In this Book
- Biology of the Sauropod Dinosaurs: Understanding the Life of Giants
- 2011
- Book
- Published by: Indiana University Press
- Series: Life of the Past
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Sauropods, those huge plant-eating dinosaurs, possessed bodies that seem to defy every natural law. What were these creatures like as living animals and how could they reach such uniquely gigantic sizes? A dedicated group of researchers in Germany in disciplines ranging from engineering and materials science to animal nutrition and paleontology went in search of the answers to these questions. Biology of the Sauropod Dinosaurs reports on the latest results from this seemingly disparate group of research fields and integrates them into a coherent theory regarding sauropod gigantism. Covering nutrition, physiology, growth, and skeletal structure and body plans, this volume presents the most up-to-date knowledge about the biology of these enormous dinosaurs.
Table of Contents
- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. i-iv
- List of Contributors
- pp. vii-viii
- List of Institutional Abbreviations
- pp. xi-xii
- INTRODUCTION
- pp. 1-2
- PART 1: NUTRITION
- pp. 9-10
- PART 2: PHYSIOLOGY
- pp. 81-82
- PART 3: CONSTRUCTION
- pp. 117-118
- 15 Neck Posture in Sauropods
- pp. 251-260
- PART 4: GROWTH
- pp. 261-262
- 16 The Life Cycle of Sauropod Dinosaurs
- pp. 263-275
- PART 5: EPILOGUE
- pp. 303-304
- ABOUT THE EDITORS
- p. 331
