Tyrannosaurid paleobiology [electronic resource] / edited by J. Michael Parrish, Ralph E. Molnar, Philip J. Currie, and Eva B. Koppelhus.

Includes index.

"This volume had its genesis in a conference held in Rockford, Illinois, on September 16-18, 2005, titled 'The Origin, Systematics, and Paleobiology of Tyrannosauridae,' and jointly sponsored by the Burpee Museum of Natural History and Northern Illinois University"--Introduction.

Phylogenetic revision of Chingkankousaurus fragilis, a forgotten tyrannosauroid from the late Cretaceous of China / Stephen L. Brusatte, David W.E. Hone, and Xu Xing -- The case for Nanotyrannus / Peter Larson -- Preliminary analysis of a sub-adult tyrannosaurid skeleton from the Judith River Formation of Petroleum County, Montana / Walter W. Stein and Michael Triebold -- Internal structure of tooth serrations / William L. Abler -- Feet of the fierce (and not so fierce) : pedal proportions in large theropods, other non-avian dinosaurs, and large ground birds / James O. Farlow, Thomas R. Holtz Jr., Trevor H. Worthy, and Ralph E. Chapman -- Relative size of brain and cerebrum in tyrannosaurid dinosaurs : an analysis using brain-endocast quantitative relationships in extant alligators / Grant R. Hurlburt, Ryan C. Ridgley, and Lawrence M. Witmer -- Jane, in the flesh : the state of life-reconstruction in paleoart / Tyler Keillor -- A comparative analysis of reconstructed jaw musculature and mechanics of some large theropods / Ralph E. Molnar -- Tyrannosaurid craniocervical mobility : a preliminary qualitative assessment / Tanya Samman -- Clawing their way to the top : tyrannosaurid pathology and lifestyle / Bruce M. Rothschild -- Brodie abscess involving a tyrannosaur phalanx : imaging and implications / Christopher P. Vittore, MD, and Michael D. Henderson -- Using pollen, leaves, and paleomagnetism to date a juvenile tyrannosaurid in Upper Cretaceous rock / William F. Harrison, Douglas J. Nichols, Michael D. Henderson, and Reed P. Scherer -- The biomechanics of a plausible hunting strategy for Tyrannosaurus rex / David A. Krauss and John M. Robinson -- A closer look at the hypothesis of scavenging vs. predation by Tyrannosaurus rex / Kenneth Carpenter -- New evidence of predation by a large tyrannosaurid / Nate L. Murphy, Kenneth Carpenter, and David Trexler.

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