TY - BOOK AU - Thomason,J.J TI - Functional morphology in vertebrate paleontology SN - 0521440955 AV - QE841 F85 1997 PY - 1995/// CY - Cambridge [England], New York, NY, USA PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Vertebrates, Fossil KW - Vertebrados fósiles N1 - Incluye referencias bibliográficas; On the inference of function from structure / George V. Lauder -- The Extant Phylogenetic Bracket and the importance of reconstructing soft tissues in fossils / Lawrence M. Witmer -- Fossils, function, and phylogeny / David B. Weishampel -- Masticatory function in nonmammalian cynodonts and early mammals / A.W. Crompton -- Correlations between craniodental morphology and feeding behavior in ungulates : reciprocal illumination between living and fossil taxa / Christine M. Janis -- Functional predictions from theoretical models of the skull and jaws in reptiles and mammals / Walter S. Greaves -- Carnassial functioning in nimravid and felid sabertooths : theoretical basis and robustness of inferences / Harold N. Bryant and Anthony P. Russell; (cont.) The artifical generation of wear patterns on tooth models as a means to infer mandibular movement during feeding in mammals / Virginia L. Naples -- Determination of stresses in mammalian dental enamel and their relevance to the interpretation of feeding behaviors in extinct taxa / John M. Rensberger -- The structural consequences of skull flattening in crocodilians / Arthur B. Busbey -- Graphical analysis of dermal skull roof patterns / Keith S. Thomson -- The forelimb of Torosaurus and an analysis of the posture and gait of ceratopsian dinosaurs / Rolf E. Johnson and John H. Ostrom; (cont.) Functional evolution of the hindlimb and tail from basal theropods to birds / Stephen M. Gatesy -- Functional interpretation of spinal anatomy in living and fossil amniotes / Emily B. Giffin -- To what extent can the mechanical environment of a bone be inferred from its internal architecture? / Jeffrey J. Thomason -- Form versus function : the evolution of a dialectic / Kevin Padian ER -