Special Papers in Palaeontology, Evolution and Palaeobiology of Early Sauropodomorph Dinosaurs (Number 77)Paperback - Number 77, 14 May 2007

Special Papers in Palaeontology, published by The Palaeontological Association, is a series of substantial separate works conforming to the style of the Palaeontology journal. Two issues are published each year and feature high standard illustrations.

• An analysis of Sauropoda which includes many of the most familiar dinosaurs, such as Apatosaurus (formerly 'Brontosaurus'), Diplodocus and Brachiosaurus (the latter finding fame in the Jurassic Park movies)
• Advances our knowledge of sauropod phylogeny, biomechanics, physiology and ecology and offers insights into the limits of life at large body size
• An active and constructive debate in dinosaur studies that will serve as a benchmark for future work on prosauropods and basal sauropods
• Includes 107 text-figures and 24 tables