High Browsing and the Effects of Phylogeny and Scaling on Neck length in Sauropodomorphs	p. 201
Body-Size Evolution in the Dinosauria	p. 225
Major Changes in the Ear Region and Basicranium of Early Mammals	p. 269
Functional Morphology
Shoulder Girdle and Forelimb in Multituberculates: Evolution of Parasagittal Forelimb Posture in Mammals	p. 315
Tooth Orientation during Occlusion and the Functional Significance of Condylar Translation in Primates and Herbivores	p. 367
Ontogeny and Evolution
Neoteny and the Plesiomorphic Condition of the Plesiosaur Basicranium	p. 391
Scaling of the Hind Limb Skeleton in Cynognathian Cynodonts: Implications for Ontogeny and the Evolution of Mammalian Endothermy	p. 410
Cranial Variability, Ontogeny, and Taxonomy of Lystrosaurus from the Karoo Basin of South Africa	p. 432
Reflections on James Allen Hopson
James Allen Hopson: A Biography	p. 507
James Allen Hopson: A Bibliography (1964-2005)	p. 517
Contributors	p. 529
Subject Index	p. 531
Taxonomic Index	p. 541
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