Amniote Paleobiology
Perspectives on the Evolution of Mammals, Birds, and Reptiles
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Part One: New Fossils and Phylogenies
2. The Mandible of Whatcheeria deltae, an Early Tetrapod from the Late Mississippian of Iowa
3. Theropod Dinosaurs from the Early Jurassic of Huizachal Canyon, Mexico
4. Herpetoskylax hopsoni, a New Biarmosuchian (Therapsida: Biarmosuchia) from the Beaufort Group of South Africa
5. The Postcranial Skeleton of Kayentatherium wellsi from the Lower Jurassic Kayenta formation of Arizona and the Phylogenetic Significance of Postcranial Features in Tritylodontid Cynodonts
6. The Phylogeny of Living and Extinct Armadillos (Mammalia, Xenartha, Cingulata): A Craniodental Analysis
Part Two: Large Scale Evolutionary Patterns
7. The Origins of High Browsing and the Effects of Phylogeny and Scaling on Neck Length in Sauropodomorphs
8. Body-Size Evolution in the Dinosauria
9. Major Changes in the Ear Region and Basicranium of Early Mammals
Part Three: Functional Morphology
10. Shoulder Girdle and Forelimb Multituberculates: Evolution of Parasagittal Forelimb Posture in Mammals
11. Tooth Orientation during Occlusion and the Functional Significance of Condylar Translation in Primates and Herbivores
Part Four: Ontogeny and Evolution
12. Neoteny and the Plesiomorphic Condition of Plesiosaur Basicranium
13. Scaling of the Hind Limb skeleton in Cynognathian Cynodonts: Implications for Ontogeny and the Evolution of Mammalian Endothermy
14. Cranial Variability, Ontogeny, and Taxonomy of Lystrosaurus from the Karoo Basin of South Africa
Part Five: Reflections on James Allen Hopson
15. James Allen Hopson: A Biography
Appendix. James Allen Hopson: A Bibliography (1964-2005)
Contributors
Subject Index
Taxonomic Index
Biological Sciences: Anatomy | Biology--Systematics | Evolutionary Biology | Paleobiology, Geology, and Paleontology | Physiology, Biomechanics, and Morphology
Earth Sciences: Paleontology
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