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Biology
Paleontology
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
18.
Dinosaur Origins and Early Evolution
18.1.
Dinosaur Characteristics
18.1.1.
Hip Socket Perforation
18.1.2.
Ankle Joint Structure
18.1.3.
Upright Limb Posture
18.1.4.
Respiratory Features
18.2.
Dinosaur Origins
18.2.1.
Lagerpeton
18.2.2.
Marasuchus
18.2.3.
Eoraptor
18.2.4.
Herrerasaurus
18.3.
Early Dinosaur Radiation
18.3.1.
Triassic Diversity
18.3.2.
Ecological Roles
18.3.3.
Size Range
18.4.
Saurischian Dinosaurs
18.4.1.
Hip Structure
18.4.2.
Early Forms
18.4.2.1.
Staurikosaurus
18.4.2.2.
Saturnalia
18.5.
Ornithischian Dinosaurs
18.5.1.
Hip Structure
18.5.2.
Predentary Bone
18.5.3.
Early Forms
18.5.3.1.
Pisanosaurus
18.5.3.2.
Lesothosaurus
18.6.
Dinosaur Success Factors
18.6.1.
Metabolic Advantages
18.6.2.
Locomotory Efficiency
18.6.3.
Ecological Opportunities
18.6.4.
Respiratory Innovations
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