Introduction to the study of dinosaurs /
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| Formato: | Desconocido |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
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Malden :
Blackwell,
2006
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Defining Dinosaurs. Classification of Dinosaurs
- Societal Importance of Dinosaurs
- Popular Culture and Science
- 2. Overview of Scientific Methods. Importance of Scientific Methods
- Observational Methods: The Beginning of Questions
- Ethics and Dinosaur Studies
- 3. History of Dinosaur Studies. Dinosaur Studies before the “Renaissance”
- Dinosaur Studies of the Recent Past: Beginnings of a Renaissance and a New
- Legacy
- 4. Paleontology and Geology as Sciences. Basic Principles of Geology
- Recovery and Preparation of Dinosaur Fossils: How They Are Collected
- 5. Dinosaur Anatomy and Classification. Dinosaur Anatomy Related to Classification: Old and New
- 6. Introduction to Dinosaur Evolution. Basic Concepts in Evolutionary Theory
- Evolutionary Origin of Dinosaurs
- 7. Dinosaur Taphonomy. Postmortem Processes: Pre-burial
- Postmortem Processes: Accumulation, Burial, and Post-burial
- 8. Dinosaur Physiology. Dinosaur Reproduction: Sex and Eggs
- Dinosaur Growth and Thermoregulation
- Dinosaur Feeding
- Dinosaur Thermoregulation: Other Considerations
- 9. Theropoda. Clades and Species of Theropoda
- Paleobiogeography and Evolutionary History of Theropoda
- Theropods as Living Animals
- 10. Sauropodomorpha. Clades and Species of Sauropodomorpha
- Paleobiogeography and Evolutionary History of Sauropodomorpha
- Sauropodomorphs as Living Animals
- 11. Ornithopoda. Clades and Species of Ornithopoda
- Paleobiogeography and Evolutionary History of Ornithopoda
- Ornithopods as Living Animals
- 12. Thyreophora. Clades and Species of Thyreophora
- Paleobiogeography and Evolutionary History of Thyreophora
- Thyreophorans as Living Animals
- 13. Marginocephalia. Clades and Species of Marginocephalia
- Paleobiogeography and Evolutionary History of Marginocephalia
- Marginocephalians as Living Animals
- 14. Dinosaur Ichnology. Dinosaur Tracks
- Paleoecological Information Gained from Dinosaur Tracks
- Dinosaur Nests
- Dinosaur Toothmarks
- Dinosaur Gastroliths
- Dinosaur Coprolites
- Miscellaneous Dinosaur Trace Fossils
- 15. Birds as Modern Dinosaurs. Aves, Archaeopteryx, and Bird Lineages
- Birds as Living Animals
- 16. Dinosaur Extinctions. Definitions and Causes of Mass Extinctions.