The Carnivorous DinosaursKenneth Carpenter The meat-eating dinosaurs, or Theropoda, include some of the fiercest predators that ever lived. Some of the group's members survive to this day—as birds. The theropod/bird connection has been explored in several recent works, but this book presents 17 papers on a variety of other topics. It is organized into three parts. Part I explores morphological details that are important for understanding theropod systematics. Part II focuses on specific regions of theropod anatomy and biomechanics. Part III examines various lines of evidence that reveal something about theropods as living creatures. |
Contents
Enamel Microstructure Variation within the Theropoda KATHY STOKOSA | 163 |
Biomechanical Models of Theropod Mandibles and Implications for Feeding | 179 |
Body and Tail Posture in Theropod Dinosaurs GREGORY S PAUL | 238 |
Furcula of Tyrannosaurus rex PETER LARSON AND J KEITH RIGBY JR | 247 |
Oviraptorosauria | 256 |
Sexual Dimorphism in the Early Jurassic Theropod Dinosaur Dilophosaurus and | 277 |