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Tyrannosaurid paleobiology /



xii, 294 p. : illustrations ; 27 cm. - (Life of the past ) "This volume had its genesis in a conference held in Rockford, Illinois, on September 16-18, 2005, titled 'The Origin, Systematics, and Paleobiology of Tyrannosauridae,' and jointly sponsored by the Burpee Museum of Natural History and Northern Illinois University"--Introduction. Includes index. Content notes : 1. Phylogenetic revision of Chingkankousaurus fragilis, a forgotten tyrannosauroid from the late Cretaceous of China / Stephen L. Brusatte, David W.E. Hone, and Xu Xing --
2. The case for Nanotyrannus / Peter Larson --
3. Preliminary analysis of a sub-adult tyrannosaurid skeleton from the Judith River Formation of Petroleum County, Montana / Walter W. Stein and Michael Triebold --
4. Internal structure of tooth serrations / William L. Abler --
5. Feet of the fierce (and not so fierce) : pedal proportions in large theropods, other non-avian dinosaurs, and large ground birds / James O. Farlow, Thomas R. Holtz Jr., Trevor H. Worthy, and Ralph E. Chapman --
6. Relative size of brain and cerebrum in tyrannosaurid dinosaurs : an analysis using brain-endocast quantitative relationships in extant alligators / Grant R. Hurlburt, Ryan C. Ridgley, and Lawrence M. Witmer --
7. Jane, in the flesh : the state of life-reconstruction in paleoart / Tyler Keillor --
8. A comparative analysis of reconstructed jaw musculature and mechanics of some large theropods / Ralph E. Molnar --
9. Tyrannosaurid craniocervical mobility : a preliminary qualitative assessment / Tanya Samman --
10. Clawing their way to the top : tyrannosaurid pathology and lifestyle / Bruce M. Rothschild --
11. Brodie abscess involving a tyrannosaur phalanx : imaging and implications / Christopher P. Vittore, MD, and Michael D. Henderson --
12. Using pollen, leaves, and paleomagnetism to date a juvenile tyrannosaurid in Upper Cretaceous rock / William F. Harrison, Douglas J. Nichols, Michael D. Henderson, and Reed P. Scherer --
13. The biomechanics of a plausible hunting strategy for Tyrannosaurus rex / David A. Krauss and John M. Robinson --
14. A closer look at the hypothesis of scavenging vs. predation by Tyrannosaurus rex / Kenneth Carpenter --
15. New evidence of predation by a large tyrannosaurid / Nate L. Murphy, Kenneth Carpenter, and David Trexler--
Index. Paleobiology. Paleontology - Cretaceous. Molnar, Ralph E.,Currie, Philip J.,Koppelhus, Eva B.

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