Sauropod dinosaurs were the largest animals ever to walk the earth,
and they represent a substantial portion of vertebrate biomass and
biodiversity during the Mesozoic Era. The story of sauropod
evolution is told in an extensive fossil record of skeletons and
footprints that span the globe and 150 million years of earth
history. This generously illustrated volume is the first
comprehensive scientific summary of sauropod evolution and
paleobiology. The contributors explore sauropod anatomy, detail its
variations, and question the myth that life at large size led to
evolutionary stagnation and eventual replacement by more "advanced"
herbivorous dinosaurs. Chapters address topics such as the
evolutionary history and diversity of sauropods; methods for
creating three-dimensional reconstructions of their skeletons;
questions of sauropod herbivory, tracks, gigantism, locomotion,
reproduction, growth rates, and more. This book, together with the
recent surge in sauropod discoveries around the world and taxonomic
revisions of fragmentary genera, will shed new light on "nature's
greatest extravagances."
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