Ruling Reptiles: Crocodylian Biology and Archosaur Paleobiology

Modern  crocodylians—crocodiles, alligators, caiman (Central and South  America), and gharials (India)—have evolved over 250 million years from a  fully terrestrial, bipedal ancestor. Along with birds, crocodylians are  the only living members of Archosauria, the group including nonavian  dinosaurs. 

Ruling Reptiles features contributions on a  broad range of topics surrounding crocodylian evolution and biology  including osteology, osteohistology, developmental biology, myology,  odontology, functional morphology, allometry, body size estimation,  taphonomy, parasitology, ecology, thermophysiology, and ichnology. It  demonstrates how the wide variety of these studies can also provide  crucial insights into dinosaurian biology and evolution.

Featuring the latest findings and interpretations, Ruling Reptiles: Crocodylian Biology and Archosaur Paleobiology is an essential resource for zoologists, biologists, and paleontologists.