Vertebrate Ichnology: Introduction, History, Methodology and Devonian-Neogene Tetrapod Tracks is a complete review and analysis of vertebrate trace fossils, including how vertebrate trace fossils inform our understanding of major evolutionary events. It covers all aspects of the vertebrate trace fossil record including tetrapod footprints, fish traces and other trails, burrows, nests and more. Each record is reviewed by prominent experts with extensive illustrations and can be used as a tool to solve problems of vertebrate biochronology and biogeography. Megabiases in the record are identified, and trace fossils applied to analysis and the understanding of major events in the evolutionary history of vertebrates.
This is a useful daily reference for paleontologists and geologists; and teaching professors or other researchers working in trace fossils and related fields, including university and graduate students.
1. 1: Introduction - p. 87 2. 2: History of study - p. 88 3. 3: Material and methods - p. 91 4. 4: Systematic ichnology - p. 93 5. 5: Ichnotaphonomy and ichnotaxonomy (Fig. 4.8) - p. 146 6. 6: Potential trackmakers (Fig. 4.9) - p. 149 7. 7: Posture and locomotion (Fig. 4.10) - p. 150 8. 8: Substrate and locomotion (Fig. 4.11) - p. 153 9. 9: Associated traces (Fig. 4.12) - p. 153 10. 10: Track paleoecology (Fig. 4.13) - p. 156 11. 11: Track biostratigraphy (Fig. 4.14) - p. 158 12. 12: Track paleobiogeography (Fig. 4.15) - p. 160 13. 13: Evolutionary events (Fig. 4.15) - p. 161 14. 14: Conclusions and perspectives - p. 162 15. Chapter 5 Triassic tetrapod footprints - p. 179 16. 1: Introduction - p. 179 17. 2: History of research - p. 184 18. 3: Footprint preservation - p. 188 19. 4: Ichnotaxa - p. 189 20. 5: Biostratigraphy and paleobiogeography - p. 241 21. 6: Ichnofacies and ichnocoenoses - p. 242 22. 7: Triassic tetrapod evolution based on the footprint record - p. 244 23. 8: Conclusions - p. 248 24. Chapter 6 Jurassic vertebrate tracks and traces - p. 265 25. 1: Introduction - p. 265 26. 2: Regional summaries - p. 266 27. 3: Systematic ichnology - p. 270 28. 4: Discussion - p. 444 29. Chapter 7 Cretaceous vertebrate tracks - p. 479 30. 1: Introduction - p. 479 31. 2: History of study - p. 480 32. 3: Ichnotaxonomy - p. 486 33. 3.1: Sauropods, saurischia - p. 488 34. 3.2: Non-avian theropods, saurischia - p. 508 35. 3.3: Avian theropods, saurischia - p. 579 36. 3.4: Ornithischia - p. 611 37. 3.5: Pterosauria - p. 645 38. 3.6: Choristodera and other aquatic reptiles - p. 654 39. 3.7: Terrestrial lizards - p. 660 40. 3.8: Crocodiles (Crocodylomorpha) - p. 664 41. 3.9: Turtles - p. 673 42. 3.10: Mammal - p. 679 43. 3.11: Amphibia - p. 687 44. 4: Ichnotaphonomy and ichnotaxonomy - p. 694 45. 5: Posture, locomotion and behavior - p. 698 46. 6: Track paleoecology - p. 703 47. 7: Track biostratigraphy and biochronology - p. 704 48. 8: Track paleobiogeography - p. 706 49. 9: Evolutionary events - p. 708 50. 10: Conclusions and perspectives - p. 710 51. Chapter 8 Ichnotaxonomy of Paleogene and Neogene tetrapod tracks - p. 749 52. 1: Introduction - p. 749 53. 2: Tetrapods - p. 750 54. 3: Paleogene/Neogene vertebrate track preservation - p. 751 55. 4: Ichnotaxonomy - p. 753 56. 4.1: Amphibia - p. 753 57. 4.2: Reptilia - p. 756 58. 4.3: AVES - p. 766 59. 4.4: Mammalia - p. 800 60. 5: Final considerations/thoughts - p. 866 61. Index - p. 893 62. Index - Continued - p. 905
Vertebrate Ichnology: Introduction, History, Methodology and Devonian-Neogene Tetrapod Tracks is a complete review and analysis of vertebrate trace fossils, including how vertebrate trace fossils inform our understanding of major evolutionary events. It covers all aspects of the vertebrate trace fossil record including tetrapod footprints, fish traces and other trails, burrows, nests and more. Each record is reviewed by prominent experts with extensive illustrations and can be used as a tool to solve problems of vertebrate biochronology and biogeography. Megabiases in the record are identified, and trace fossils applied to analysis and the understanding of major events in the evolutionary history of vertebrates.
This is a useful daily reference for paleontologists and geologists; and teaching professors or other researchers working in trace fossils and related fields, including university and graduate students.
1. 1: Introduction - p. 87 2. 2: History of study - p. 88 3. 3: Material and methods - p. 91 4. 4: Systematic ichnology - p. 93 5. 5: Ichnotaphonomy and ichnotaxonomy (Fig. 4.8) - p. 146 6. 6: Potential trackmakers (Fig. 4.9) - p. 149 7. 7: Posture and locomotion (Fig. 4.10) - p. 150 8. 8: Substrate and locomotion (Fig. 4.11) - p. 153 9. 9: Associated traces (Fig. 4.12) - p. 153 10. 10: Track paleoecology (Fig. 4.13) - p. 156 11. 11: Track biostratigraphy (Fig. 4.14) - p. 158 12. 12: Track paleobiogeography (Fig. 4.15) - p. 160 13. 13: Evolutionary events (Fig. 4.15) - p. 161 14. 14: Conclusions and perspectives - p. 162 15. Chapter 5 Triassic tetrapod footprints - p. 179 16. 1: Introduction - p. 179 17. 2: History of research - p. 184 18. 3: Footprint preservation - p. 188 19. 4: Ichnotaxa - p. 189 20. 5: Biostratigraphy and paleobiogeography - p. 241 21. 6: Ichnofacies and ichnocoenoses - p. 242 22. 7: Triassic tetrapod evolution based on the footprint record - p. 244 23. 8: Conclusions - p. 248 24. Chapter 6 Jurassic vertebrate tracks and traces - p. 265 25. 1: Introduction - p. 265 26. 2: Regional summaries - p. 266 27. 3: Systematic ichnology - p. 270 28. 4: Discussion - p. 444 29. Chapter 7 Cretaceous vertebrate tracks - p. 479 30. 1: Introduction - p. 479 31. 2: History of study - p. 480 32. 3: Ichnotaxonomy - p. 486 33. 3.1: Sauropods, saurischia - p. 488 34. 3.2: Non-avian theropods, saurischia - p. 508 35. 3.3: Avian theropods, saurischia - p. 579 36. 3.4: Ornithischia - p. 611 37. 3.5: Pterosauria - p. 645 38. 3.6: Choristodera and other aquatic reptiles - p. 654 39. 3.7: Terrestrial lizards - p. 660 40. 3.8: Crocodiles (Crocodylomorpha) - p. 664 41. 3.9: Turtles - p. 673 42. 3.10: Mammal - p. 679 43. 3.11: Amphibia - p. 687 44. 4: Ichnotaphonomy and ichnotaxonomy - p. 694 45. 5: Posture, locomotion and behavior - p. 698 46. 6: Track paleoecology - p. 703 47. 7: Track biostratigraphy and biochronology - p. 704 48. 8: Track paleobiogeography - p. 706 49. 9: Evolutionary events - p. 708 50. 10: Conclusions and perspectives - p. 710 51. Chapter 8 Ichnotaxonomy of Paleogene and Neogene tetrapod tracks - p. 749 52. 1: Introduction - p. 749 53. 2: Tetrapods - p. 750 54. 3: Paleogene/Neogene vertebrate track preservation - p. 751 55. 4: Ichnotaxonomy - p. 753 56. 4.1: Amphibia - p. 753 57. 4.2: Reptilia - p. 756 58. 4.3: AVES - p. 766 59. 4.4: Mammalia - p. 800 60. 5: Final considerations/thoughts - p. 866 61. Index - p. 893 62. Index - Continued - p. 905
