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Informationen zum Autor J. Michael Parrish is Dean College of Sciences, San Jose State University. Ralph E. Molnar is Research Associate with the Museum of Northern Arizona. Philip J. Currie is Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta. Eva B. Koppelhus is Research Scientist in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta. Klappentext Tyrannosaurid Paleobiology highlights the far ranging and vital state of current tyrannosaurid dinosaur research and discovery. Zusammenfassung Highlights the far ranging and vital state of current tyrannosaurid dinosaur research and discovery Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction /J. Michael Parrish and Ralph E. Molnar Part One. Systematics and Descriptions 1. Phylogenetic Revision of Chingkankousaurus fragilis, a Forgotten Tyrannosauroid from the Late Cretaceous of China /Stephen L. Brusatte, David W. E. Hone, and Xu Xing 2. The Case for Nanotyrannus /Peter Larson 3. Preliminary Analysis of a Sub-Adult Tyrannosaurid Skeleton from the Judith River Formation of Petroleum County, Montana /Walter W. Stein and Michael Triebold Part Two. Functional Morphology and Reconstruction 4. Internal Structure of Tooth Serrations /William L. Abler 5. Feet of the Fierce (and Not So Fierce): Pedal Proportions in Large Theropods, Other Non-Avian Dinosaurs, and Large Ground Birds /James O. Farlow, Thomas R. Holtz, Jr., Trevor H. Worthy, and Ralph E. Chapman 6. Relative Size of Brain and Cerebrum in Tyrannosaurid Dinosaurs: An Analysis Using Brain-Endocast Quantitative Relationships in Extant Alligators /Grant R. Hurlburt, Ryan C. Ridgley, and Lawrence M. Witmer 7. Jane, In the Flesh: The State of Life-Reconstruction in Paleoart /Tyler Keillor 8. Comparison of Reconstructed Jaw Musculature and Mechanics of Some Large Theropods /Ralph E. Molnar 9. Tyrannosaurid Craniocervical Mobility: A Preliminary Assessment /Tanya Samman Part Three. Paleopathology, Paleoecology, and Taphonomy 10. Clawing Their Way to the Top: Tyrannosaurid Pathology and Lifestyle /Bruce M. Rothschild 11. Brodie Abscess Involving a Tyrannosaur Phalanx: Imaging and Implications /Christopher P. Vittore, MD and Michael D. Henderson 12. Using Pollen, Leaves, and Paleomagnetism to Date a Juvenile Tyrannosaurid in Upper Cretaceous Rock /William F. Harrison, Douglas J. Nichols, Michael D. Henderson, and Reed P. Scherer 13. The Biomechanics of a Plausible Hunting Strategy for Tyrannosaurus rex /David A. Krauss and James M. Robinson 14. A Closer Look at the Hypothesis of Scavenging vs. Predation by Tyrannosaurus rex /Kenneth Carpenter 15. New Evidence of Predation by a Large Tyrannosaurid /Nate L. Murphy, Kenneth Carpenter, and David Trexler Index ...
