Essays about: "Hadrosauroidea"

Found 2 essays containing the word Hadrosauroidea.

1. 1. Morphological variation in the hadrosauroid dentary

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Fredrik Söderblom; [2017]
   Keywords : Hadrosauroidea; dentary; morphometric; heterochrony; peramorphosis; mastication; Hadrosauroidea; dentärben; morfometrisk; heterokroni; peramorfos; tugga;

   Abstract : The near global success reached by hadrosaurid dinosaurs during the Cretaceous has been attributed to their ability to masticate (chew). This behavior is more commonly recognized as a mammalian adaptation and, as a result, its occurrence in a non-mammalian lineage should be accompanied with several evolutionary modifications associated with food collection and processing. READ MORE

3. 2. Postcranial anatomy of Tanius sinensis Wiman, 1929 (Dinosauria; Hadrosauroidea)

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Niclas Borinder; [2015]
   Keywords : Tanius; Jiangjunding; postcranial; hadrosauroid; phylogeny;

   Abstract : Tanius sinensis Wiman, 1929 was one of the first hadrosauroid or “duck-billed” taxa erected from China, indeed one of the very first non-avian dinosaur taxa to be erected based on material from the country. Since the original description by Wiman in 1929, the anatomy of T. READ MORE