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Table of Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Prologue
Acknowledgments
1. The Design of Fossil Vertebrates as a Tool for Interpreting Their Biology
Form-Function and Design
Paleobiology
Definition of Terms Regarding Form and Function
Basic Protocol for Paleobiological Studies Based on Form-Function Correlation
2. Methodological Tools
Biomechanics
Functional Morphology
Ecomorphology
3. Biomaterials
Tissue Response to Mechanical Stresses
Function of Muscles
4. Body Size
Proportions: Geometric Relationships between Length, Area, and Volume
Allometry
Size and Metabolism
Body-Size Estimate
Examples of Using Different Methods to Estimate Body Size of South American Endemic Fossil Mammals
5. Substrate Preference and Use: Locomotion in Fluids
Diversity in Locomotory Types among Vertebrates
Locomotion in Fluids
6. Substrate Preference and Use: Terrestrial Locomotion
Posture and Energetic Cost of Locomotion
Locomotion in Tetrapods
Posture, Preference, and Use of Terrestrial Substrate in Paleobiology
7. Feeding: Food Diversity and Buccal Apparatuses in Vertebrates
Classifications of Food and Types of Feeding
Diversity of Buccal Apparatuses in Vertebrates
8. Feeding: Analysis of the Cephalic Feeding System
Selection and Food Intake
Predeglutition Processing of Food
Mandibular Musculature
Teeth and Digestive Physiology
Ecomorphological Approaches
Dental Microwear and Mesowear Analyses
Dental Topography
9. Paleoecology
Models to Investigate the Past
Paleoecological Reconstructions
Biota from the Santa Cruz Formation (Early-Middle Miocene, Patagonia) as a Paleoecological Case Study
Epilogue
Appendix: Notions of Anatomy
References
Index
List of Contributors
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Prologue
Acknowledgments
1. The Design of Fossil Vertebrates as a Tool for Interpreting Their Biology
Form-Function and Design
Paleobiology
Definition of Terms Regarding Form and Function
Basic Protocol for Paleobiological Studies Based on Form-Function Correlation
2. Methodological Tools
Biomechanics
Functional Morphology
Ecomorphology
3. Biomaterials
Tissue Response to Mechanical Stresses
Function of Muscles
4. Body Size
Proportions: Geometric Relationships between Length, Area, and Volume
Allometry
Size and Metabolism
Body-Size Estimate
Examples of Using Different Methods to Estimate Body Size of South American Endemic Fossil Mammals
5. Substrate Preference and Use: Locomotion in Fluids
Diversity in Locomotory Types among Vertebrates
Locomotion in Fluids
6. Substrate Preference and Use: Terrestrial Locomotion
Posture and Energetic Cost of Locomotion
Locomotion in Tetrapods
Posture, Preference, and Use of Terrestrial Substrate in Paleobiology
7. Feeding: Food Diversity and Buccal Apparatuses in Vertebrates
Classifications of Food and Types of Feeding
Diversity of Buccal Apparatuses in Vertebrates
8. Feeding: Analysis of the Cephalic Feeding System
Selection and Food Intake
Predeglutition Processing of Food
Mandibular Musculature
Teeth and Digestive Physiology
Ecomorphological Approaches
Dental Microwear and Mesowear Analyses
Dental Topography
9. Paleoecology
Models to Investigate the Past
Paleoecological Reconstructions
Biota from the Santa Cruz Formation (Early-Middle Miocene, Patagonia) as a Paleoecological Case Study
Epilogue
Appendix: Notions of Anatomy
References
Index
List of Contributors