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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
21.
Ornithischian Diversity
21.1.
Ornithischian Characteristics
21.1.1.
Predentary Bone
21.1.2.
Leaf-shaped Teeth
21.1.3.
Herbivorous Specializations
21.2.
Basal Ornithischians
21.2.1.
Lesothosaurus
21.2.2.
Scutellosaurus
21.2.3.
Emausaurus
21.3.
Thyreophora
21.3.1.
Armor Evolution
21.3.2.
Scelidosaurus
21.3.3.
Stegosauria
21.3.3.1.
Stegosaurus
21.3.3.2.
Kentrosaurus
21.3.3.3.
Tuojiangosaurus
21.3.4.
Ankylosauria
21.3.4.1.
Nodosauridae
21.3.4.2.
Ankylosauridae
21.3.4.3.
Club Tail Evolution
21.4.
Ornithopoda
21.4.1.
Heterodontosauridae
21.4.2.
Hypsilophodontidae
21.4.3.
Iguanodontia
21.4.3.1.
Camptosaurus
21.4.3.2.
Iguanodon
21.4.3.3.
Hadrosauridae
21.4.4.
Dental Batteries
21.4.5.
Chewing Mechanisms
21.5.
Marginocephalia
21.5.1.
Pachycephalosauria
21.5.1.1.
Dome Evolution
21.5.1.2.
Head-butting Behavior
21.5.1.3.
Stygimoloch
21.5.1.4.
Pachycephalosaurus
21.5.2.
Ceratopsia
21.5.2.1.
Psittacosaurus
21.5.2.2.
Protoceratops
21.5.2.3.
Ceratopsidae
21.5.2.4.
Frill and Horn Evolution
21.6.
Ornithischian Ecology
21.6.1.
Herding Behavior
21.6.2.
Nesting Sites
21.6.3.
Parental Care
21.6.4.
Predator Avoidance
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