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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
20.
Theropod Evolution and Diversity
20.1.
Theropod Characteristics
20.1.1.
Bipedal Locomotion
20.1.2.
Carnivorous Adaptations
20.1.3.
Hollow Bones
20.1.4.
Furcula Presence
20.2.
Basal Theropods
20.2.1.
Coelophysoidea
20.2.1.1.
Coelophysis
20.2.1.2.
Dilophosaurus
20.2.2.
Ceratosauria
20.2.2.1.
Ceratosaurus
20.2.2.2.
Abelisauridae
20.2.2.3.
Noasauridae
20.3.
Tetanurae
20.3.1.
Megalosauroidea
20.3.1.1.
Megalosaurus
20.3.1.2.
Spinosauridae
20.3.1.3.
Piscivorous Adaptations
20.3.2.
Avetheropoda
20.3.2.1.
Allosauroidea
20.3.2.2.
Coelurosauria
20.4.
Coelurosaur Radiation
20.4.1.
Tyrannoraptora
20.4.1.1.
Tyrannosauroidea
20.4.1.2.
Maniraptoriformes
20.4.2.
Compsognathidae
20.4.3.
Ornithomimosauria
20.4.4.
Therizinosauria
20.4.5.
Oviraptorosauria
20.5.
Maniraptora
20.5.1.
Alvarezsauridae
20.5.2.
Troodontidae
20.5.3.
Dromaeosauridae
20.5.4.
Avialae
20.6.
Theropod Feeding Ecology
20.6.1.
Hypercarnivory
20.6.2.
Piscivory
20.6.3.
Insectivory
20.6.4.
Herbivory Evolution
20.7.
Size Evolution
20.7.1.
Gigantism in Tyrannosaurs
20.7.2.
Miniaturization Trends
20.7.3.
Island Dwarfism
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