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Tyrannosaurus rex, the Tyrant King
Taschenbuch von Peter L Larson (u. a.)
Sprache: Englisch

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With its massive head, enormous jaws, and formidable teeth, Tyrannosaurus rex has long been the young person's favorite creepy carnivore in the Mesozoic zoo. Nor has T. rex been ignored by the scientific community, as this new collection amply demonstrates. Scientists explore such questions as why T. rex had such small forelimbs; how the dinosaur moved; what bone pathologies tell us about life in the Cretaceous; and whether T. rex was a predator, a scavenger, or both. There are reports on newly discovered skeletons, on variation and sexual dimorphism, and how the big beasts chewed. The methods used by the contributors to unlock the mysteries of T. rex range from "old fashioned" stratigraphy to contemporary computer modeling. Together they yield a wealth of new information about one of the dinosaur world's most famous carnivores. An enclosed CD-ROM presents additional photographic and filmed reconstructions of the mighty beast.
With its massive head, enormous jaws, and formidable teeth, Tyrannosaurus rex has long been the young person's favorite creepy carnivore in the Mesozoic zoo. Nor has T. rex been ignored by the scientific community, as this new collection amply demonstrates. Scientists explore such questions as why T. rex had such small forelimbs; how the dinosaur moved; what bone pathologies tell us about life in the Cretaceous; and whether T. rex was a predator, a scavenger, or both. There are reports on newly discovered skeletons, on variation and sexual dimorphism, and how the big beasts chewed. The methods used by the contributors to unlock the mysteries of T. rex range from "old fashioned" stratigraphy to contemporary computer modeling. Together they yield a wealth of new information about one of the dinosaur world's most famous carnivores. An enclosed CD-ROM presents additional photographic and filmed reconstructions of the mighty beast.
Über den Autor
edited by Peter L. Larson, Kenneth Carpenter
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents

Supplemental CD-Rom Contents

Contributors

Preface

Institutional Abbreviations

1. One Hundred Years of Tyrannosaurus rex: The SkeletonsNeal L. Larson

2. Wyoming's Dynamosaurus imperiosus and Other Early Discoveries of Tyrannosaurus rex in the Rocky Mountain WestBrent H. Breithaupt, Elizabeth H. Southwell, and Neffra A. Matthews

3. How Old Is T. rex? Challenges with the Dating of Terrestrial Strata Deposited during the Maastrichtian Stage of the Cretaceous PeriodKirk Johnson

4. Preliminary Account of the Tyrannosaurid Pete from the Lance Formation of WyomingKraig Derstler and John M. Myers

5. Taphonomy of the Tyrannosaurus rex Peck's Rex from the Hell Creek Formation of MontanaKraig Derstler and John M. Myers

6. Taphonomy and Environment of Deposition of a Juvenile Tyrannosaurid Skeleton from the Hell Creek Formation (Latest Maastrichtian) of Southeastern MontanaMichael D. Henderson and William H. Harrison

7. One Pretty Amazing T. rexMary Higby Schweitzer, Jennifer L. Wittmeyer, and John R. Horner

8. Variation and Sexual Dimorphism in Tyrannosaurus rexPeter Larson

9. Why Tyrannosaurus rex Had Puny Arms: An Integral Morphodynamic Solution to a Simple Puzzle in Theropod PaleobiologyMartin Lockley, Reiji Kukihara, and Laura Mitchell

10. Looking Again at the Forelimb of Tyrannosaurus rexChristine Lipkin and Kenneth Carpenter

11. Rex, Sit: Digital Modeling of Tyrannosaurus rex at RestKent A. Stevens, Peter Larson, Eric D. Wills, and Art Anderson

12. T. rex Speed TrapPhillip L. Manning

13. Atlas of the Skull Bones of Tyrannosaurus rexPeter Larson

14. Palatal Kinesis of Tyrannosaurus rexHans C. E. Larsson

15. Reconstruction of the Jaw Musculature of Tyrannosaurus rexRalph E. Molnar

16. Vestigialism in a DinosaurWilliam L. Abler

17. Tyrannosaurid Pathologies as Clues to Nature and Nurture in the CretaceousBruce M. Rothschild and Ralph E. Molnar

18. The Extreme Lifestyles and Habits of the Gigantic Tyrannosaurid Superpredators of the Late Cretaceous of North America and AsiaGregory S. Paul

19. An Analysis of Predator-Prey Behavior in a Head-to-Head Encounter between Tyrannosaurus rex and TriceratopsJohn Happ

20. A Critical Reappraisal of the Obligate Scavenging Hypothesis for Tyrannosaurus rex and Other Tyrant DinosaursThomas R. Holtz Jr.

21. Tyrannosaurus rex: A Century of CelebrityDonald F. Glut

Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
Fachbereich: Paläontologie
Genre: Geowissenschaften
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 456
ISBN-13: 9780253350879
ISBN-10: 0253350875
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Redaktion: Larson, Peter L
Carpenter, Kenneth
Hersteller: Indiana University Press
Maße: 260 x 183 x 33 mm
Von/Mit: Peter L Larson (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 17.07.2008
Gewicht: 1,252 kg
preigu-id: 114960498
Über den Autor
edited by Peter L. Larson, Kenneth Carpenter
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents

Supplemental CD-Rom Contents

Contributors

Preface

Institutional Abbreviations

1. One Hundred Years of Tyrannosaurus rex: The SkeletonsNeal L. Larson

2. Wyoming's Dynamosaurus imperiosus and Other Early Discoveries of Tyrannosaurus rex in the Rocky Mountain WestBrent H. Breithaupt, Elizabeth H. Southwell, and Neffra A. Matthews

3. How Old Is T. rex? Challenges with the Dating of Terrestrial Strata Deposited during the Maastrichtian Stage of the Cretaceous PeriodKirk Johnson

4. Preliminary Account of the Tyrannosaurid Pete from the Lance Formation of WyomingKraig Derstler and John M. Myers

5. Taphonomy of the Tyrannosaurus rex Peck's Rex from the Hell Creek Formation of MontanaKraig Derstler and John M. Myers

6. Taphonomy and Environment of Deposition of a Juvenile Tyrannosaurid Skeleton from the Hell Creek Formation (Latest Maastrichtian) of Southeastern MontanaMichael D. Henderson and William H. Harrison

7. One Pretty Amazing T. rexMary Higby Schweitzer, Jennifer L. Wittmeyer, and John R. Horner

8. Variation and Sexual Dimorphism in Tyrannosaurus rexPeter Larson

9. Why Tyrannosaurus rex Had Puny Arms: An Integral Morphodynamic Solution to a Simple Puzzle in Theropod PaleobiologyMartin Lockley, Reiji Kukihara, and Laura Mitchell

10. Looking Again at the Forelimb of Tyrannosaurus rexChristine Lipkin and Kenneth Carpenter

11. Rex, Sit: Digital Modeling of Tyrannosaurus rex at RestKent A. Stevens, Peter Larson, Eric D. Wills, and Art Anderson

12. T. rex Speed TrapPhillip L. Manning

13. Atlas of the Skull Bones of Tyrannosaurus rexPeter Larson

14. Palatal Kinesis of Tyrannosaurus rexHans C. E. Larsson

15. Reconstruction of the Jaw Musculature of Tyrannosaurus rexRalph E. Molnar

16. Vestigialism in a DinosaurWilliam L. Abler

17. Tyrannosaurid Pathologies as Clues to Nature and Nurture in the CretaceousBruce M. Rothschild and Ralph E. Molnar

18. The Extreme Lifestyles and Habits of the Gigantic Tyrannosaurid Superpredators of the Late Cretaceous of North America and AsiaGregory S. Paul

19. An Analysis of Predator-Prey Behavior in a Head-to-Head Encounter between Tyrannosaurus rex and TriceratopsJohn Happ

20. A Critical Reappraisal of the Obligate Scavenging Hypothesis for Tyrannosaurus rex and Other Tyrant DinosaursThomas R. Holtz Jr.

21. Tyrannosaurus rex: A Century of CelebrityDonald F. Glut

Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
Fachbereich: Paläontologie
Genre: Geowissenschaften
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 456
ISBN-13: 9780253350879
ISBN-10: 0253350875
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Redaktion: Larson, Peter L
Carpenter, Kenneth
Hersteller: Indiana University Press
Maße: 260 x 183 x 33 mm
Von/Mit: Peter L Larson (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 17.07.2008
Gewicht: 1,252 kg
preigu-id: 114960498
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