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1. Foundations of Vertebrate Paleontology
2. The Fossil Record and Geological Time
3. Field and Laboratory Methods
4. Vertebrate Anatomy and Systematics
5. Early Vertebrate Evolution
6. Gnathostome Origins and Early Jawed Fishes
7. Osteichthyan Diversification
8. The Water-to-Land Transition
9. Amphibian Evolution
10. Amniote Origins and Early Evolution
11. Synapsid Evolution and Mammalian Origins
12. Sauropsid Radiation
13. Mesozoic Marine Reptiles
14. Lepidosauromorph Evolution
15. Archosauromorph Dominance
16. Crocodylomorph Evolution
17. Pterosaur Evolution and Flight
18. Dinosaur Origins and Early Evolution
19. Sauropodomorph Evolution
20. Theropod Evolution and Diversity
21. Ornithischian Diversity
22. Avian Origins and Early Evolution
23. Cenozoic Mammalian Radiation
24. Primate and Human Evolution
25. Macroevolutionary Patterns and Processes
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Vertebrate Paleontology

1. Foundations of Vertebrate Paleontology
2. The Fossil Record and Geological Time
3. Field and Laboratory Methods
4. Vertebrate Anatomy and Systematics
5. Early Vertebrate Evolution
6. Gnathostome Origins and Early Jawed Fishes
7. Osteichthyan Diversification
8. The Water-to-Land Transition
9. Amphibian Evolution
10. Amniote Origins and Early Evolution
11. Synapsid Evolution and Mammalian Origins
12. Sauropsid Radiation
13. Mesozoic Marine Reptiles
14. Lepidosauromorph Evolution
15. Archosauromorph Dominance
16. Crocodylomorph Evolution
17. Pterosaur Evolution and Flight
18. Dinosaur Origins and Early Evolution
19. Sauropodomorph Evolution
20. Theropod Evolution and Diversity
21. Ornithischian Diversity
22. Avian Origins and Early Evolution
23. Cenozoic Mammalian Radiation
24. Primate and Human Evolution
25. Macroevolutionary Patterns and Processes
  1. Crocodylomorph Evolution
    1. Crocodylomorph Characteristics
      1. Skull Features
        1. Postcranial Anatomy
          1. Dermal Armor
          2. Early Crocodylomorphs
            1. Sphenosuchidae
              1. Terrestrial Adaptations
                1. Cursorial Lifestyle
                2. Crocodyliformes Radiation
                  1. Protosuchidae
                    1. Mesoeucrocodylia
                      1. Notosuchians
                        1. Neosuchians
                      2. Ecological Diversification
                        1. Marine Forms
                          1. Metriorhynchidae
                            1. Geosauridae
                            2. Terrestrial Forms
                              1. Sebecidae
                                1. Baurusuchidae
                                2. Semi-aquatic Forms
                                  1. Modern Crocodilians
                                3. Crocodylian Survival
                                  1. K-Pg Boundary Crossing
                                    1. Cenozoic Distribution
                                      1. Modern Diversity

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