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         Vertebrate Paleontology:     more books (100)
  1. Early Vertebrates (Oxford Monographs on Geology and Geophysics, 33) by Philippe Janvier, 2003-10-02
  2. Paleontology of Higher Vertebrates: A Practical Guide by Norman R. King, 1998-05
  3. How Vertebrates Left the Water by Michel Laurin, 2010-10-17
  4. Palaeozoic Vertebrate Biostratigraphy and Biogeography by John A. Long, 1994-02-01
  5. The Terrestrial Environment and the Origin of Land Vertebrates: Proceedings of an International Symposium Held at the University of Newcastle upon T (Systematics Association Special Volume) by Parchen, 1981-06
  6. Fossil Vertebrates of Arabia: With Emphasis on the Late Miocene Faunas, Geology, & Palaeoenvironments of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi,
  7. Short History of Vertebrate Palaeontology by E. Buffetaut, 1987-01-31
  8. Pleistocene Vertebrates in the British Isles by Alex J. Stuart, 1982-11
  9. Kadimakara: Extinct Vertebrates of Australia by Pat Vickers Rich, 1991-02
  10. Late Pleistocene Vertebrate Paleoecology of the West by Arthur H. Harris, 1985-03
  11. Non-Dionosaurian Lower Vertebrates Across the Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary in Northeastern Montana (University of California Publications in Geological Sciences) by Laurie J. Bryant, 1989-11-13
  12. Wildlife of Gondwana: Dinosaurs and Other Vertebrates from the Ancient Supercontinent (Life of the Past) by Patricia Vickers-Rich, Thomas H. Rich, 1999-12-01
  13. Vertebrate paleontology by Alfred Sherwood ROMER, 1960
  14. Vertebrate Microfossil Assemblages: Their Role in Paleoecology and Paleobiogeography (Life of the Past)

41. Pratt Museum - Collections
vertebrate paleontology Collection. Learn more about the vertebrate paleontologycollection by exploring the VP Collection Online Database.
http://www.amherst.edu/~pratt/collections/vertebrates.html
Home About the Museum Exhibits Education ... Vertebrate Paleontology
Vertebrate Paleontology Collection
The Pratt Museum's Vertebrate Paleontology Collection is the third most outstanding in New England (after the Yale Peabody Museum and the Harvard University Natural History Museum). It consists of over 8,000 specimens, including 85 types (the first-discovered specimen of a fossil species). A strong science curriculum from the College's beginnings in the 1820s has been a key factor in developing the strength of the Collection which today includes representatives of all the major groups, while strongest in Cenozoic South and North American mammals. Learn more about the vertebrate paleontology collection by exploring the VP Collection Online Database.

42. Timothy Rowe- Dept. Of Geological Sciences-UT Austin
vertebrate paleontology and avian evolution (Univ. Texas, Austin).
http://www.geo.utexas.edu/faculty/rowe.htm
Timothy Rowe
Director - Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory, Vertebrate Paleontology Professor and J. Nalle Gregory Regents Professor in Geological Sciences Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley, 1986.
email: rowe@mail.utexas.edu Teaching
I teach courses on vertebrate paleontology at undergraduate and graduate levels. My freshman course, The Age of Dinosaurs , is an exploration of the general principles of natural history, focusing on the natural history of dinosaurs. The course introduces the basics of geology, anatomy, paleontology, and evolutionary theory. It then applies this knowledge in tracing the evolutionary history of Dinosauria. My upper division and graduate courses on vertebrate paleontology delve into anatomy, embryology, fossil record, and systematics of vertebrates in depth. I also teach a graduate seminar on systematics and paleontology, and a graduate course on digital methods in paleontology. Research
My primary research focuses on the evolution and development of the vertebrate skeleton. In this work, I use phylogenetic systematics to study the evolution of skeletal form as well as the evolution of skeletal development in the ontogeny of living species.

43. Pratt Museum - Collections
vertebrate paleontology Collection. Learn more about the vertebrate paleontologycollection by exploring the VP Collection Online Database.
http://www.amherst.edu/~pratt/text/collections/vertebrates.html
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Vertebrate Paleontology Collection
The Pratt Museum's Vertebrate Paleontology Collection is the third most outstanding in New England (after the Yale Peabody Museum and the Harvard University Natural History Museum). It consists of over 8,000 specimens, including 85 types (the first-discovered specimen of a fossil species). A strong science curriculum from the College's beginnings in the 1820s has been a key factor in developing the strength of the Collection which today includes representatives of all the major groups, while strongest in Cenozoic South and North American mammals. Learn more about the vertebrate paleontology collection by exploring the VP Collection Online Database.

44. Laboratory For Vertebrate Paleontology
The University of Alberta Laboratory for vertebrate paleontology is an exceptionalresource for exploring dinosaurs and other early vertebrate animals.
http://www.museums.ualberta.ca/dig/naturalhist/fossils/vertpaleo/
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Millions of years after the last dinosaur perished, our imaginations wonder at what were some of the largest and most intriguing animals ever to roam the Earth. What we know about these ancient creatures comes largely from paleontologists, who unearth and study the fossilized remains of the vast array of prehistoric vertebrate animals, including mammals, amphibians, fishes and reptiles. Their discoveries and research guide us back in time and illuminate an amazing and diverse ancient world. The University of Alberta Laboratory for Vertebrate Paleontology is an exceptional resource for exploring dinosaurs and other early vertebrate animals. It holds one of the finest collections of its kind in Canada, containing over 41,000 specimens, and is actively used by researchers, students and collectors. Specimens range from 450 million to 10,000 years old, with significant fossils highlighting unique discoveries that address major evolutionary questions. Highlights from this extraordinary collection are available for public discovery, exhibited in the Paleontology Museum. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

45. Laboratory For Vertebrate Paleontology Collector Profile
Many of the earliest and most significant specimens held in the Laboratory forvertebrate paleontology were collected and prepared by worldrenowned fossil
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Many of the earliest and most significant specimens held in the Laboratory for Vertebrate Paleontology were collected and prepared by world-renowned fossil hunter George F Sternberg. A member of a famous and respected dinosaur hunting family, George Sternberg influenced the course of paleontology in North America in the early 20th century. George Sternberg’s association with the University of Alberta reaches back to the developing years of the Vertebrate Paleontology Collection and an exciting time in paleontology in Alberta. During the 1920s and 1930s, the Alberta badlands were an expanding area of interest for dinosaur collectors. Using raft-based search parties and horse-drawn sleds, Sternberg routinely ventured into the area and collected numerous specimens for the University. Among the most significant of his discoveries were a soft-shelled turtle and a rare, well-preserved Stegoceras validum (a small, domed-headed dinosaur). Both discoveries influenced contemporary scientific understanding, were studied extensively and remain on display in the Paleontology Museum. George Sternberg’s contributions are the roots of this remarkable collection and reinforce its esteemed position within the field of paleontology. Many of the fossils he collected and prepared remain valuable research and teaching specimens, and replicas are displayed in museums and pictured in books worldwide.

46. THE ROCKY ROAD OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY
back PALAIOS Volume 15.4 August 2000. THE ROCKY ROAD OF vertebrate paleontology. Doessedimentary geology have nothing to offer vertebrate paleontology?
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/sepm/palaios/0008/fastovskyonline.html
PALAIOS Volume 15.4 August 2000
THE ROCKY ROAD OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY
I was thrilled when, in 1986, the first issue of PALAIOS rolled off the presses and found its way into my mailbox. Here, I thought, is finally the long-awaited yang to Paleobiology's yin. Paleobiology had transcended hoary specimen bays and parochial taxonomies, moving into something approximating the main stream of post-World War II science. Unfortunately, fifty years (or more) of field sedimentology (not to mention traditional taxonomic skills) were sometimes abandoned as paleobiologists rejoiced in the mantra, "My field area is the Treatise." In the mean time, was the geological side of paleontology dead, or was it just resting? Apparently (and thankfully) it was the latter, because despite a strong trend within paleobiology to eschew serious field work (one of its most famous and accomplished practitioners once told a student of mine - in front of me - that "You can learn everything you need to know about sedimentology by reading a book."), PALAIOS somehow came into being. As I say, I was thrilled. I imagined geobiologists and biogeologists (to coin yet more jargon) contrapuntally toddling off like Hope and Crosby into a rosy future. Whether or not geology has found its way back into paleontology sensu lato is arguable, but it seems to me that it has not yet completely found its way to my own field of vertebrate paleontology. There are a number of indicators of this. An informal census of the membership directory of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology suggests that about twice as many members of the Society are housed within biology departments as within geology departments. More tellingly, a perusal of the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology - the Society's scientific organ and presumably an indicator of what is of interest

47. Glossary Of Vertebrate Paleontology Terms
Glossary of vertebrate paleontology terms. acetebulum n., abbrev.ac the socket on the hip into which the head of the femur fits.
http://www.kheper.auz.com/gaia/biosphere/vertebrates/glossary.htm
Glossary of Vertebrate Paleontology terms
acetebulum n., abbrev. ac the socket on the hip into which the head of the femur fits
alveoli n. in plesiosauria the socket that the tooth sits in. In some marine reptiles it’s a groove but in most it is an actual socket.
amphicoelous adj. describes vertebrae in which the front and back of the centrum are concave. A feature of dinosaur vertebrae that were not supposed to move very much relative to one another
anteroposteriorly adj. , an anatomical term for the front part of a bone or organ in the back. For example ; The leading edge of a phalange number five is the front edge of the last finger bone in the paddle of a plesiosaur. This term is used a great deal but is far too arbitrary as it could be made to refer to anything.that is in a skeleton or on any organ. You can use it to reference what layer of skin lays in relation to another. So the last layer of epithelial cells has a leading edge to the last layer so that back edge becomes anterioposterior to the side that follows. Because of the confusion and arbitrariness the term is better off being discarded; it is only included here as a refernece for when it appears in quoted material.
anterior adj.

48. Mark D. Uhen, Vertebrate Paleontology Research
Evolution of cetaceans (Cranbrook Institute of Science).Category Science Earth Sciences Vertebrate Mammal......Mark D. Uhen's. Research in vertebrate paleontology. Dorudon atrox. Thissite contains information about me and my research on fossil vertebrates.
http://www.cdp1802.org/~muhen/
Mark D. Uhen's Research in Vertebrate Paleontology Dorudon atrox This site contains information about me and my research on fossil vertebrates. My main interests are in the evolution of cetaceans (whales and dolphins), the timing and nature of evolutionary diversification and radiation, phylogenetic analysis, and functional morphology. If any of this sounds interesting to you, please read on! If you don't know what any of it means, hopefully you will find out. BRIEF BIOGRAPHY I was born on January 30, 1968 in the small town of Burlington, Wisconsin to Marjorie A. and Roman F. Uhen. I attended school at St. Mary's grade school and high school (now Catholic Central High School). I went on to college at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh where I received a BS with a major in geology and minor in geology in 1990. I continued my education at the University of Michigan where I received a M.S. in 1993 and Ph.D. in 1996, both in geology. My graduate advisor at Michigan was Philip D. Gingerich, Director of the Museum of Paleontology. In the fall of 1996 I was hired as the Curator of Paleontology and Zoology at the Cranbrook Institute of Science in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. I also hold appointments of Adjunct Research Scientist at the

49. Vertebrate Paleontology In Utah TOC - Natural Resources Map & Bookstore
vertebrate paleontology in Utah. 31. vertebrate paleontology OF THE PAUNSAUGUNTPLATEAU, UPPER CRETACEOUS, SOUTHWESTERN UTAH 335 Jeffrey G. Eaton. 32.
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Vertebrate Paleontology in Utah
David D. Gillette, Editor
Utah Geological Survey
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Paleozoic Mesozoic Cenozoic INTRODUCTION ix
David D. Gillette ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
David D. Gillette
PALEOZOIC ERA
1. THE DEVONIAN VERTEBRATES OF UTAH 1
David K. Elliott, Randal C. Reed, and Heidemarie G. Johnson 2. LATE PALEOZOIC FISHES OF UTAH 13
Stuart S. Sumida, Gavan M. Albright, Elizabeth A. Rega 3. LATE PALEOZOIC AMPHIBIAN-GRADE TETRAPODS OF UTAH 21
Stuart S. Sumida, James B. D. Walliser, and R. Eric Lombard 4. LATE PALEOZOIC AMNIOTES AND THEIR NEAR RELATIVES FROM UTAH AND NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA, WITH COMMENTS ON THE PERMIAN-PENNSYLVANIAN BOUNDARY IN UTAH AND NORTHERN ARIZONA 31
Stuart S. Sumida, R. Eric Lombard, David S Berman, and Amy C. Henrici
MESOZOIC ERA
5. SMALL FOSSIL VERTEBRATES FROM THE CHINLE FORMATION (UPPER TRIASSIC) OF SOUTHERN UTAH 45

50. Vertebrate Paleontology
University of Michigan. vertebrate paleontology. Mammut (after Osborn). Researchstrengths in vertebrate paleontology. Page updated 12/12/02 Feedback?
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University of Michigan
Vertebrate Paleontology
Mammut
(after Osborn)
Teaching faculty: Daniel C. Fisher Philip D. Gingerich Gerald R. Smith , and Jeffrey A. Wilson
Research faculty: Catherine E. Badgley Gregg F. Gunnell , and William J. Sanders
The vertebrate paleontology collection includes approximately 80,000 cataloged specimens. These include late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic reptiles and amphibians, representing some of the earliest fully terrestrial vertebrate communities. Collections also include large early Cenozoic mammal collections from the Bighorn Basin of Wyoming used to document some of the best known cases of gradual evolutionary change over geological time. The museum holds unique specimens representing the early diversification of primates and whales, including numerous steps in the evolutionary transition of whales from terrestrial mammals with hindlimbs to aquatic animals lacking external hindlimbs. Important collections of late Cenozoic fishes demonstrate long records of diversification within major lacustrine systems. Finally, late Cenozoic mammal collections include the best record of human association with extinct Ice Age mastodons found anywhere on the continent.
Research strengths in Vertebrate Paleontology
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51. Natural History Museum: Research & Collections: Vertebrate Paleontology
R C vertebrate paleontology. STAFF Lawrence G. Barnes, Ph.D., CuratorInterests in marine mammals (213) 7633329. LMC, Luis M. Chiappe
http://www.nhm.org/research/vertebrate_paleontology/
VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY
STAFF COLLECTION Take a "Journey through Time" to view the history and evolution of animals. Click here or on the logo above to begin your adventure. T he Vertebrate Paleontology collection at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County contains one of the largest collections of fossil vertebrates in North America. Specimens in the LACM VP collections range in age from the Devonian, approximately 400 million years ago, to extinct species only a few thousand years old. P articular emphases of the collection include one of the world's largest fossil fish and shark collections, a collection of fossil marine mammals second only to the National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution, important Jurassic and Cretaceous dinosaurs and other verterbrates, especially one of the best preserved skulls of Tyrannosaurus rex yet recovered, one of the most extensive paleo-ornithology collections in the world, and significant collections of Tertiary terrestrial fossils from western North America.

52. Vertebrate Paleontology
Quaternary vertebrate paleontology is the study of fossil organisms that livedduring the last 1.8 million years, and it is an ongoing project at this Museum
http://www.academiaexchange.net/1.Science_Exchange/Nature_Expos/Collection/Paleo
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The Provincial Museum of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Quaternary Vertebrate Paleontology - is the study of fossil organisms that lived during the last 1.8 million years, and it is an ongoing project at this Museum focusing on the Alberta Province with many puzzles still in place. (For instance, it is puzzling that fossils of certain animal species are absent from Alberta such as the stag-elk and giant beaver despite their presence to the south, in the lower 48 United States, and to the north, in Beringia -those parts of Yukon Territory and Alaska that remained unglaciated during the Wisconsinan glaciation. Museums of Natural History
Copenhagen
(Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen)

53. KLUWER Academic Publishers | Vertebrate Paleontology
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Eocene Biodiversity

Unusual Occurrences and Rarely Sampled Habitats

Gregg F. Gunnell
September 2001, ISBN 0-306-46528-0, Hardbound
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Predator-Prey Interactions in the Fossil Record
January 2003, ISBN 0-306-47489-1, Hardbound Price: 115.00 EUR / 115.00 USD / 74.00 GBP Add to cart Reconstructing Behavior in the Primate Fossil Record J. Michael Plavcan, Richard F. Kay, William L. Jungers, Carel P. van Schaik November 2001, ISBN 0-306-46604-X, Hardbound Price: 149.50 EUR / 137.50 USD / 93.50 GBP Add to cart Results: Home Help section About Us Contact Us ... Search

54. KLUWER Academic Publishers | Vertebrate Paleontology
Sort listing by AZ ZA Publication Date. PredatorPrey Interactionsin the Fossil Record Patricia H. Kelley, Michal Kowalewski, Thor
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55. Courses In Vertebrate Paleontology
Courses in vertebrate paleontology at the University of Washington.
http://depts.washington.edu/vertp/VPCourses.html
Courses in Vertebrate Paleontology at the University of Washington

56. Vertebrate Paleontology Department, Institute Of Paleobiology
vertebrate paleontology DEPARTMENT. SCIENTIFIC STAFF Magdalena BORSUKBIA£YNICKA,Ph.D., D.Sc., Professor Mesozoic lizards, Triassic diapsids.
http://www.paleo.pan.pl/vertebra.htm
VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY DEPARTMENT SCIENTIFIC STAFF
  • Magdalena BORSUK-BIA£YNICKA , Ph.D., D.Sc., Professor
    Mesozoic lizards, Triassic diapsids. £ucja FOSTOWICZ-FRELIK , M.Sc.
    Lagomorphs and allies: phylogeny, morphology, and paleoecology. Zofia KIELAN-JAWOROWSKA , Ph.D., Professor
    Mesozoic mammals. Formerly: trilobites and polychaete jaw apparatuses. Halszka OSMÓLSKA , Ph.D., D.Sc., Professor.
    Dinosaurs, primitive crocodilians. Tomasz SULEJ , M.Sc.
    Triassic labyrinthodonts: phylogeny, evolution, and systematics. Mieczyslaw WOLSAN , Ph.D., D.Sc., Professor, HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT
    Carnivoran mammals: phylogeny, evolution, systematics, and biogeography
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57. Paleontological Collection Catalogs
Paleontological Collection Catalogs and related resources from the University of CaliforniaBerkely Category Science Earth Sciences Paleontology Databases Collections...... bias Biodiversity Resources and Collections, University of Texas Research andCollections vertebrate paleontology and Radiocarbon Lab Bristol University
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/collections/otherpal.html
See also our list of on-line paleontological resources for lists of useful software, upcoming events, and more.
Academy of Natural Sciences , Philadelphia
Invertebrate Paleontology Collection (gopher)
Annotated bibliography of Nevada paleobotany (ftp site)
Annotated links to internet resources, especially for paleobotanists with an Upper Triassic bias
Biodiversity Resources and Collections , University of Texas
Research and Collections
Vertebrate Paleontology and Radiocarbon Lab
Bristol University: Palaeontology
Dinosaur Database ...
Fossil Vertebrates in the Burke Museum , University of Washington
Vertebrate Fossil Catalog
GeoScience Network
Palynomorph of the Month
Gulf of St. Lawrence Microfossil Catalogue ...
Ichnology Page and Trace Fossil Database , Emory University
Illinois State Museum
Mazon Creek fossil images (includes some type specimens)
Milwaukee Public Museum , Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Paleontology Type Catalog
Invertebrate Paleontology Database (under development)
Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales , Madrid, Spain
Description of Vertebrate Paleontology Collections (in Spanish)
Paleontological and Geological Collections Databases
Paleontological Collection Database with Images
National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA

58. Paleontology IV: Vertebrate Paleontology
Paleontology IV vertebrate paleontology (GEOL 410/510). TEXTBOOK, VertebratePaleontology (2nd edition) by MJ Benton. LECTURES. JAN. 7,
http://www.uoregon.edu/~rmotani/paleoiv/
Paleontology IV: Vertebrate Paleontology
(GEOL 410/510)
CONTENTS
  • SYNOPSIS
  • OFFICE HOURS ETC.
  • LECTURES
  • LABORATORIES/TUTORIALS ...
  • GRADING
    SYNOPSIS This course outlines the evolution of vertebrates, including ourselves, as examined by fossil evidence, in conjunction with knowledge from living vertebrates. Emphasis will be placed on such topics as evolutionary convergence, physical constraints, and the time line of vertebrate evolution in the history of Earth and its environment. The course aims to provide future earth and evolutionary scientists a framework in which to understand the context of their research in relation to the evolution of our own kind (vertebrates). I strongly believe that having such a big picture holds the key to their success as independent researchers. Therefore, students from earth sciences, as well as evolutionary sciences, are encouraged to enroll.
    OFFICE HOURS ETC. INSTRUCTOR Dr. Ryosuke Motani OFFICE 320 Cascade Hall TEL EMAIL rmotani@darkwing.uoregon.edu OFFICE HOUR My office hour is 13:00-16:00 every Friday. I recommend that you make an appointment by email, telephone, or by seeing me. Those who drop by without an appointment may end up signing up for the following week, or even later, if the schedule is full. You can also ask questions by emails. I try to respond to all emails by the afternoon of the following Friday the latest. Those which received on Friday may be answered by the Friday next week.
  • 59. Rochester Institute Of Vertebrate Paleontology
    Rochester Institute of vertebrate paleontology. Rochester Institute of VertebratePaleontology 265 Carling Road Rochester, NY 14610 WHAT IS RIVP?
    http://vortex.weather.brockport.edu/~jmassare/rivp/info.htm
    Rochester Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology
    Rochester Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology
    265 Carling Road
    Rochester, NY 14610
    WHAT IS RIVP?
    Paludicola
    ). Each year the amount and scope of the research that is done at the RIVP is expanding to include more scientists in differing fields of specialization and is becoming widely respected in the scientific community. Copies of the most recent Annual Report are available upon request.
    WHAT DO VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGIST DO?
    FIELD WORK: This is the location and collection of fossils specimens. It involves extraction of fossils from rocks or sediment and their transport to a research facility. Significant data regarding the orientation and spatial relationships of the fossil specimens, the exact geographic location at which they were found, and the exact rock horizon (stratigraphic position) is carefully recorded. Without the latter two pieces of information, the scientific value of the specimens is greatly diminished. These kinds of field information provide biostratigraphy (relative age of specimens), paleoecology (reconstruction ancient environments) and taphonomy (cause of death, burial history).
    LABORATORY ANALYSIS: There are several steps to laboratory analysis. The first is preparation: the preservation, sorting, and reassembling of the fossil specimens collected from the field. Next is the study of these specimen, a close scrutiny of the material in order to deal with specific problems or series of problems. What kind of animal does the specimen represent? Is it like any other specimens that have been collected? But beyond the question of identification, vertebrate paleontologists are concerned with phylogeny (the animal's history and evolution), comparative anatomy (what is looked like, how it moved), systematics (relationships to other fossils or living animals), paleoecology (how the animal lived), etc.

    60. Vertebrate Paleontology Of The Balcones Fault Trend

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    VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY OF THE BALCONES FAULT TREND
    Ernest L. Lundelius, Jr.
    ABSTRACT Vertebrate fossils are known from numerous localities of Cretaceous and Quaternary age in the Balcones fault zone. Cretaceous vertebrate remains range in age from Neocomian to Maastrichtian and represent the following groups,Chondrichthyes, Osteichthyes, and Reptilia (Ichthysaura, Plesiosauria, Squamata, Crocodilia, Pterosauria, Saurischia and Ornithischia). Trackways of both ornithischian and saurischian dinosaurs are known from the Glen Rose Formation. Quaternary vertebrates are known from cave deposits of the Edwards Plateau and terrace deposits on the Gulf Coastal,Plain. The mammalian assemblages from these deposits provide data on the Pleistocene and Holocene environments of Central Texas. Map showing locations of dinosaur tracks in the Glen Rose Formation of Central Texas (Modified from Langston, 1974). Scale in miles. Figure 2. Map showing the locations of Quaternary localities mentioned in the text. 1) Kyle site, Hill Country; 2) Laubach Cave, Williamson County; 3) Fyllan Cave, Travis County; 4) Mac's Cave, Travis County, 5) Barton Road site, Travis County; 6) Levi Shelter, Travis County; 7) Longhorn Cavern, Burnet County; 8) Miller's Cave, Llano County; 9) Wunderlich site, Comal County; 10) Friesenhahn Cave, Bexar County; 11) Cave Without a Name, Kendall County; 12) Kincaid Shelter, Uvalde County; 13) Rattlesnake Cave, Kinney County; 14) Felton Cave, Sutton County; 15) Centipede Cave, Val Verde County; 16) Damp Cave, Val Verde County; 17) Cueva Quebrada, Val Verde County; 18) Bonfire Cave, Val Verde County. Scale in miles.

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