Evolution of Jaw Mechanisms in Ornithopod Dinosaurs

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Weishampel, David B.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1984, 1984
Edition:1st ed. 1984
Series:Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Ornithopod Jaw Mechanics
  • 3 Materials and Methods
  • 4 Comparative Arthrology
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Mechanical Units
  • 5 Neurocranial Segment
  • 5.1 Laterosphenoid-Skull Roof Joint
  • 5.2 Basisphenoid-Pterygoid Joint
  • 6 Maxillary Segment
  • 6.1 Parietal Unit
  • 6.2 Quadrate Unit
  • 6.3 Muzzle Unit
  • 6.4 Maxillopalatal Unit
  • 7 Mandibular Segment
  • 7.1 Dentary-Dentary Joint
  • 7.2 Predentary-Dentary Joint
  • 8 Dental Morphology
  • 8.1 Fabrosauridae
  • 8.2 Heterodontosauridae
  • 8.3 Hypsilophodontidae
  • 8.4 Iguanodontidae
  • 8.5 Hadrosauridae
  • 9 Kinematic Analyses of Ornithopod Jaw Mechanisms
  • 9.1 Predictions
  • 9.2 Documentation and Evolutionary Implications
  • 10 Discussion and Conclusions
  • 11 Summary
  • 12 Acknowledgments
  • Note added in proof
  • 13 References
  • 14 Subject Index