Ruling Reptiles: Crocodylian Biology and Archosaur Paleobiology (Life of the Past)

By: James O. Farlow and Matthew F. Bonnan and Ray Wilhite and Christine Böhmer and Stephanie K. Drumheller and Roger S. Seymour and Hendrik Klein and Holly N. Woodward and Ricardo Araújo and Vincent Fernandez and Peter S. Johnston and Christopher R. Langel and Sarah W. Keenan and Marisa Tellez and Patrick V. Wheatley and Ryan J. Haupt and Alexander K. Hastings and Domenic C. D'Amore and Jackson K. Njau and Lucy Gomes de Souza and Rodrigo Vargas Pêgas and Mauro Bruno da Silva Lacerda and Kirstin S. Brink and Aaron R. LeBlanc and Thomas M. Cullen and Alida M. Bailleul and Mary H. Schweitzer and Julia Audije-Gil and Fernando Barroso-Barcenilla and Oscar Cambra-Moo and Haley D. O'Brien and Peter Brice and Gordon Grigg and Cory J. Kumagai

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Synopsis: Modern crocodylians—crocodiles, alligators, caiman (Central and South America), and gharials (India)—have evolved over 250 million years from a fully terrestrial, bipedal ancestor. Along with birds, crocodylians are the only living members of Archosauria, the group including nonavian dinosaurs. Ruling Reptiles features contributions on a broad range of topics surrounding crocodylian evolution and biology including osteology, osteohistology, developmental biology, myology, odontology, functional morphology, allometry, body size estimation, taphonomy, parasitology, ecology, thermophysiology, and ichnology. It demonstrates how the wide variety of these studies can also provide crucial insights into dinosaurian biology and evolution.Featuring the latest findings and interpretations, Ruling Reptiles: Crocodylian Biology and Archosaur Paleobiology is an essential resource for zoologists, biologists, and paleontologists.