04325nam 22007814a 450 991045012680332120200520144314.01-282-35889-81-4237-5267-897866123588900-520-93233-11-59875-938-810.1525/9780520932333(CKB)1000000000246855(EBL)254880(OCoLC)475969727(SSID)ssj0000241371(PQKBManifestationID)11186530(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000241371(PQKBWorkID)10297505(PQKB)11408142(StDuBDS)EDZ0000055787(MiAaPQ)EBC254880(OCoLC)63813575(MdBmJHUP)muse30582(DE-B1597)520452(OCoLC)1062917397(DE-B1597)9780520932333(Au-PeEL)EBL254880(CaPaEBR)ebr10110313(CaONFJC)MIL235889(EXLCZ)99100000000024685520050413d2005 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Sauropods[electronic resource] evolution and paleobiology /Kristina Curry Rogers, Jeffrey A. WilsonBerkeley University of California Press20051 online resource (360 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-24623-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 development -- Sauropod histology : microscopic views on the lives of giants.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."SaurischiaSaurischiaEvolutionSaurischiaMorphologySaurischiaAnatomyPaleobiologyElectronic books.Saurischia.SaurischiaEvolution.SaurischiaMorphology.SaurischiaAnatomy.Paleobiology.567.913Curry Rogers Kristina1974-1030161Wilson Jeffrey A1030162Society of Vertebrate Paleontology.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450126803321The Sauropods2446961UNINA