Vertebrate Paleontology

  1. Sauropodomorph Evolution
    1. Sauropodomorph Characteristics
      1. Long Necks
        1. Small Heads
          1. Herbivorous Adaptations
          2. Prosauropoda
            1. Plateosaurus
              1. Massospondylus
                1. Lufengosaurus
                  1. Ecological Roles
                  2. Sauropoda Origins
                    1. Vulcanodon
                      1. Barapasaurus
                        1. Cetiosaurus
                        2. Sauropod Diversification
                          1. Diplodocoidea
                            1. Diplodocus
                              1. Apatosaurus
                                1. Mamenchisaurus
                                2. Macronaria
                                  1. Camarasaurus
                                    1. Brachiosaurus
                                      1. Titanosauria
                                    2. Gigantism Evolution
                                      1. Biomechanical Constraints
                                        1. Metabolic Requirements
                                          1. Ecological Advantages
                                          2. Feeding Strategies
                                            1. High Browsing
                                              1. Ground-level Feeding
                                                1. Selective Feeding
                                                2. Sauropod Decline and Persistence
                                                  1. Jurassic Dominance
                                                    1. Cretaceous Changes
                                                      1. Titanosaur Success

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