Evolution of Herbivory in Terrestrial Vertebrates

Klappentext
This book, first published in 2000, was the first comprehensive overview of how herbivory evolved in terrestrial vertebrates using perspective from fossil record.

Zusammenfassung
The first comprehensive overview of how plant-eating evolved in land-dwelling animals, originally published in 2000. Reviewing both the structural adaptations and the evolutionary history of herbivory in various animal groups, it will be the definitive reference in this area for paleontologists and evolutionary biologists.

Inhalt
Preface; 1. Herbivory in terrestrial vertebrates Hans-Dieter Sues; 2. Herbivory in late Paleozoic and Triassic terrestrial vertebrates Robert R. Reisz and Hans-Dieter Sues; 3. Prosauropod dinosaurs and iguanas: speculations on the diets of extinct reptiles Paul M. Barrett; 4. The evolution of sauropod feeding mechanisms Paul Upchurch and Paul M. Barrett; 5. Plant-eaters and ghost lineages: dinosaurian herbivory revisited David B. Weishampel and Coralia-Maria Jianu; 6. Dental constraints in the early evolution of mammalian herbivory John M. Rensberger; 7. Patterns in the evolution of herbivory in large terrestrial mammals: the Paleogene of North America Christine M. Janis; 8. Origin and evolution of the grazing guild in Cenozoic New World terrestrial mammals Bruce J. MacFadden.

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