Boyer diss 2009 1046..
Boyer diss 2009 1046.. Boyer diss 2009 1046..
Dedication: This dissertation is dedicated to my family, especially my father, Martin Boyer; my mother, Lyle (Hillman) Lad; and my grandparents - Thomas and Theresa Boyer, and William and June Hillman. These people have always been my primary role models and sources of inspiration. They have always loved, encouraged, and supported me.
Table of Contents List of Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix List of Tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiv Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxvii Chapter 1: Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Overview of dissertation chapters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Organization of dissertation chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Figures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Chapter 2: A reevaluation of cranial structure in Plesiadapidae (“Plesiadapiformes,” Mammalia) based on new skull material. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Anatomical terminology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Institutional abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Generic abbreviations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 History of study of plesiadapid cranial material. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Materials and Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Material examined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Methods of examination and documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Quantitative assessment of morphological differences among plesiadapids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Identification of plesiadapid tympanic cavity osteology and reconstruction of its soft anatomy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Systematic paleontology of Pronothodectes gaoi UALVP 46685, 46687, 49105 (Results) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Referred specimens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 vi
- Page 1 and 2: NEW CRANIAL AND POSTCRANIAL REMAINS
- Page 3 and 4: Stony Brook University The Graduate
- Page 5: postcranial anatomy more accurately
- Page 9 and 10: Zygomatic. . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Page 11 and 12: Zygomatic. . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Page 13 and 14: Humerus . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Page 15 and 16: Description . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Page 17 and 18: Description . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Page 19 and 20: Craniodental material of Plesiadapi
- Page 21 and 22: Figure 2.25. MNHN CR 965 Plesiadapi
- Page 23 and 24: Figure 4.24. UM 87990 Plesiadapis c
- Page 25 and 26: Table List Chapter 2 Table 2.1. Num
- Page 27 and 28: Table 4.30. Caudal vertebrae measur
- Page 29 and 30: CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Plesiadapif
- Page 31 and 32: primates, sharing many dental featu
- Page 33 and 34: were acquired. Specifically, the
- Page 35 and 36: of the plesiadapiform skeleton. Ext
- Page 37 and 38: Gervais, M.P., 1877. Enumération d
- Page 39 and 40: Szalay, F.S., 1972. Cranial morphol
- Page 41 and 42: CHAPTER 2: A REEVALUATION OF CRANIA
- Page 43 and 44: Information on the cranium of basal
- Page 45 and 46: petrosal bulla predicts that a sutu
- Page 47 and 48: History of descriptive study of ple
- Page 49 and 50: Gingerich (1971) rebutted Szalay (1
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- Page 53 and 54: portion of the bulla medial to the
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Dedication:<br />
This <strong>diss</strong>ertation is dedicated to my family, especially my father, Martin <strong>Boyer</strong>;<br />
my mother, Lyle (Hillman) Lad; and my grandparents - Thomas and Theresa <strong>Boyer</strong>, and<br />
William and June Hillman. These people have always been my primary role models and<br />
sources of inspiration. They have always loved, encouraged, and supported me.
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