Abstract
This book, written with the non-specialist in mind, provides a comprehensive textbook on the origins, diversity and extinction of the dinosaurs including cladistic methods in systematics, endothermy, dinosaur functional morphology and the relationships of dinosaurs to birds. The text is structured in the following fashion: part one includes an introductory section followed by chapters describing the Mesozoic era: the principles of evolutionary theory, phylogeny and cladistics; interrelationships of the various vertebrates groups; and the origins of Dinosauria. Part 2 deals with the Ornithischia and includes chapters dealing in turn with Stegosauria, Ankylosauria, Pachycephalosauria, Ceratopsia, and Ornithopda. Part 3 covers Saurischia with chapters covering: Sauropodomorpha and Theropoda. Part 4 contains chapters covering endothermy, palaeoenvironments and the extinction of the dinosaurs. A glossary, taxonomic index of genera and author index are provided. -A.W.Hall
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | The evolution and extinction of the dinosaurs |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| ISBN (Print) | 0521444969 |
| State | Published - 1996 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)
- Environmental Science(all)