LEADER 03311nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910808960403321 005 20240513232751.0 010 $a1-280-59650-3 010 $a9786613626332 010 $a0-253-00533-7 035 $a(CKB)2550000000073874 035 $a(EBL)670290 035 $a(OCoLC)769101865 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000565702 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11391979 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000565702 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10532893 035 $a(PQKB)10866353 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse19953 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL670290 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10519688 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL362633 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC670290 035 $a(PPN)168679531 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000073874 100 $a20110531d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aForerunners of mammals $eradiation, histology, biology /$fedited by Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBloomington $cIndiana University Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (373 p.) 225 1 $aLife of the past 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-253-35697-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Contributors; 1 The Origin and Radiation of Therapsids; 2 Therapsid Biodiversity Patterns and Paleoenvironments of the Karoo Basin, South Africa; 3 The Microstructure of Bones and Teeth of Nonmammalian Therapsids; 4 The Paleobiology and Bone Microstructure of Pelycosaurian-Grade Synapsids; 5 Dicynodont Growth Dynamics and Lifestyle Adaptations; 6 Biological Inferences of the Cranial Microstructure of the Dicynodonts Oudenodon and Lystrosaurus; 7 Bone and Dental Histology of Late Triassic Dicynodonts from North America 327 $a8 Bone Histology of Some Therocephalians and Gorgonopsians, and Evidence of Bone Degradation by Fungi9 The Radiation and Osteohistology of Nonmammaliaform Cynodonts; 10 The Radiation, Bone Histology, and Biology of Early Mammals; 11 The Evolution of Mammalian Endothermy; References; Index 330 $aAbout 320 million years ago a group of reptiles known as the synapsids emerged and forever changed Earth's ecological landscapes. This book discusses the origin and radiation of the synapsids from their sail-backed pelycosaur ancestor to their diverse descendants, the therapsids or mammal-like reptiles, that eventually gave rise to mammals. It further showcases the remarkable evolutionary history of the synapsids in the Karoo Basin of South Africa and the environments that existed at the time. By highlighting studies of synapsid bone microstructure, it offers a unique perspective of how suc 410 0$aLife of the past. 606 $aReptiles, Fossil 606 $aMammals$xEvolution 606 $aBones$xHistology 615 0$aReptiles, Fossil. 615 0$aMammals$xEvolution. 615 0$aBones$xHistology. 676 $a567.9/3 701 $aChinsamy-Turan$b Anusuya$01710450 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808960403321 996 $aForerunners of mammals$94101073 997 $aUNINA