Amniote paleobiology : perspectives on the evolution of mammals, birds, and reptiles : a volume honoring James Allen Hopson  cloth ~ pbk.

edited by Matthew T. Carrano ... [et al.]

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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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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書名 Amniote paleobiology : perspectives on the evolution of mammals, birds, and reptiles : a volume honoring James Allen Hopson
著作者等 Blob Richard W.
Blob Richard
Carrano Matthew
Gaudin Timothy J.
Gaudin Timothy
Wible John R.
Wible John
Carrano Matthew T.
巻冊次 cloth
pbk.
出版元 University of Chicago Press
刊行年月 2006
版表示 New ed
ページ数 vi, 547p
大きさ 24cm
ISBN 0226094782
0226094774
NCID BA78289967
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言語 英語
出版国 イギリス

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Introduction
James Allen Hopson: a biography
Large-scale evolutionary patterns
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New fossils and phylogenies
Ontogeny and evolution
Reflections on James Allen Hopson
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Shoulder girdle and forelimb in multituberculates: evolution of parasagittal forelimb posture in mammals
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The phylogeny of living and extinct armadillos (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Cingulata): a craniodental analysis
The postcranial skeleton of Kayentatherium wellesi from the Lower Jurassic Kayenta Formation of Arizona and the phylogenetic significance of postcranial features in tritylodontid cynodonts
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