Early Evolutionary History of the Synapsida

Kammerer, Christian F.

Early Evolutionary History of the Synapsida edited by Christian F. Kammerer, Kenneth D. Angielczyk, Jörg Fröbisch - Dordrecht, Netherlands Springer International Publishing 2014 - 1 recurso en línea (XI, 337 p.) 128 ilustraciones, 114 ilustraciones en color - Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology 1877-9077 .

Part I. "Pelycosaur"- Grade Synapsids -- Part II. Anomodontia -- Part III. Theriodontia -- IV. Therapsid Diversity Patterns and the End-Permian Extinction.

Non-mammalian synapsids were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates from the Late Carboniferous to the Middle Triassic and play a key role in understanding the origin and evolution of mammals. Despite these facts and the outstanding fossil record of the group, early synapsids remain obscure. This book showcases the full breadth of contemporary research on non-mammalian synapsids, ranging from taxonomy and phylogenetics to functional morphology, biogeography, paleoecology, and patterns of diversity. It also underscores the importance and potential of studying non-mammalian synapsid paleobiology in its own right, not just in the context of mammalian evolution.

9789400768413

10.1007/978-94-007-6841-3 doi


Reptiles

QE861 / .K366 2014