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003			ISI Library, Kolkata
005			20150423150334.0
008			110531s2012 inua b s001 0 eng
020			_a9780253356970 (cloth : alk. paper)
040			_aISI Library
082	0	0	_a567.93 _223 _bC539
245	0	0	_aForerunners of mammals : _bradiation, histology, biology / _c[edited by] Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan.
260			_aBloomington : _bIndiana University Press, _c2012.
300			_axv, 330 p. : _bill. (some col.) ; _c26 cm.
490	0		_aLife of the past
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (289-319) and index.
505			_a1. The origin and radiation of therapsids / Tom S. Kemp -- 2. Therapsid biodiversity patterns and paleoenvironments of the Karoo Basin, South Africa / Roger Smith, Bruce Rubidge, and Merrill van der Walt -- 3. The microstructure of bones and teeth of nonmammalian therapsids / Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan -- 4. The paleobiology and bone microstructure of Pelycosaurian-grade synapsids / Adam K. Huttenlocker and Elizabeth Rega -- 5. Dicynodont growth dynamics and lifestyle adaptations / Sanghamitra Ray, Jennifer Botha-Brink, and Anusaya Chinsamy-Turan -- 6. Biological inferences of the cranial microstructure of the dicynodonts Oudenodon and Lystrosaurus / Sandra C. Jasinoski and Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan -- 7. Bone and dental histology of Late Triassic dicynodonts from North America / Jeremy L. Green -- 8. Bone histology of some therocephalians and gorgonopsians, and evidence of bone degradation by fungi / Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan and Sanghamitra Ray -- 9. The radiation and osteohistology of nonmammaliaform cynodonts / Jennifer Botha-Brink, Fernando Abdala, and Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan -- 10. The radiation, bone histology, and biology of early mammals / Jorn H. Hurum and Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan -- 11. The evolution of mammalian endothermy / John A. Ruben, Willem J. Hillenius, Tom S. Kemp, and Devon E. Quick-- References-- Index.
520			_aMore 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	_aReptiles, Fossil.
650		0	_aMammals _xEvolution.
650		0	_aBones _xHistology.
700	1		_aChinsamy-Turan, Anusuya, _eeditor
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