Vertebrate Paleontology

  1. Macroevolutionary Patterns and Processes
    1. Adaptive Radiation
      1. Island Radiations
        1. Post-extinction Radiations
          1. Key Innovations
            1. Ecological Opportunity
            2. Convergent Evolution
              1. Morphological Convergence
                1. Functional Convergence
                  1. Molecular Convergence
                    1. Constraints and Limitations
                    2. Extinction Patterns
                      1. Background Extinction
                        1. Mass Extinction Events
                          1. Selectivity Patterns
                            1. Recovery Dynamics
                            2. Functional Morphology
                              1. Biomechanical Analysis
                                1. Locomotor Adaptations
                                  1. Feeding Mechanisms
                                    1. Sensory Systems
                                    2. Paleoecological Reconstruction
                                      1. Community Structure
                                        1. Trophic Relationships
                                          1. Habitat Preferences
                                            1. Behavioral Inferences
                                            2. Paleobiogeography
                                              1. Continental Drift Effects
                                                1. Dispersal Patterns
                                                  1. Vicariance Events
                                                    1. Climate Influences
                                                    2. Coevolutionary Relationships
                                                      1. Predator-Prey Arms Races
                                                        1. Plant-Herbivore Interactions
                                                          1. Parasitic Relationships
                                                            1. Mutualistic Associations

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                                                          1. Foundations of Vertebrate Paleontology