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Tables of Contents for Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Thematic Table of Contents
xv
4
Contributors
xix
4
A Guide to Using the Encyclopedia
xxiii
2
Foreword
xxv
2
Preface
xxvii
2
Dedication
xxix
 
A
1
40
Abelisauridae
1
1
Fernando E. Novas
African Dinosaurs
2
2
Louis L. Jacobs
Age Determination
4
2
Gregory M. Erickson
Albany Museum
6
1
Anusuya Chinsamy
Allosauroidea
6
4
Kevin Padian
John R. Hutchinson
American Dinosaurs
10
4
Peter Dodson
American Museum of Natural History
14
2
Lowell Dingus
Ankylosauria
16
4
Kenneth Carpenter
Archosauria
20
4
J. Michael Parrish
Arctometatarsalia
24
3
John R. Hutchinson
Kevin Padian
Australasian Dinosaurs
27
5
Ralph E. Molnar
Aves
32
7
Luis M. Chiappe
Avetheropoda
39
1
The Editors
Avialae
39
2
Kevin Padian
B
41
46
Barun Goyot Formation
41
1
Halszka Osmolska
Bastus Nesting Site
42
1
Jose L. Sanz
Jose J. Moratalla
Bavarian State Collection for Paleontology and Historical Geology
43
1
Philip J. Currie
Kevin Padian
Bayan Mandahu
43
1
Philip J. Currie
Bayn Dzak
43
2
Halszka Osmolska
Behavior
45
5
John R. Horner
Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research
50
1
Anusuya Chinsamy
Biogeography
51
6
Jean Le Loeuff
Biomechanics
57
2
R. McNeill Alexander
Biometrics
59
3
Ralph E. Chapman
David B. Weishampel
Biomineralization
62
3
Clive Trueman
Biostratigraphy
65
3
Spencer G. Lucas
Bipedality
68
3
Kevin Padian
Bird Origins
71
9
Kevin Padian
Luis M. Chiappe
Bone Cabin Quarry
80
1
Brent H. Breithaupt
Braincase Anatomy
81
5
Philip J. Currie
Bullatosauria
86
1
Kevin Padian
John R. Hutchinson
C
87
78
Cabo Espichel
87
1
Martin Lockley
Cameros Basin Megatracksite
87
3
Jose J. Moratalla
Jose L. Sanz
Canadian Dinosaurs
90
1
Clive Coy
Canon City
91
1
Kenneth Carpenter
Carenque
92
1
Martin Lockley
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
92
2
John S. McIntosh
Carnosauria
94
4
John R. Hutchinson
Kevin Padian
Cedar Mountain Formation
98
2
James I. Kirkland
Central Asiatic Expeditions
100
5
Mark A. Norell
Cerapoda
105
1
The Editors
Ceratopsia
106
1
Peter Dodson
Ceratosauria
106
5
Timothy Rowe
Ron Tykoski
John Hutchinson
Chemical Composition of Dinosaur Fossils
111
7
Herve Bocherens
Chinese Dinosaurs
118
7
Dong Zhiming
Chinle Formation
125
1
J. Michael Parrish
Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry
126
2
Joshua B. Smith
Cloverly Formation
128
1
W. Desmond Maxwell
Coelurosauria
129
5
John R. Hutchinson
Kevin Padian
Color
134
1
Michael J. Ryan
Anthony P. Russell
Como Bluff
135
2
Brent H. Breithaupt
Computers and Related Technology
137
6
Ralph E. Chapman
David B. Weishampel
Connecticut River Valley
143
4
Joanna Wright
Constructional Morphology
147
1
David B. Weishampel
Coprolites
147
4
Karen Chin
Craniofacial Air Sinus Systems
151
8
Lawrence M. Witmer
Cretaceous Period
159
1
Eva B. Koppelhus
Crocodylia
160
1
James M. Clark
Crystal Palace
161
4
William A. S. Sarjeant
D
165
34
Dalton Wells Quarry
165
1
Brooks B. Britt
Kenneth L. Stadtman
Deccan Basalt
166
1
Ashok Sahni
Deinonychosauria
166
1
The Editors
Denver Museum of Natural History
167
1
Kenneth Carpenter
Devil's Coulee Dinosaur Egg Site
168
1
Clive Coy
Diet
169
6
Michael J. Ryan
Matthew K. Vickaryous
Dinosauria: Definition
175
4
Kevin Padian
Dinosaur National Monument
179
1
Daniel J. Chure
Dinosauromorpha
179
5
Andrea B. Arcucci
Dinosaur Provincial Park
184
1
Clive Coy
Dinosaur Ridge
184
1
Martin Lockley
Dinosaur Society
185
1
Don Lessem
Dinosaur Valley
185
1
Martin Lockley
Dinoturbation
186
1
Martin Lockley
Distribution and Diversity
186
2
Peter Dodson
Djadokhta Formation
188
3
Tom Jerzykiewicz
Dockum Group
191
3
Philip A. Murry
Robert A. Long
Dromaeosauridae
194
2
Philip J. Currie
Dry Mesa Quarry
196
1
Brooks B. Britt
Brian D. Curtice
Dryosauridae
197
2
Michael J. Ryan
E
199
38
Edmonton Group
199
6
David A. Eberth
Egg Mountain
205
1
John R. Horner
Eggs, Eggshells, and Nests
205
4
Konstantin E. Mikhailov
Elmisauridae
209
1
Philip J. Currie
Enantiornithes
210
1
The Editors
Erenhot Dinosaur Museum
210
1
Philip J. Currie
Euornithopoda
211
1
The Editors
European Dinosaurs
212
5
Eric Buffetaut
Evolution
217
4
J. David Archibald
Extinction, Cretaceous
221
9
J. David Archibald
Extinction, Triassic
230
7
Michael J. Benton
F
237
32
Fabrosauridae
237
3
Peng Guangzhao
Fatima
240
1
Martin Lockley
Feathered Dinosaurs
241
1
Philip J. Currie
Footprints and Trackways
242
3
Martin Lockley
Forelimbs and Hands
245
9
Per Christiansen
Fruita Paleontological Area
254
2
James I. Kirkland
Fruitland Formation
256
2
Michael J. Ryan
Functional Morphology
258
11
Xiao-Chun Wu
Anthony P. Russell
G
269
24
Gastralia
269
1
Leon Claessens
Gastroliths
270
1
Philip J. Currie
Genasauria
271
1
The Editors
Genetics
271
2
J. Michael Parrish
Geologic Time
273
4
Carl C. Swisher
Ghost Ranch
277
1
Clive Coy
Glen Canyon Group
277
3
Kevin Padian
Glen Rose, Texas
280
1
Dale A. Winkler
Graduate Studies
280
2
Philip J. Currie
Growth and Embryology
282
6
David J. Varricchio
Growth Lines
288
5
Kevin Padian
H
293
66
Hadrosauridae
293
7
Catherine A. Forster
Hell Creek Flora
300
2
Kirk R. Johnson
Hell Creek Formation
302
1
Donald F. Lofgren
Herrerasauridae
303
8
Fernando E. Novas
Heterochrony
311
6
John A. Long
Kenneth J. McNamara
Heterodontosauridae
317
3
Joshua B. Smith
Hindlimbs and Feet
320
9
Per Christiansen
Histology of Bones and Teeth
329
11
Robin E. H. Reid
History of Dinosaur Discoveries: Early Discoveries
340
7
William A. S. Sarjeant
History of Dinosaur Discoveries: First Golden Period
347
3
Brent H. Breithaupt
History of Dinosaur Discoveries: Quiet Times
350
2
Eric Buffetaut
History of Dinosaur Discoveries: Research Today
352
3
Louie Psihoyos
Howe Quarry
355
1
Brent H. Breithaupt
Hypsilophodontidae
356
3
Hans-Dieter Sues
I
359
16
Iguanodontidae
359
2
Catherine A. Forster
Indian Dinosaurs
361
7
Ashok Sahni
Institute de Paleontologie, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
368
1
The Editors
Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Beijing, China
369
1
Dong Zhiming
Intelligence
370
2
Dale A. Russell
Ischigualasto Formation
372
3
Raymond R. Rogers
J
375
14
Japanese Dinosaurs
375
4
Yoichi Azuma
Yukimitsu Tomida
Judith River Wedge
379
6
David A. Eberth
Jurassic Park
385
2
Mary Schweitzer
Don Lessem
Jurassic Period
387
2
Peter Dodson
K
389
4
Keuper Formation
389
1
Hartmut Haubold
Khodja-Pil-Ata
390
1
Martin Lockley
Kirtland Formation
390
3
Michael J. Ryan
L
393
18
Lameta Formation
393
1
Ashok Sahni
Lance Formation
394
1
Brent H. Breithaupt
Land-Mammal Ages
395
3
Spencer G. Lucas
Las Hoyas
398
5
Bernardino P. Perez-Moreno
Jose L. Sanz
Legislation Protecting Dinosaur Fossils
403
2
Vincent L. Santucci
Life History
405
1
David B. Weishampel
Lommiswil
406
1
Martin Lockley
Long Necks of Sauropods
406
3
Eberhard Frey
John Martin
Lufeng
409
2
Dong Zhiming
M
411
58
Maniraptora
411
3
Kevin Padian
Maniraptoriformes
414
1
Kevin Padian
Marinocephalia
415
1
The Editors
Megalosaurus
415
2
Kevin Padian
Megatracksites
417
1
Martin Lockley
Mesozoic Era
417
2
Kevin Padian
Mesozoic Faunas
419
3
Hans-Dieter Sues
Mesozoic Floras
422
11
James F. Basinger
Mexican Dinosaurs
433
4
Rene Hernandez-Rivera
Microvertebrate Sites
437
5
Judith A. Schiebout
Middle Asian Dinosaurs
442
2
Michael J. Ryan
Migration
444
3
Gregory S. Paul
Mongolian Dinosaurs
447
4
Rinchen Barsbold
Morrison Formation
451
1
Kenneth Carpenter
Musculature
452
2
J. Michael Parrish
Musee des Dinosaures, Esperaza, Aude, France
454
2
Jean Le Loeuff
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
456
1
The Editors
Museum of Earth Science, Brigham Young University
457
2
David K. Smith
Museum of the Rockies
459
1
Mary Schweitzer
Museums and Displays
460
9
Daniel J. Chure
N
469
12
National Museum, Bloemfontein, South Africa
469
1
Anusuya Chinsamy
Natural History Museum, London
470
1
Paul G. Davis
Nemegt Formation
471
2
Halszka Osmolska
Neoceratopsia
473
6
Peter Dodson
Neotetanurae
479
1
The Editors
Newark Supergroup
479
2
Hans-Dieter Sues
O
481
30
Origin of Dinosaurs
481
6
Kevin Padian
Orlov Museum of Paleontology
487
1
Leonid P. Tatarinov
Ornamentation
488
6
Matthew K. Vickaryous
Michael J. Ryan
Ornithischia
494
4
Kevin Padian
Ornithodira
498
1
Kevin Padian
Ornithomimosauria
499
4
Halszka Osmolska
Ornithopoda
503
1
The Editors
Ornithosuchia
503
2
Kevin Padian
Oviraptorosauria
505
4
Rinchen Barsbold
Oxford Clay
509
2
Joshua B. Smith
P
511
108
Pachycephalosauria
511
2
Hans-Dieter Sues
Paleoclimatology
513
2
Hartmut Haubold
Paleoecology
515
5
Peter Dodson
Paleomagnetic Correlation
520
2
J. F. Lerbekmo
Paleoneurology
522
2
Emily A. Buchholtz
Paleontological Museum, Ulaan Baatar
524
1
Philip J. Currie
Paleontology
525
1
Paul G. Davis
Paleopathology
525
5
Darren H. Tanke
Bruce M. Rothschild
Pectoral Girdle
530
6
Kevin Padian
Pelvis, Comparative Anatomy
536
4
Diego Rasskin-Gutman
Permineralization
540
2
Clive Trueman
Petrified Forest
542
1
J. Michael Parrish
Phylogenetic System
543
3
Kevin Padian
Phylogeny of Dinosaurs
546
6
Kevin Padian
Physiology
552
5
Kevin Padian
Plants and Dinosaurs
557
2
Bruce H. Tiffney
Plate Tectonics
559
3
Ella Hoch
Polar Dinosaurs
562
11
Thomas H. Rich
Ronald A. Gangloff
William R. Hammer
Polish-Mongolian Paleontological Expeditions
573
3
Halszka Osmolska
Popular Culture, Literature
576
3
Donald F. Glut
Postcranial Axial Skeleton
579
1
Peter Makovicky
Postcranial Pneumaticity
590
4
Brooks B. Britt
Problems with the Fossil Record
594
5
Ralph E. Molnar
Prosauropoda
599
8
Paul Upchurch
Pseudofossils
607
1
Paul G. Davis
Pseudosuchia
608
3
Kevin Padian
Psittacosauridae
611
2
Paul Sereno
Pterosauria
613
4
Kevin Padian
Pterosauromorpha
617
1
Kevin Padian
Purgatoire
618
1
Martin Lockley
Q
619
4
Quadrupedality
619
4
Kevin Padian
R
623
24
Radiometric Dating
623
3
David A. Eberth
Raptors
626
1
Philip J. Currie
Reconstruction and Restoration
626
4
Sylvia J. Czerkas
Reproductive Behavior and Rates
630
7
Gregory S. Paul
Reptiles
637
6
Michael J. Benton
Rocky Hill Dinosaur Park
643
1
Joanna Wright
Royal Ontario Museum
644
2
Hans-Dieter Sues
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology
646
1
Bruce G. Naylor
S
647
66
Samcheonpo
647
1
Martin Lockley
Saurischia
647
7
Kevin Padian
Sauropoda
654
4
John S. McIntosh
Sauropodomorpha
658
3
Paul Upchurch
Sino-Canadian Dinosaur Project
661
1
Philip J. Currie
Sino-Soviet Expeditions
661
1
Philip J. Currie
Sino-Swedish Expeditions
662
1
Niall J. Mateer
Size
663
2
Edwin H. Colbert
Size and Scaling
665
3
R. McNeill Alexander
Skeletal Structures
668
1
Kevin Padian
Skin
669
6
Stephen A. Czerkas
Skull, Comparative Anatomy
675
1
The Editors
Smithsonian Institution
675
1
Michael K. Brett-Surman
Solnhofen Formation
676
1
Hartmut Haubold
South African Museum
677
1
Anusuya Chinsamy
South American Dinosaurs
678
11
Fernando E. Novas
Southeast Asian Dinosaurs
689
2
Eric Buffetaut
Soviet-Mongolian Paleontological Expeditions
691
2
Clive Coy
Speciation
693
2
J. David Archibald
Species
695
4
J. David Archibald
Spinosauridae and Baryonychidae
699
1
Angela Milner
State Museum for Natural History, Stuttgart, Germany
700
1
The Editors
Staurikosauridae
701
1
Kevin Padian
Stegosauria
701
3
Peter M. Galton
Systematics
704
9
Xiao-Chun Wu
Anthony P. Russell
T
713
56
Taphonomy
713
4
Anthony R. Fiorillo
Teeth and Jaws
717
8
P. Martin Sander
Tendaguru
725
2
Gerhard Maier
Tetanurae
727
1
John R. Hutchinson
Kevin Padian
Thecodontia
728
1
Kevin Padian
Therizinosauria
729
2
Dale A. Russell
Theropoda
731
6
Philip J. Currie
Thyreophora
737
1
Kenneth Carpenter
Tooth Marks
738
1
Aase R. Jacobsen
Tooth Replacement Patterns
739
1
Gregory M. Erickson
Tooth Serrations in Carnivorous Dinosaurs
740
3
William L. Abler
Tooth Wear
743
2
Anthony R. Fiorillo
David B. Weishampel
Trace Fossils
745
2
Kevin Padian
Triassic Period
747
2
J. Michael Parrish
Troodontidae
749
6
David J. Varricchio
Trophic Groups
755
3
James O. Farlow
Trossingen
758
2
David B. Weishampel
Two Medicine Formation
760
6
Raymond R. Rogers
Tyrannosauridae
766
3
Kenneth Carpenter
U
769
4
Ukhaa Tolgod
769
1
Mark A. Norell
University of California Museum of Paleontology
770
3
The Editors
V
773
10
Variation
773
7
Scott D. Sampson
Michael J. Ryan
Vertebrata
780
1
Michael J. Benton
Vertebrate Paleontology
781
1
Paul G. Davis
Von Ebner Incremental Growth Lines
781
2
Gregory M. Erickson
W
783
4
Wealden Group
783
3
David B. Norman
Willow Creek Anticline
786
1
John R. Horner
Y
787
3
Yale Peabody Museum
787
3
Mary Ann Turner
Z
790
5
Zigong Museum
790
5
Dong Zhiming
Resources
795
34
Index
829