Amniote paleobiology : perspectives on the evolution of mammals, birds, and reptiles : a volume honoring James Allen Hopson / edited by Matthew T. Carrano [and others].

Other author Carrano, Matthew T.
Format Book
Publication InfoChicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006.
Descriptionvi, 547 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Contents Introduction -- New fossils and phylogenies -- The mandible of Whatcheeria deltae, an early tetrapod from the late Mississippian of Iowa / R. Eric Lombard and John R. Bolt -- Theropod dinosaurs from the early Jurassic of Huizachal Canyon, Mexico / Regina C. Munter and James M. Clark -- Herpetoskylax hopsoni, a new biarmosuchian (Therapsida: Biarmosuchia) from the Beaufort Group of South Africa / Christian A. Sidor and Bruce S. Rubidge -- The postcranial skeleton of Kayentatherium wellesi from the Lower Jurassic Kayenta Formation of Arizona and the phylogenetic significance of postcranial features in tritylodontid cynodonts / Hans-Dieter Sues and Farish A. Jenkins Jr. -- The phylogeny of living and extinct armadillos (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Cingulata): a craniodental analysis / Timothy J. Gaudin and John R. Wible -- Large-scale evolutionary patterns -- The origins of high browsing and the effects of phylogeny and scaling on neck length in Sauropodomorphs / J. Michael Parrish -- Body-size evolution in the Dinosauria / Matthew T. Carrano -- Major changes in the ear region and basicranium of early mammals / Guillermo W. Rougier and John R. Wible - -- Functional morphology -- Shoulder girdle and forelimb in multituberculates: evolution of parasagittal forelimb posture in mammals / Paul C. Sereno -- Tooth orientation during occlusion and the functional significance of condylar translation in primates and herbivores / A.W. Crompton, Daniel E. Lieberman, and Sally Aboelela -- Ontogeny and evolution -- Neoteny and the plesiomorphic condition of the plesiosaur basicranium / F. Robin O'Keefe -- Scaling of the hind limb skeleton in cynognathian cynodonts: implications for ontogeny and the evolution of mammalian endothermy / Richard W. Blob -- Cranial variability, ontogeny, and taxonomy of Lystrosaurus from the Karoo Basin of South Africa / Frederick E. Grine ... [et al.] -- Reflections on James Allen Hopson -- James Allen Hopson: a biography.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
Bibliography note"James Allen Hopson: a bibliography (1964-2005)": p. 517-527.
LCCN 2005026549
ISBN0226094774 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0226094782 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780226094779
ISBN9780226094786

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Joyner General Stacks QE847 .A462 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold