Dinosaurs

  1. The World of the Dinosaurs
    1. Geological Time Scale
      1. Deep Time Concepts
        1. Relative Dating
          1. Absolute Dating
            1. Stratigraphic Principles
            2. Overview of the Mesozoic Era
              1. Duration and Subdivisions
                1. Climate Characteristics
                  1. Evolutionary Significance
                2. Triassic Period
                  1. Early Dinosaur Evolution
                    1. First Dinosaurs
                      1. Eoraptor
                        1. Herrerasaurus
                          1. Staurikosaurus
                          2. Early Dinosaur Relatives
                            1. Dinosauromorphs
                              1. Silesaurids
                                1. Lagerpetids
                                2. Competitive Landscape
                                  1. Archosaur Diversity
                                    1. Therapsid Decline
                                      1. Ecological Opportunities
                                    2. Pangaea and Climate
                                      1. Continental Configuration
                                        1. Supercontinent Structure
                                          1. Geographic Constraints
                                          2. Climate Patterns
                                            1. Arid Interior
                                              1. Monsoon Systems
                                                1. Temperature Gradients
                                                2. Flora and Fauna
                                                  1. Conifer Dominance
                                                    1. Fern Understories
                                                      1. Early Mammal Relatives
                                                  2. Jurassic Period
                                                    1. The Age of Giants
                                                      1. Emergence of Large Sauropods
                                                        1. Size Evolution
                                                          1. Feeding Strategies
                                                            1. Ecological Impact
                                                            2. Diversification of Theropods
                                                              1. Size Range Expansion
                                                                1. Dietary Specialization
                                                                  1. Behavioral Complexity
                                                                2. Breakup of Pangaea
                                                                  1. Continental Drift
                                                                    1. Rifting Processes
                                                                      1. Ocean Formation
                                                                      2. Effects on Dinosaur Evolution
                                                                        1. Geographic Isolation
                                                                          1. Endemic Radiations
                                                                            1. Migration Patterns
                                                                          2. Flora and Fauna
                                                                            1. Dominant Plant Groups
                                                                              1. Conifers
                                                                                1. Cycads
                                                                                  1. Ferns
                                                                                    1. Ginkgoes
                                                                                    2. Other Vertebrates
                                                                                      1. Marine Reptiles
                                                                                        1. Pterosaurs
                                                                                          1. Early Mammals
                                                                                            1. Crocodylomorphs
                                                                                        2. Cretaceous Period
                                                                                          1. Peak Dinosaur Diversity
                                                                                            1. Major Dinosaur Groups
                                                                                              1. Ornithischian Radiation
                                                                                                1. Theropod Specialization
                                                                                                  1. Sauropod Persistence
                                                                                                  2. Adaptive Radiations
                                                                                                    1. Ceratopsian Evolution
                                                                                                      1. Hadrosaur Diversification
                                                                                                        1. Tyrannosaur Dominance
                                                                                                      2. Continental Separation
                                                                                                        1. Modern Continent Formation
                                                                                                          1. Atlantic Ocean Widening
                                                                                                            1. Tethys Sea Dynamics
                                                                                                            2. Biogeographic Isolation
                                                                                                              1. Endemic Faunas
                                                                                                                1. Vicariance Events
                                                                                                                  1. Dispersal Limitations
                                                                                                                2. Rise of Flowering Plants
                                                                                                                  1. Angiosperm Evolution
                                                                                                                    1. Rapid Diversification
                                                                                                                      1. Pollinator Relationships
                                                                                                                      2. Impact on Herbivorous Dinosaurs
                                                                                                                        1. Dietary Shifts
                                                                                                                          1. Digestive Adaptations
                                                                                                                            1. Coevolutionary Dynamics

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