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UNINA9910450126803321 |
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Curry Rogers Kristina <1974-> |
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The Sauropods [[electronic resource] ] : evolution and paleobiology / / Kristina Curry Rogers, Jeffrey A. Wilson |
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2005 |
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1-282-35889-8 |
1-4237-5267-8 |
9786612358890 |
0-520-93233-1 |
1-59875-938-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (360 p.) |
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Saurischia |
Saurischia - Evolution |
Saurischia - Morphology |
Saurischia - Anatomy |
Paleobiology |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Monoliths of the mesozoic : an introduction to the Sauropods : evolution and paleobiology -- Overview of Sauropod phylogeny and evolution -- Titanosauria : a phylogenetic overview -- Phylogenetic and taxic perspectives on Sauropod diversity -- Sauropodomorph diversity through time : palaeoecological and macroevolutionary implications -- Structure and evolution of a Sauropod tooth battery -- Digital reconstructions of Sauropod dinosaurs and implications for feeding -- Postcranial pneumaticity in Sauropod and its implications for mass estimates -- The evolution of Sauropod locomotion : morphological diversity of a secondarily quadrupedal radiation -- Steps in understanding Sauropod biology : the importance of Sauropod tracks -- Nesting titanosaurs from auca mahuevo and adjacent sites : understanding Sauropod reproductive behavior and embryonic |
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development -- Sauropod histology : microscopic views on the lives of giants. |
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Sauropod dinosaurs were the largest animals ever to walk the earth, and they represent a substantial portion of vertebrate biomass and biodiversity during the Mesozoic Era. The story of sauropod evolution is told in an extensive fossil record of skeletons and footprints that span the globe and 150 million years of earth history. This generously illustrated volume is the first comprehensive scientific summary of sauropod evolution and paleobiology. The contributors explore sauropod anatomy, detail its variations, and question the myth that life at large size led to evolutionary stagnation and eventual replacement by more "advanced" herbivorous dinosaurs. Chapters address topics such as the evolutionary history and diversity of sauropods; methods for creating three-dimensional reconstructions of their skeletons; questions of sauropod herbivory, tracks, gigantism, locomotion, reproduction, growth rates, and more. This book, together with the recent surge in sauropod discoveries around the world and taxonomic revisions of fragmentary genera, will shed new light on "nature's greatest extravagances." |
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UNINA9910790557603321 |
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Biology of the sauropod dinosaurs : understanding the life of giants / / edited by Nicole Klein [and three others] |
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Bloomington : , : Indiana University Press, , 2011 |
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1 online resource (368 p.) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Sauropod biology and the evolution of gigantism: what do we know? / Marcus Clauss -- Sauropod feeding and digestive physiology / Jürgen Hummel and Marcus Clauss -- Dietary options for the sauropod dinosaurs from an integrated botanical and paleobotanical perspective / Carole T. Gee -- The diet of sauropod dinosaurs: implications of carbon isotope analysis on teeth, bones, and plants / Thomas Tütken -- Structure and function of the sauropod respiratory system / Steven F. Perry, Thomas Breuer, and Nadine Pajor -- Reconstructing body volume and surface area of dinosaurs using laser scanning and photogrammetry / Stefan Stoinski, Tim Suthau, and Hanns-Christian Gunga -- Body mass estimation, thermoregulation, and cardiovascular physiology of large sauropods / Bergita Ganse ... [et al.] -- How to get big in the Mesozoic: the evolution of the sauropodomorph body plan / Oliver W.M. Rauhut ... [et al.] -- Characterization of sauropod bone structure / Maïtena Dumont ... [et al.] -- Finite element analyses and virtual syntheses of biological structures and their application to sauropod skulls / Ulrich Witzel ... [et al.] -- Walking with the shoulder of giants: biomechanical conditions in the tetrapod shoulder girdle as a basis for sauropod shoulder reconstruction / Bianca Hohn -- Why so huge?: biomechanical reasons for the acquisition of large size in sauropod and theropod dinosaurs / Holger Preuschoft ... [et al.] -- Plateosaurus in 3D: how CAD models and kinetic-dynamic modeling bring an extinct animal to life / Heinrich Mallison -- Rearing giants: |
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kinetic-dynamic modeling of sauropod bipedal and tripodal poses / Heinrich Mallison -- Neck posture in sauropods / Andreas Christian and Gordon Dzemski -- The life cycle of sauropod dinosaurs / Eva Maria Griebeler and Jan Werner -- Sauropod bone histology and its implications for sauropod biology / P. Martin Sander ... [et al.] -- Skeletal reconstruction of Brachiosaurus brancai in the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin: summarizing 70 years of sauropod research / Kristian Remes ... [et al.]. |
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Sauropods, those huge plant-eating dinosaurs, possessed bodies that seem to defy every natural law. What were these creatures like as living animals and how could they reach such uniquely gigantic sizes? A dedicated group of researchers in Germany in disciplines ranging from engineering and materials science to animal nutrition and paleontology went in search of the answers to these questions. Biology of the Sauropod Dinosaurs reports on the latest results from this seemingly disparate group of research fields and integrates them into a coherent theory regarding sauropod gigantism. Covering |
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