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The opening of an exhibit focused on "Jane," a beautifully preserved tyrannosaur collected by the Burpee Museum of Natural History, was the occasion for an international symposium on tyrannosaur paleobiology. This volume, drawn from the symposium, includes studies of the tyrannosaurids Chingkankousaurus fragilis and "Sir William" and the generic status of Nanotyrannus; theropod teeth, pedal proportions, brain size, and craniocervical function; soft tissue reconstruction, including that of "Jane"; paleopathology and tyrannosaurid claws; dating the "Jane" site; and tyrannosaur feeding and hunting strategies. Tyrannosaurid Paleobiology highlights the far ranging and vital state of current tyrannosaurid dinosaur research and discovery.

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  1. Cover
  2. pp. 1-5
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. 6-7
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  1. Contributors
  2. pp. vii-9
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  1. Introduction
  2. pp. ix-xii
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  1. Part 1 Systematics and Descriptions
  1. 1 Phylogenetic Revision of Chingkankousaurus fragilis, a Forgotten Tyrannosauroid from the Late Cretaceous of China
  2. pp. 3-14
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  1. 2 The Case for Nanotyrannus
  2. pp. 15-54
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  1. 3 Preliminary Analysis of a Sub-adult Tyrannosaurid Skeleton from the Judith River Formation of Petroleum County, Montana
  2. pp. 55-77
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  1. Part 2 Functional Morphology and Reconstruction
  1. 4 Internal Structure of Tooth Serrations
  2. pp. 81-88
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  1. 5 Feet of the Fierce (and Not So Fierce): Pedal Proportions in Large Theropods, Other Non-avian Dinosaurs, and Large Ground Birds
  2. pp. 89-134
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  1. 6 Relative Size of Brain and Cerebrum in Tyrannosaurid Dinosaurs: An Analysis Using Brain-Endocast Quantitative Relationships in Extant Alligators
  2. pp. 135-156
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  1. 7 Jane, in the Flesh: The State of Life-Reconstruction in Paleoart
  2. pp. 157-176
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  1. 8 A Comparative Analysis of Reconstructed Jaw Musculature and Mechanics of Some Large Theropods
  2. pp. 177-194
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  1. 9 Tyrannosaurid Craniocervical Mobility: A Preliminary Qualitative Assessment
  2. pp. 195-207
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  1. Part 3 Paleopathology, Paleoecology, and Taphonomy
  1. 10 Clawing Their Way to the Top: Tyrannosaurid Pathology and Lifestyle
  2. pp. 211-222
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  1. 11 Brodie Abscess Involving a Tyrannosaur Phalanx: Imaging and Implications
  2. pp. 223-238
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  1. 12 Using Pollen, Leaves, and Paleomagnetism to Date a Juvenile Tyrannosaurid in Upper Cretaceous Rock
  2. pp. 239-250
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  1. 13 The Biomechanics of a Plausible Hunting Strategy for Tyrannosaurus rex
  2. pp. 251-264
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  1. 14 A Closer Look at the Hypothesis of Scavenging versus Predation by Tyrannosaurus rex
  2. pp. 265-278
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  1. 15 New Evidence for Predation by a Large Tyrannosaurid
  2. pp. 279-285
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 287-294
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