Overview

Sauropodomorpha Huene 1932 is one of the most successful groups of dinosaurs, including the most abundant and diverse herbivorous forms with a worldwide record, extending from the late Triassic to the late Cretaceous. Sauropodomorphs comprise a diverse assemblage of early forms (traditionally called “prosauropods”) and the well-established clade Sauropoda Marsh 1878. Early sauropodomorphs were small to medium sized forms, with long necks and reduced skulls, mostly bipeds and omnivores and were abundant in continental environments in the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic. With more than 150 valid species and a worldwide distribution, Sauropoda includes the dominant herbivorous dinosaurs, from the Middle Jurassic to the Late Cretaceous. Its unique body plan, characterized by gigantic size, graviportal locomotion, long necks and tails, and reduced skulls, made this group an undisputed icon in popular culture since the 19th century. In South America, the sauropodomorph record isparticularly rich and abundant, and many species have shed light to understand important milestones in the evolutionary history of this group of dinosaurs. The origin of Sauropodomorpha, the transition to Sauropoda, and the diversification of its most successful evolutionary lineages are largely exemplified by the South American fossil record. In this contribution, we synthetize the diversity of sauropodomorphs from South America, including data on their geographic and stratigraphic provenance, phylogenetics, paleobiology, taphonomy and behaviour, underscoring their significance within the context of sauropodomorph evolution.

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Author:   Alejandro Otero ,  José L. Carballido ,  Diego Pol
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2022
Weight:   1.159kg
ISBN:  

9783030959586

ISBN 10:   3030959589
Pages:   582
Publication Date:   26 April 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

PREFACE Otero, Carballido, Pol   CHAPTER 1 The early radiation of sauropodomorphs in the Carnian of South America Langer, Apaldetti, Bronzati, Ezcurra, Marzola and Müller   CHAPTER 2 Non-sauropodiform plateosaurians: between biped gracile and robust quadrupedal Otero   CHAPTER 3 Non-gravisaurian Sauropodiformes of South America: early trends towards gigantism Apaldetti and Martínez   CHAPTER 4 Gravisaurian sauropods from the late Early Jurassic from South America and the radiation of Eusauropoda Pol, Gómez, Holwerda, Rauhut and Carballido   CHAPTER 5 Highly specialized diplodocoids: the Rebbachisauridae Salgado, Gallina and Lerzo   CHAPTER 6 Whiplash tails and spiny backs in southwestern Gondwana: flagellicaudatans from South America Gallina, Apesteguía, Carballido and Garderes   CHAPTER 7 The rise of non-titanosaur macronarians in South America Carballido, Salgado and Bellardini   CHAPTER 8 Titanosauria: early diversification and systematics Carballido, Otero and Mannion   CHAPTER 9 Time for giants: titanosaurs from the Aptian-Santonian age Gallina, González Riga and Ortiz David   CHAPTER 10 Last titans: titanosaurs from the Campanian-Maastrichtian age Rodrigo Santucci and Leonardo Filippi   CHAPTER 11 Eggs, nests and reproductive biology Fernández, Vila and Moreno-Azanza   CHAPTER 12 Body size evolution and locomotion in Sauropodomorpha: what the South American record tells us Otero and Hutchinson   CHAPTER 13 South American sauropodomorphs: what their bone histology has revealed to us? Cerda   CHAPTER 14 Sauropod ichnology: overview and new research lines from a South American perspective Calvo, González Riga, Apesteguía and Tomaselli   CHAPTER 15 Taphonomy: overview and new perspectives related with the paleobiology of giants González Riga, Casal, Fiorillo and Ortiz David  

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