Evolution of herbivory in terrestrial vertebrates : perspectives from the fossil record / edited by Hans-Dieter Sues.

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Herbivory in terrestrial vertebrates.- an introduction / Hans-Dieter Sues -- Herbivory in Late Paleozoic and Triassic terrestrial vertebrates / Robert R. Riesz, Hans-Dieter Sues -- Prosauropod dinosaurs and iguanas: speculations on the diets of extinct reptiles / Paul M. Barrett -- The evolution of sauropod feeding mechanisms / Paul Upchurch, Paul M. Barrett -- Plant-eaters and ghost lineages: dinosaurian herbivory revisited / David B. Weishampel, Coralia-Maria Jianu -- Dental constraints in the early evolution of mammalian herbivory / John M. Rensberger -- Patterns in the evolution of herbivory in large terrestrial mammals: the Paleogene of North America / Christine M. Janis -- Origin and evolution of the grazing guild in Cenozoic new world terrestrial mammals / Bruce J. MacFadden.

Although herbivory probably first appeared over 300 million years ago, it only became established as a common feeding strategy during Late Permian times. Subsequently, herbivory evolved in numerous lineages of terrestrial vertebrates, and the acquisition of this mode of feeding was frequently associated with considerable evolutionary diversification in those lineages. This book, originally published in 2000, represented the first comprehensive overview of the evolution of herbivory in land-dwelling amniote tetrapods in recent years. In Evolution of Herbivory in Terrestrial Vertebrates leading experts review the structural adaptations for, and the evolutionary history of, feeding on plants in the major groups of land-dwelling vertebrates, especially dinosaurs and ungulate mammals. As such it will be the definitive reference source on this topic for evolutionary biologists and vertebrate paleontologists alike.