Evolution of Herbivory in Terrestrial Vertebrates
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Evolution of Herbivory in Terrestrial Vertebrates

Perspectives from the Fossil Record

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Evolution of Herbivory in Terrestrial Vertebrates

Perspectives from the Fossil Record

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Although herbivory probably first appeared over 300 million years ago, it only became established as a common feeding strategy during Late Permian times. Subsequently, herbivory evolved in numerous lineages of terrestrial vertebrates, and the acquisition of this mode of feeding was frequently associated with considerable evolutionary diversification in those lineages. This book, originally published in 2000, represented the first comprehensive overview of the evolution of herbivory in land-dwelling amniote tetrapods in recent years. In Evolution of Herbivory in Terrestrial Vertebrates leading experts review the structural adaptations for, and the evolutionary history of, feeding on plants in the major groups of land-dwelling vertebrates, especially dinosaurs and ungulate mammals. As such it will be the definitive reference source on this topic for evolutionary biologists and vertebrate paleontologists alike.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2000
ISBN
9780511838484
Topic
Ciencias físicas
Subtopic
Geología y ciencias de la Tierra

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. List of contributors
  6. Preface
  7. 1 Herbivory in terrestrial vertebrates: an introduction
  8. 2 Herbivory in late Paleozoic and Triassic terrestrial vertebrates
  9. 3 Prosauropod dinosaurs and iguanas: speculations on the diets of extinct reptiles
  10. 4 The evolution of sauropod feeding mechanisms
  11. 5 Plant-eaters and ghost lineages: dinosaurian herbivory revisited
  12. 6 Dental constraints in the early evolution of mammalian herbivory
  13. 7 Patterns in the evolution of herbivory in large terrestrial mammals: the Paleogene of North America
  14. 8 Origin and evolution of the grazing guild in Cenozoic New World terrestrial mammals
  15. Taxonomic index
  16. Subject index