Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 20, Issue 1 (2000)

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RAPID COMMUNICATION

A digitally-rendered endocast for Tyrannosaurus rex
Christopher A. Brochu
Pages: 1-6
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
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A new troodontid theropod from Ukhaa Tolgod, Mongolia
Mark A. Norell, Peter J. Makovicky & James M. Clark
Pages: 7-11
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
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PAPERS

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A new species of Joffrichthys (Teleostei: Osteoglossidae) from the Sentinel Butte Formation, (Paleocene) of North Dakota, USA
M. G. Newbrey & M. A. Bozek
Pages: 12-20
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
AbstractforA new species of Joffrichthys (Teleostei: Osteoglossidae) from the Sentinel Butte Formation, (Paleocene) of North Dakota, USA | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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The braincase structure of Leptopleuron lacertinum Owen (Parareptilia: Procolophonidae)
Patrick S. Spencer
Pages: 21-30
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
AbstractforThe braincase structure of Leptopleuron lacertinum Owen (Parareptilia: Procolophonidae) | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Heterodonty in the European phytosaur Nicrosaurus kapffi and its implications for the taxonomic utility and functional morphology of phytosaur dentitions
Axel Hungerbühler
Pages: 31-48
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
AbstractforHeterodonty in the European phytosaur Nicrosaurus kapffi and its implications for the taxonomic utility and functional morphology of phytosaur dentitions | References | PDF (2.1 MB)
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The skull of Protosuchus haughtoni, an early Jurassic crocodyliform from southern Africa
C. E. Gow
Pages: 49-56
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
AbstractforThe skull of Protosuchus haughtoni, an early Jurassic crocodyliform from southern Africa | References | PDF (1 MB)
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A new species of Araripesuchus (Crocodylomorpha, Mesoeucrocodylia) from the lower Cretaceous of Patagonia (Argentina)
F. Ortega, Z. Gasparini, A. D. Buscalioni & J. O. Calvo
Pages: 57-76
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
AbstractforA new species of Araripesuchus (Crocodylomorpha, Mesoeucrocodylia) from the lower Cretaceous of Patagonia (Argentina) | References | PDF (2.5 MB)
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Anatomy and systematics of the prosauropod dinosaur Thecodontosaurus antiquus from the upper Triassic of southwest England
Michael J. Benton, Lars Juul, Glenn W. Storrs & Peter M. Galton
Pages: 77-108
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
AbstractforAnatomy and systematics of the prosauropod dinosaur Thecodontosaurus antiquus from the upper Triassic of southwest England | References | PDF (3.9 MB)
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Sauroposeidon proteles, a new sauropod from the early Cretaceous of Oklahoma
Mathew J. Wedel, Richard L. Cifelli & R. Kent Sanders
Pages: 109-114
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
AbstractforSauroposeidon proteles, a new sauropod from the early Cretaceous of Oklahoma | References | PDF (632.8 KB)
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Long bone histology of the hadrosaurid dinosaur Maiasaura peeblesorum: growth dynamics and physiology based on an ontogenetic series of skeletal elements
John R. Horner, Armand De Ricqlès & Kevin Padian
Pages: 115-129
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
AbstractforLong bone histology of the hadrosaurid dinosaur Maiasaura peeblesorum: growth dynamics and physiology based on an ontogenetic series of skeletal elements | References | PDF (2 MB)
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First record of elongatoolithid theropod eggshell from North America: the Asian oogenus Macroelongatoolithus from the lower Cretaceous of Utah
Darla K. Zelenitsky, Kenneth Carpenter & Philip J. Currie
Pages: 130-138
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
AbstractforFirst record of elongatoolithid theropod eggshell from North America: the Asian oogenus Macroelongatoolithus from the lower Cretaceous of Utah | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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An early Paleocene palaeanodont (Mammalia, ?Pholidota) from New Mexico, and the origin of Palaeanodonta
Kenneth D. Rose & Spencer G. Lucas
Pages: 139-156
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
AbstractforAn early Paleocene palaeanodont (Mammalia, ?Pholidota) from New Mexico, and the origin of Palaeanodonta | References | PDF (2.1 MB)
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Article
Eocene nimravid carnivorans from Thailand
Stéphane Peigné, Yaowalak Chaimanee, Jean-Jacques Jaeger, Varavudh Suteethorn & Stéphane Ducrocq
Pages: 157-163
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
AbstractforEocene nimravid carnivorans from Thailand | References | PDF (661.7 KB)
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Pseudodiplacodon, a new generic name for Diplacodon progressum Peterson (Mammalia, Perissodactyla, Brontotheriidae)
Bryn J. Mader
Pages: 164-166
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
AbstractforPseudodiplacodon, a new generic name for Diplacodon progressum Peterson (Mammalia, Perissodactyla, Brontotheriidae) | References | PDF (289.1 KB)
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Ecomorphological diversity among Paleogene hyracoids (Mammalia): a new cursorial browser from the Fayum, Egypt
D. Tab Rasmussen & Elwyn L. Simons
Pages: 167-176
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
AbstractforEcomorphological diversity among Paleogene hyracoids (Mammalia): a new cursorial browser from the Fayum, Egypt | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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A new species of hippopotamus Hexaprotodon lothagamensis (Mammalia: Hippopotamidae) from the late Miocene of Kenya
E. M. Weston
Pages: 177-185
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
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NOTES

Banksiops, a replacement name for Banksia townrowi (Amphibia, Temnospondyli)
Anne Warren & Claudia Marsicano
Page: 186
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
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On the phylogenetic relationships of Pachyrhachis within snakes: a response to Zaher (1998)
Michael W. Caldwell
Pages: 187-190
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
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An Oxfordian Ichthyosauria (Reptilia) from Viñales, western Cuba: paleobiogeographic significance
Marta Fernández & Manuel Iturralde-Vinent
Pages: 191-193
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
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Gut contents of a small ankylosaur
Ralph E. Molnar & H. Trevor Clifford
Pages: 194-196
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
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Temporal congruence and the origin of birds
Christopher A. Brochu & Mark A. Norell
Pages: 197-200
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
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Priabonian Basilosaurus isis (Cetacea) from the Wadi Esh-Shallala Formation: first marine mammal from the Eocene of Jordan
Iyad S. Zalmout, Hakam A. Mustafa & Philip D. Gingerich
Pages: 201-204
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
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Chad: discovery of a vertebrate fauna close to the Mio-Pliocene boundary
Michel Brunet & M. P.F. T.
Pages: 205-209
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
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BOOK REVIEWS

Book Review
W. von Koenigswald and M. Sander (eds.): Tooth Enamel Microstructure
Moya Meredith Smith
Page: 210
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
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Book Review
I. J. Kitching, P. L. Forey, C. J. Humpries, and D. M. Williams: Cladistics (second edition): The Theory and Practice of Parsimony Analysis
O. Rieppel
Pages: 211-212
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
CitationforI. J. Kitching, P. L. Forey, C. J. Humpries, and D. M. Williams: Cladistics (second edition): The Theory and Practice of Parsimony Analysis | PDF (248.8 KB)
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Book Review
R. L. Carroll, K. A. Bossy, A. C. Milner, S. M. Andrews, and C. F Wellstead: Handbuch der Paläoherpetologie/Encyclopedia of Paleoherpetology, Part 1, Lepospondyli
Robert W. Hook
Pages: 212-213
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
CitationforR. L. Carroll, K. A. Bossy, A. C. Milner, S. M. Andrews, and C. F Wellstead: Handbuch der Paläoherpetologie/Encyclopedia of Paleoherpetology, Part 1, Lepospondyli | References | PDF (262.5 KB)
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Book Review
J. Alan Holman: Pleistocene Amphibians and Reptiles in Britain and Europe
Jim I. Mead
Pages: 214-215
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
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COMMENT AND REPLY

The taxonomic status of Shanxia tianzhenensis (Ornithischia, Ankylosauridae); a response to Sullivan (1999)
Paul Upchurch & Paul M. Barrett
Pages: 216-217
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
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Reply to Upchurch and Barrett
Robert M. Sullivan
Pages: 218-219
Published online: 24 Aug 2010
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