Critical Review 1: Eaters and Eatees (due Feb. 13):

• Buffetaut, E., D. Martill & F. Escullié. 2004. Pterosaurs as part of a spinosaur diet. Nature 430:33.
• Molnar, R.E. & H.T. Clifford. 2000. Gut contents of a small ankylosaur. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 20:194-196.
• Nesbitt, S.J., A.H. Turner, G.M. Erickson & M.A. Norell. 2006. Prey choice and cannibalistic behaviour in the theropod Coelophysis. Biology Letters XX:xxx-xxx.
• Prasad, V., C.A.E. Strömberg, H. Alimohammadian & A. Sahni. 2005. Dinosaur coprolites and the early evolution of grasses and grazers. Science 310:1177-1180.
• Rogers, R.R., D.W. Krause & K. Curry-Rogers. 2003. Cannibalism in the Madagascan dinosaur Majungatholus atopus. Nature 422:515-518.

Critical Review 2: Trace Fossil Analysis (due Feb. 27):

• Carpenter, K., F. Sanders, L.A. McWhinney & L. Wood. 2005. Evidence for predator-prey relationships: examples for Allosaurus and Stegosaurus. Pp. 325-350 in Carpenter, K. (ed.), The Carnivorous Dinosaurs. Indiana Univ. Press.
• Jennings, D.S. & S.T. Hasiotis. 2006. Taphonomic analysis of a dinosaur feeding site using geographic information systems (GIS), Morrison Formation, southern Bighorn Basin, Wyoming, USA. Palaios 21:480-492.
• Lingham-Soliar, T., T. Broderick & A. Ait Kaci Ahmed. 2003. Closely associated theropod trackways from the Jurassic of Zimbabwe. Naturwissenschaften 90:572-576.
• Marsicano, C.A., N.S. Domnavovich & A.C. Mancuso. 2006. Dinosaur origins: evidence from the footprint record. Historical Biology XX:xx-xx.
• Varricchio, D.J. & F.D. Jackson. 2004. Two eggs sunny-side up: reproductive physiology in the dinosaur Troodon formosus. Pp. 215-233 in Currie, P.J., E.B. Koppelhus, M.A. Shugar & J.L. Wright (eds.), Feathered Dragons: Studies on the Transition from Dinosaurs to Birds. Indiana Univ. Press.

Critical Analysis 3: Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics (due April 5):

• Henderson, D.M. 2006. Burly gaits: centers of mass, stability, and the trackways of sauropod dinosaurs. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26;907-921.
• Paul, G.S. & P. Christiansen. 2000. Forelimb posture in neoceratopsian dinosaurs: implications for gait and locomotion. Paleobiology 26:450-465.
• Senter, P. 2006. Comparison of forelimb function between Deinonychus and Bambiraptor (Theropoda: Dromaeosauridae). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26:897-906.
• Snively, E., D.M. Henderson & D.S. Phillips. 2006. Fused and vaulted nasals of tyrannosauroid dinosaurs: implications for cranial strength and feeding mechanics. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 51:435-454.
• Stevens, K.A. 2006. Binocular vision in theropod dinosaurs. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26:321-330.

Critical Analysis 4: Dinosaur Growth and Behavior (due April 19):

• Erickson, G.M., P.J. Currie, B.D. Inouye & A.A. Winn. 2006. Tyrannosaur life tables: an example of nonavian dinosaur population biology. Science 313:213-217.
• Erickson, G.M., K. Curry-Rogers & S.A. Yerby. 2001. Dinosaurian growth patterns and rapid avian growth rates. Nature 412:429-433.
• Horner, J.R. & M.B. Goodwin. 2006. Major cranial changes during Triceratops ontogeny. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 273:2757-2761.
• Main, R.P., A. de Ricqlès, J.R. Horner & K. Padian. 2005. The evolution and function of thyreophoran dinosaur scutes: implications for plate function in stegosaurs. Paleobiology 31:291-314.
• Sander, P.M. 2000. Longbone histology of the Tendaguru sauropods: implications for growth and biology. Paleobiology 26:466-488.

Critical Analysis 5: The Cretaceous/Paleogene Extinction and Recovery (due May 3):

• Buffetaut, E. 2004. Polar dinosaurs and the question of dinosaur extinctions: a brief review. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 214:225-231.
• Coxall, H.K., S. D'Hondt & J.C. Zachos. 2006. Pelagic evolution and environmental recovery after the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction. Geology 34:297-300.
• Robertson, D.S., M.C. McKenna, O.B. Toon, S. Hope, and J.A. Lillegraven. 2004. Survival in the first hours of the Cenozoic. GSA Bulletin 116:760-768.
• Wilf, P., K.R. Johnson & B.T. Huber. 2003. Correlated terrestrial and marine evidence for global climate changes before mass extinction at the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 100:599-604.
• Wilf, P., C. Labandeira, K.R. Johnson & B. Ellis. 2006. Decoupled plant and insect diversity after the end Cretaceous extinction. Science 313:1112-1115.

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