{"product_id":"in-the-shadow-of-the-dinosaurs-early-mesozoic-tetrapods-hardback-9780521452427","title":"In the Shadow of the Dinosaurs; Early Mesozoic Tetrapods (Hardback) 9780521452427","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIn the Shadow of the Dinosaurs\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEarly Mesozoic Tetrapods\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book on the small vertebrates of the early Mesozoic features contributions by internationally renowned experts.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNicholas C. Fraser (Edited by), Hans-Dieter Sues (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521452427, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 12 January 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e448 pages, 212 b\/w illus.  24 tables\u003cbr\u003e26.1 x 18.6 x 3.2 cm, 1.171 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'As a manual to begin investigating the workings of the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic world, this is a good book.' Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe early Mesozoic period was a critical period in the evolution of life on land when most of today's major groups of terrestrial vertebrates arose and dinosaurs and pterosaurs rose to prominence. In recent years this period has received a great deal of attention from palaeontologists, and it is now felt that the small vertebrates which lived in the shadows of the first dinosaurs tell us a great deal about the evolution of modern terrestrial ecosystems. This book attempts to collate all the information on the small vertebrates and features contributions by experts with international reputations in their fields. There are chapters on the taxonomy and phylogeny of the key vertebrate groups, followed by a section dealing with the most significant fossiliferous assemblages worldwide. The final section looks at how faunal turnover at this time is measured and examines the possibility of mass extinctions.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e List of contributors\u003cbr\u003e Introduction Nicholas C. Fraser and Hans-Dieter Sues\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Phylogeny: Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Late Triassic and Jurassic amphibians: fossil record and phylogeny Andrew Milner\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Lepidosauromorpha: an overview with special emphasis on the Squamata Olivier Rieppel\u003cbr\u003e 3. Late Triassic-Early Jurassic sphenodontians from China and the phylogeny of the Sphenodontia Xiao-chun Wu\u003cbr\u003e 4. Marine members of the Sphenodontia Robert L. Carroll and Rupert Wild\u003cbr\u003e 5. Patterns of evolution in Mesozoic Crocodyliformes James M. Clark\u003cbr\u003e 6. Sister-group relationships of mammals and transformations of diagnostic mammalian characters Zhexi Luo\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Faunal Assemblages: 7. A review of the British Middle Triassic tetrapod assemblages Michael J. Benton, Geoffrey Warrington, Andrew J. Newell and Patrick S. Spencer\u003cbr\u003e 8. Small tetrapods from the Upper Triassic of the Richmond Basin, Virginia Hans-Dieter Sues\u003cbr\u003e 9. Microvertebrates from the Placerias Quarry: a window on Late Triassic vertebrate diversity in the American Southwest Fran Tannenbaum Kaye and Kevin Padian\u003cbr\u003e 10. Late Triassic microvertebrates from central Europe Denise Sigogneau and Gerhard Hahn\u003cbr\u003e 11. Assemblages of small tetrapods from British Late Triassic fissure deposits Nicholas C. Fraser\u003cbr\u003e 12. Ornithiscian dinosaurs from the Upper Triassic of the United States Adrian P. Hunt and Spencer G. Lucas\u003cbr\u003e 13. Early Jurassic small tetrapods from the McCoy Brook formation of Nova Scotia Neil H. Shubin, Paul E. Olsen and Hans-Dieter Sues\u003cbr\u003e 14. The small tetrapods of the Lower Lufeng Formation, Yunnan, China Zhexi Luo and Xiao-chun Wu\u003cbr\u003e 15. Assemblages of small tetrapods from the Early Jurassic of Britain Susan E. Evans and Kenneth A. Kermack\u003cbr\u003e 16. A review of the Early Jurassic tetrapods from the Glen Canyon Group of the American Southwest Hans-Dieter Sues, James M. Clark and Farish A. Jenkins, Jr\u003cbr\u003e 17. An Early or Middle Jurassic tetrapod assemblage from the La Boca Formation, northeastern Mexico James M. Clark, Marisol Montellano, James A. Hopson, René Hernández and David Fastovsky\u003cbr\u003e 18. Middle Jurassic microvertebrate assemblages from the British Isles Susan E. Evans and Andrew Milner\u003cbr\u003e 19. A new Bathonian microvertebrate locality in the English Midlands Sara J. Metcalf and Rachel J. Walker\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Faunal Change: 20. The chronology and biogeography of mammalian origins Spencer G. Lucas and Adrian P. Hunt\u003cbr\u003e 21. Biotic and climatic changes in the Carnian (Triassic) of Europe and adjacent areas Michael J. Simms, Alastair H. Ruffell and Andrew L. A. Johnson\u003cbr\u003e 22. Late Triassic to Middle Jurassic extinctions among continental tetrapods Michael J. Benton\u003cbr\u003e 23. Comments on 'Late Triassic to Middle Jurassic extinctions among continental tetrapods' Nicholas C. Fraser and Hans-Dieter Sues\u003cbr\u003e 24. What was the tempo and mode of evolutionary change in the Late Triassic to Middle Jurassic? Kevin Padian\u003cbr\u003e 25. Field trip guide: field guide to three late Triassic tetrapod sites in Virginia and North Carolina Paul E. Olsen and Annika K. 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