Paleoneurology of Amniotes
Paleoneurology of Amniotes: New Directions in the Study of Fossil Endocasts
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031139828 | 849 Pages | PDF (True) | 51 MB
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031139828 | 849 Pages | PDF (True) | 51 MB
This book presents a detailed examination of the current state of knowledge in the field of paleoneurology in the main amniote groups (reptiles, birds and mammals), and advances resulting from new non-invasive technologies. The study of fossil endocasts is an area of considerable current interest, and has long been central to our understanding of the evolution of the brain, development of senses and behavioral adaptations in diverse vertebrate groups and across vertebrates as a whole. Recent advances in non-invasive imaging have significantly increased the number of fossil taxa for which brain morphology is known, and it may now be possible to quantitatively analyze the relative size of brain regions.