Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 17, Issue 2 (1997)

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Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 17, Issue 2 (1997)

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New placoderm fishes from the Late Devonian of South Africa
J. A. Long, M. E. Anderson, R. Gess & N. Hiller
Pages: 253-268
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
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Dentition of the Late Cretaceous lamniform shark, Cretoxyrhina mantelli from the Niobrara Chalk of Kansas
Kenshu Shimada
Pages: 269-279
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
AbstractforDentition of the Late Cretaceous lamniform shark, Cretoxyrhina mantelli from the Niobrara Chalk of Kansas | References | PDF (8 MB)
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A crocodyliform from the Early Cretaceous Dinosaur Beds, northern Malawi
Elizabeth M. Gomani
Pages: 280-294
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
AbstractforA crocodyliform from the Early Cretaceous Dinosaur Beds, northern Malawi | References | PDF (11.9 MB)
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Limb osteology and ossification patterns in Cryptoclidus (Reptilia: Plesiosauroidea) with a review of sauropterygian limbs
Michael W. Caldwell
Pages: 295-307
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
AbstractforLimb osteology and ossification patterns in Cryptoclidus (Reptilia: Plesiosauroidea) with a review of sauropterygian limbs | References | PDF (10.2 MB)
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Bipedalism, flight, and the evolution of theropod locomotor diversity
Stephen M. Gatesy & Kevin M. Middleton
Pages: 308-329
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
AbstractforBipedalism, flight, and the evolution of theropod locomotor diversity | References | PDF (3.4 MB)
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A new species of Tenontosaurus (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) from the Early Cretaceous of Texas
Dale A. Winkler, Phillip A. Murry & Louis L. Jacobs
Pages: 330-348
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
AbstractforA new species of Tenontosaurus (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) from the Early Cretaceous of Texas | References | PDF (3.4 MB)
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Preservation of biomolecules in cancellous bone of Tyrannosaurus rex
Mary Higby Schweitzer, Craig Johnson, Thomas G. Zocco, John R. Horner & Jean R. Starkey
Pages: 349-359
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
AbstractforPreservation of biomolecules in cancellous bone of Tyrannosaurus rex | References | PDF (8 MB)
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New eggshell of ratite morphotype with predation marks from the Eocene of Colorado
Karl F. Hirsch, Allen J. Kihm & Darla K. Zelenitsky
Pages: 360-369
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
AbstractforNew eggshell of ratite morphotype with predation marks from the Eocene of Colorado | References | PDF (7.3 MB)
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Relationships of Barbourofelis piveteaui (Ozansoy, 1965), a late Miocene nimravid (Carnivora, Mammalia) from central Turkey
Denis Geraads & Erksin Güleç
Pages: 370-375
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
AbstractforRelationships of Barbourofelis piveteaui (Ozansoy, 1965), a late Miocene nimravid (Carnivora, Mammalia) from central Turkey | References | PDF (4.3 MB)
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A new arvicoline species (Rodentia: Crocetidae) from the Pliocene Panaca Formation, southeast Nevada
Yun Mou
Pages: 376-383
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
AbstractforA new arvicoline species (Rodentia: Crocetidae) from the Pliocene Panaca Formation, southeast Nevada | References | PDF (6.6 MB)
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A new genus of rhinocerotoid from the Eocene of Utah and the status of North American “Forstercooperia”
Luke T. Holbrook & Spencer G. Lucas
Pages: 384-396
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
AbstractforA new genus of rhinocerotoid from the Eocene of Utah and the status of North American “Forstercooperia” | References | PDF (8.1 MB)
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Fossil Sirenia of the west Atlantic and Caribbean region. VI. Crenatosiren olseni (Reinhart, 1976)
Daryl P. Domning
Pages: 397-412
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
AbstractforFossil Sirenia of the west Atlantic and Caribbean region. VI. Crenatosiren olseni (Reinhart, 1976) | References | PDF (2.8 MB)
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The Pleistocene mammals of Costa Rica
Spencer G. Lucas, Guillermo E. Alvarado & Eduardo Vega
Pages: 413-427
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
AbstractforThe Pleistocene mammals of Costa Rica | References | PDF (9.4 MB)
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NOTES

The taxonomic status of the Late Jurassic Ichthyosaur Grendelius Mordax: a preliminary report
C. Mcgowan
Pages: 428-430
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
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Rare preservation of an incompletely ossified fossil embryo
John R. Horner
Pages: 431-434
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
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An alternative hypothesis on the origin of docodont molar teeth
P. M. Butler
Pages: 435-439
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
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Internal anatomy of the snout and paranasal sinuses of Hyaenodon (Mammalia, Creodonta)
R. M. Joeckel, H. W. Bond & G. W. Kabalka
Pages: 440-446
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
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Estescincosaurus cooki (Estes, 1964) new genus (Squamata: Scincomorpha): replacement name for Sauriscus Lawrence, 1949 (Arachnida: Trombiculidae)
Robert M. Sullivan
Page: 447
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
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CORRECTION

Palaeoscincosaurus
R. M. Sullivan & S. G. Lucas
Page: 447
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
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POINTS OF VIEW

Synonymy, redundancy, and the name of the crocodile stem-group
Christopher A. Brochu
Pages: 448-449
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
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Sex and old bones?
Anusuya Chinsamy & Paul M. Barrett
Page: 450
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
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BOOK REVIEW

Book Review
Peter Dodson: The Horned Dinosaurs
Thomas M. Lehman
Pages: 451-452
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
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