LEADER 04394nam 2200601 450 001 9910819456203321 005 20230725061608.0 010 $a0-253-01355-0 035 $a(CKB)2550000001118463 035 $a(EBL)1402902 035 $a(OCoLC)858764960 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001001549 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12492631 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001001549 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10967106 035 $a(PQKB)10742360 035 $a(OCoLC)858975585 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse31909 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1402902 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10767192 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL518803 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1402902 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001118463 100 $a20101203d2011 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aBiology of the sauropod dinosaurs $eunderstanding the life of giants /$fedited by Nicole Klein [and three others] 210 1$aBloomington :$cIndiana University Press,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (368 p.) 225 0$aLife of the past 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-253-35508-7 311 $a1-299-87552-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aSauropod biology and the evolution of gigantism: what do we know? / Marcus Clauss -- Sauropod feeding and digestive physiology / Ju?rgen 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 Tu?tken -- 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 / Mai?tena 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: 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 fu?r Naturkunde, Berlin: summarizing 70 years of sauropod research / Kristian Remes ... [et al.]. 330 $aSauropods, those huge plant-eating dinosaurs, possessed bodies that seem to defy every natural law. What were these creatures like as living animals and how could they reach such uniquely gigantic sizes? A dedicated group of researchers in Germany in disciplines ranging from engineering and materials science to animal nutrition and paleontology went in search of the answers to these questions. Biology of the Sauropod Dinosaurs reports on the latest results from this seemingly disparate group of research fields and integrates them into a coherent theory regarding sauropod gigantism. Covering 410 0$aLife of the past. 606 $aDinosaurs 606 $aSaurischia 615 0$aDinosaurs. 615 0$aSaurischia. 676 $a567.913 701 $aKlein$b Nicole$f1974-$01711413 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910819456203321 996 $aBiology of the sauropod dinosaurs$94102704 997 $aUNINA