Anatomy, phylogeny and palaeobiology of early archosaurs and their kin / [edited by] S. J. Nesbitt, J. B. Desojo and R. B. Irmis

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Anatomy, phylogeny and palaeobiology of early archosaurs and their kin / S.J. Nesbitt, J.B. Deojo and R.B. Irmis -- 'Proterosuchia': the origin and early history of archosauriformes / M.D. Ezcurra, R.J. Butler and D. J. Gower -- Euparkeriidae / R.B. Sookias and R.J. Butler -- Doswelliidae: a clade of unusual armoured archosauriforms from the Middle and Late Triassic / H.-D. Sues, J.B. Sesojo and M.D. Ezcurba -- Proterochampsia: an endemic archosauriform clade from South America / M.J. Trotteyn, A.B. Arcucci and T. Raugust -- Phytosauria / M.R. Stocker and R. J. Butler -- Triassic pterosaurs / F.M.D. Vecchia -- Non-dinosaurian Dinosauromorphia / M.C. Langer, S.J. Nesbitt, J.S. Bittencourt and R.B. Irmis -- Ornithosuchidae: a group of Triassic archosaurs with a unique ankle joint / M.B. Von Baczko and M .D. Ezcurra -- Aetosauria: a clade of armoured pseudosuchians from the Upper Triassic continental beds / J.B. Desojo, A.B. Heckert, J.W. Martz, W.G. Parker, R.R. Schoch, B.J. Small and T. Sulej -- Rauisuchia / S.J. Nesbitt, S.L. Brusatte, J.B. Desojo, A. Liparini, M.A.G. De Franc̦a, J.C. Weinbaum and D.J. Gower -- Early crocodylomorpha / R.B. Irmis, S.J. Nesbitt and H.-D. Sues -- The first occurrence of Chanaresuchus bonapartei Romer 1971 (Archosaurifomres, Proterochampsia) of the Middle Triassic of Brazil from the Santacruzodon Assemblage Zone, Santa Maria Formation (Paraná Basin) / T. Raugust, M. Lacerda and C.L. Schultz -- Prorotodactylus and Rotodactylus tracks: an ichnological record of dinosauromorphs from the Early-Middle Triassic of Poland / G. Niedźwiedzki, S.L. Brusatte and R.J. Butler -- The Late Triassic dinosauromorph Sacisaurus agudoensis (Caturrita Formation: Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil): anatomy and affinities / M.C. Langer and J. Ferigolo -- A new aetosaur from the Upper Triassic Chinle Formation of the Eagle Basin, Colorado, USA / B.J. Small and J.W. Martz -- Growth curve of Aetosauroides scaglial Casamiquela 1960 (Pseudosuchia: Aetosauria) inferred from osteoderm histology / J.R.A. Taborda, I.A. Cerda and J.B. Desojo -- The braincase of Prestosuchus chiniquensis (Archosauria: Suchia) / B.M. Mastrantonio, C.L. Schultz, J.B. Desojo and J.B. Garcia -- A reconstruction of the thigh musculature of the extinct psudosuchian Prestosuchus chiniquensis from the Dinodontosaurus Assemblage Zone (Middle Triassic Epoch), Santa Narua 1 Sequence, southern Brazil / A Liparini and C.L. Schultz -- The skull anatomy of Decuriasuchus quartacolonia (Pseudosuchia: Suchia: Loricata) from the middle Triassic of Brazil / M.A.G. De Franc̦a, M.C. Langer and J. Ferigolo -- Cranial remains of Poposaurus gracilis (Pseudosuchia: Poposauroidea) from the Upper Triassic, the distribution of the taxon, and its implications for poposauroid evolution / W.G. Parker and S.J. Nesbitt -- Postcranial skeleton of Postosuchus kirkpatricki (Archosauria: Paracrocodylomorpha), from the Upper Triassic of the United States / J.C. Weinbaum -- Morphology and diversity of the mandibular symphysis of archosauriformes / C.M. Holliday and S.J. Nesbitt -- Body size evolution during the Triassic archosauriform radiation / A.H. Turner and S.J. Nesbitt.

Archosaurs, an important reptile group that includes today's crocodiles and birds, arose during the Triassic in the aftermath of the greatest mass extinction of all time. In the last 20 years, our understanding of the early evolution of the group has improved substantially with the discovery of new fossils and species of early archosaurs and their closest relatives, a better understanding of the relationships of these animals, and new insights into their palaeobiology. In order to synthesize these new data, researchers of early archosaurs from around the world met at the first symposium of early archosaur evolution at the IV Congreso Latinoamericano de Paleontología de Vertebrados (September 2011) in San Juan, Argentina. This symposium facilitated collaboration and strove to paint a better understanding of these extraordinary animals. The resultant body of work is a state-of-the-art examination of early archosaur groups and their close relatives including historical, anatomical, biogeographical, evolutionary and palaeobiological data. This contribution furthers our knowledge of the anatomy, relationships, and palaeobiology of species-level taxa as well as more global patterns of archosaur evolution during the Triassic --