Cetacean paleobiology

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Autor principal: Marx, Felix G.
Otros Autores: Lambert, Olivier, Uhen, Mark D.
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: The Atrium : Wiley Blackwell, 2016
Edición:1st ed.
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505 |a 1. Cetaceans, Past and Preent. 1.1 Introductión and scope of the book. 1.2 What is a Whale?. 1.3 Diversity, distributión, and ecology of modern cetaceans. 1.4 How to study extinct cetaceans. 1.4.1 Comparative and functional anatomy. 1.4.2 Evolutionary relationships. 1.4.3 Habitat and feedng preferences. 1.4.4 Macroevolutionary dynamics. 1.4.5 Other methodologies. 1.5 Suggested readings References.- 
505 |a 2. Cetacean Fossil Record. 2.1 A hstory of exploration. 2.2 Strengths and weaknesses of the cetacean fossil record. 2.2.1 Preservation potential. 2.2.2 Biases affcting fossil recovery. 2.2.3 Outlook. 2.3 Major fossil localities. 2.3.1 Tethys. 2.3.2 North Atlantic. 2.3.3 South Atlantic. 2.3.4 North Pacific. 2.3.5 South Pacific. 2.3.6 Dredge sites: south Africa and Iberia. 2.4 Suggeste Readings.- 
505 |a 3. Morphology. 3.1 Overview - 3.2 The skull. 3.2.1 Rostrum and central. 3.2.2 Forehead, skull vertex, and posterior cranium. 3.2.3 Temporal fossa and basicranium. 3.2.4 Periotic. 3.2.5 Tympanic bulla. 3..6 Auditory ossicles. 3.2.7 Dentition. 3.2.8 Mandible. 3.2.9 Hyoid apparatus -- 3.3 The postcranial skeleton. 3.3.1 Vertebral column and rib cage. 3.3.2 Forelimb. 3.3.3 Him limb - 3.4 Osteological correlates of soft tissue anatomy. 3.4.1 Musculature. 3.4.2 Baleen. 3.4.3 Air sinus system, air sacs and fat pads. 3.4.4 Braian anatomy and cranial nerves. 3.4.5 Sensory organs. 3.4.6 Flukes - 3.5 Suggested reading.- 
505 |a 4. Phylogeny and taxonomy. 4.1 Cetacean origins - 4.2 The earliest whales: archaeocetes. 4.2.1 Pakicetids, ambulocetids, and remingtonocetids. 4.2.2 Protocetidae and basal Pelagiceti- 4.3 Filter-feeding whales: Mysticeti. 4.3.1 Toothe mysticetes. 4.3.2 Toothe mysticetes. 4.4 Echolocating whales: odontoceti. 4.4.1 Stem odontocetes. 4.4.2 Potential crown odontocetes. 4.4.3 Basal crown odontocetes. 4.4.4 Delohinida. 4.4.5 Crow Delphinoidea - 4.5 Consensus, conflcts and possible solutions. 4.5.2 Divergence dates - 4.6 Suggested readings.-  
505 |a 5. Major steps in the evolution of Cetaceans. 5.1 From land to sea: the last steps. 5.1.1 Initial forays into the water. 5.1.2 Tansition to marine environments. 5.1.2 Divorce from land - 5.2 Key innovations: baleen and echolocation. 5.2.1 Baleen. 5.2.2 Echolocation -5.3 Invasion of freshwater habitats - 5.4 Key fossils - 5.5 Suggested readings.- 
505 |a 6. Fossil evidence of cetacean biology. 6.1 Feeding strategies. 6.1.1 Archaeocetes. 6.1.2 Mysticeti. 6.1.3 Odontoceti - 6.2 Cetaceans as a sorces of good. 6.2.1 Active predation. 6.2.2 Whale falls - 6.3 Reproduction. -6.4 Migration - 6.5 Sexual dimorphism - 6.6 Diving - 6.7 Ontogenetic age - 6.8 Suggested readings.-  
505 |a 7. Macroevolutionary patterns. 7.1 Patterns in cetacean diversty: radiations and extinction. 7.1.1 Paleogene. 7.1.2 Neogene - 7.2 Major turnover events. 7.2.1 Archaeocetes to neocetes. 7.2.2 Decline of toothed mysticetes. 7.2.3 Delphinoids and platanistoids-ships passing in the night?. 7.2.4 Establishment of the moderm fauna - 7.3 Disparity and evolutionary rates -7.4 Body size- 7.5 Brain size. 7.5.1 Archaeocetes to neocetes. 7.2.2 Decline of toothed mysticetes. 7.2.3 Delphinoids and platanistoids- ships passing in the night?. 7.2.4 Establishment of the modern fauna - 7.3 Disparity and evolutionary rates. - 7.4 Body size- 7.5 Brain size. 7.5.1 Trends. 7.5.2 Potential causes - 7.6 Paleobiogeography. 7.6.1 Initial dispersal from land. 7.6.2 Neoceti - 7.7 Convergent evolution - 7.8 Suggested readings.- 
505 |a 8. Paleontological insights into evolution and development - 8.1 Limb morphology and development. 8.1.1 Forelimb. 8.1.2 Hind limb - 8.2 Regionalization of the vertebral column. 8.3.1 Archaeocetes. 8.3.2 Neoceti - 8.4 Heterochrony: aged youngsters, juvenile adults. 8.5 Suggested readings.- 
505 |a 9. Lining cetaceans in an evolutionary context. 9.1 A modern view of cetacean evolution. 9.2 Cetacea-quo vadis?.- 
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