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03247cam a2200265 a 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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135647 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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ISI Library, Kolkata |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20150423150334.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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110531s2012 inua b s001 0 eng |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780253356970 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
ISI Library |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
567.93 |
| Edition number |
23 |
| Item number |
C539 |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Forerunners of mammals : |
| Remainder of title |
radiation, histology, biology / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
[edited by] Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Bloomington : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Indiana University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2012. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xv, 330 p. : |
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ill. (some col.) ; |
| Dimensions |
26 cm. |
| 490 0# - SERIES STATEMENT |
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| Series statement |
Life of the past |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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Includes bibliographical references (289-319) and index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
1. The origin and radiation of therapsids / Tom S. Kemp --<br/>2. Therapsid biodiversity patterns and paleoenvironments of the Karoo Basin, South Africa / Roger Smith, Bruce Rubidge, and Merrill van der Walt --<br/>3. The microstructure of bones and teeth of nonmammalian therapsids / Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan --<br/>4. The paleobiology and bone microstructure of Pelycosaurian-grade synapsids / Adam K. Huttenlocker and Elizabeth Rega --<br/>5. Dicynodont growth dynamics and lifestyle adaptations / Sanghamitra Ray, Jennifer Botha-Brink, and Anusaya Chinsamy-Turan --<br/>6. Biological inferences of the cranial microstructure of the dicynodonts Oudenodon and Lystrosaurus / Sandra C. Jasinoski and Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan --<br/>7. Bone and dental histology of Late Triassic dicynodonts from North America / Jeremy L. Green --<br/>8. Bone histology of some therocephalians and gorgonopsians, and evidence of bone degradation by fungi / Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan and Sanghamitra Ray --<br/>9. The radiation and osteohistology of nonmammaliaform cynodonts / Jennifer Botha-Brink, Fernando Abdala, and Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan --<br/>10. The radiation, bone histology, and biology of early mammals / Jorn H. Hurum and Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan --<br/>11. The evolution of mammalian endothermy / John A. Ruben, Willem J. Hillenius, Tom S. Kemp, and Devon E. Quick--<br/><br/>References--<br/>Index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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More than 300 million years ago, during the period known as the Carboniferous, there emerged a group of four-legged animals known as synapsids. Their descendents, the therapsids, would eventually give rise to mammals. Beginning with an introduction to the synapsids, their descendents, and the ancient world in which they lived, this remarkable book surveys their radiation, histology, and biology. It documents types of bone microstructure and their biological implications, provides insights into their biology and the evolution of endothermy in the group, and highlights areas for future research. A detailed guide to the synapsids, the book discusses the interrelationships within the group and their radiation from the earliest pelycosaurs to the diverse non-mammalian therapsids and later to the increasingly more mammal-like cynodonts. A chapter on the Karoo Basin of South Africa documents an unparalleled record of therapsid evolution and radiation and offers a unique perspective on therapsid biodiversity and paleoenvironmental analysis. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Reptiles, Fossil. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Mammals |
| General subdivision |
Evolution. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Bones |
| General subdivision |
Histology. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Chinsamy-Turan, Anusuya, |
| Relator term |
editor |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
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Books |
