Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 23, Issue 2 (2003)

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Problems due to missing data in phylogenetic analyses including fossils: a critical review
Maureen Kearney & James M. Clark
Pages: 263-274
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforProblems due to missing data in phylogenetic analyses including fossils: a critical review | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Missing entry replacement data analysis: a replacement approach to dealing with missing data in paleontological and total evidence data sets
Mark A. Norell & Ward C. Wheeler
Pages: 275-283
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforMissing entry replacement data analysis: a replacement approach to dealing with missing data in paleontological and total evidence data sets | References | PDF (651.1 KB)
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Evaluation of the principal-component and expectation-maximization methods for estimating missing data in morphometric studies
Richard E. Strauss, Momchil N. Atanassov & João Alves De Oliveira
Pages: 284-296
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforEvaluation of the principal-component and expectation-maximization methods for estimating missing data in morphometric studies | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Incomplete taxa, incomplete characters, and phylogenetic accuracy: is there a missing data problem?
John J. Wiens
Pages: 297-310
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforIncomplete taxa, incomplete characters, and phylogenetic accuracy: is there a missing data problem? | References | PDF (1.9 MB)
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Missing entries and multiple trees: instability, relationships, and support in parsimony analysis
Mark Wilkinson
Pages: 311-323
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforMissing entries and multiple trees: instability, relationships, and support in parsimony analysis | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Decompression syndrome in plesiosaurs (Sauropterygia: Reptilia)
Bruce M. Rothschild & Glenn W. Storrs
Pages: 324-328
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforDecompression syndrome in plesiosaurs (Sauropterygia: Reptilia) | References | PDF (646 KB)
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A new crocodylomorph archosaur from the Upper Triassic of North Carolina
Hans-Dieter Sues, Paul E. Olsen, Joseph G. Carter & Diane M. Scott
Pages: 329-343
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforA new crocodylomorph archosaur from the Upper Triassic of North Carolina | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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The evolution of vertebral pneumaticity in sauropod dinosaurs
Mathew J. Wedel
Pages: 344-357
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforThe evolution of vertebral pneumaticity in sauropod dinosaurs | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Ferganasaurus verzilini, gen. et sp. nov., a new neosauropod (Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropoda) from the Middle Jurassic of Fergana Valley, Kirghizia
Vladimir R. Alifanov & Alexander O. Averianov
Pages: 358-372
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforFerganasaurus verzilini, gen. et sp. nov., a new neosauropod (Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropoda) from the Middle Jurassic of Fergana Valley, Kirghizia | References | PDF (1.9 MB)
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Osteohistology of Confuciusornis sanctus (Theropoda: Aves)
A. J. De Ricqlès, K. Padian, J. R. Horner, E.-T. Lamm & N. Myhrvold
Pages: 373-386
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforOsteohistology of Confuciusornis sanctus (Theropoda: Aves) | References | PDF (2 MB)
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A new crane (Aves: Gruidae) from the Miocene of Germany
Ursula B. Göhlich
Pages: 387-393
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforA new crane (Aves: Gruidae) from the Miocene of Germany | References | PDF (809.4 KB)
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The phylogenetic position of Sineoamphisbaena hexatabularis reexamined
Maureen Kearney
Pages: 394-403
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforThe phylogenetic position of Sineoamphisbaena hexatabularis reexamined | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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The Late Cretaceous placental mammal Kulbeckia
J. David Archibald & Alexander O. Averianov
Pages: 404-419
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforThe Late Cretaceous placental mammal Kulbeckia | References | PDF (1.9 MB)
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New diatomyid and baluchimyine rodents from the Oligocene of Pakistan (Bugti Hills, Balochistan): systematic and paleobiogeographic implications
Laurent Marivaux & Jean-Loup Welcomme
Pages: 420-434
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforNew diatomyid and baluchimyine rodents from the Oligocene of Pakistan (Bugti Hills, Balochistan): systematic and paleobiogeographic implications | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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New Miocene rodents from Patagonia (Argentina) and their bearing on the early radiation of the octodontoids (Hystricognathi)
María Guiomar Vucetich & Alejandro G. Kramarz
Pages: 435-444
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforNew Miocene rodents from Patagonia (Argentina) and their bearing on the early radiation of the octodontoids (Hystricognathi) | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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A new species of Eopachyrucos (Mammalia, Notoungulata, Interatheriidae) from the Late Oligocene of Uruguay
Marcelo A. Reguero, Martín Ubilla & Daniel Perea
Pages: 445-457
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforA new species of Eopachyrucos (Mammalia, Notoungulata, Interatheriidae) from the Late Oligocene of Uruguay | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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NOTES

Bone profiler: a tool to quantify, model, and statistically compare bone-section compactness profiles
Marc Girondot & Michel Laurin
Pages: 458-461
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
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Oldest Bufonidae (Amphibia, Anura) from the Old World: a bufonid from the Paleocene of France
Jean-Claude Rage
Pages: 462-463
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
CitationforOldest Bufonidae (Amphibia, Anura) from the Old World: a bufonid from the Paleocene of France | References | PDF (233.4 KB)
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A phytosaur from the Upper Triassic of Brazil
Edio-Ernst Kischlat & Spencer G. Lucas
Pages: 464-467
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforA phytosaur from the Upper Triassic of Brazil | References | PDF (436.8 KB)
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A new species of Paleocene multituberculate (Mammalia: Allotheria) from the Hanna Basin, south-central Wyoming
Pennilyn Higgins
Pages: 468-470
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforA new species of Paleocene multituberculate (Mammalia: Allotheria) from the Hanna Basin, south-central Wyoming | References | PDF (293.3 KB)
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Radioisotopically-calibrated oreodonts (Mammalia: Artiodactyla) from the Late Oligocene of southwestern New Mexico
Gary S. Morgan & Spencer G. Lucas
Pages: 471-473
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforRadioisotopically-calibrated oreodonts (Mammalia: Artiodactyla) from the Late Oligocene of southwestern New Mexico | References | PDF (373.3 KB)
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BOOK REVIEWS

Book Review
Jean-Michel Mazin and Vivian de Buffrénil (eds.): Secondary adaptation of tetrapods to life in water: Proceedings of the International Mexico, Poiteirs, 1996
Brian Lee Beatty
Pages: 474-475
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
CitationforJean-Michel Mazin and Vivian de Buffrénil (eds.): Secondary adaptation of tetrapods to life in water: Proceedings of the International Mexico, Poiteirs, 1996 | References | PDF (240.7 KB)
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Trevor H. Worthy and Richard N. Holdaway: The lost world of the moa: prehistoric life of New Zealand
Jim I. Mead
Page: 475
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
CitationforTrevor H. Worthy and Richard N. Holdaway: The lost world of the moa: prehistoric life of New Zealand | PDF (108.2 KB)
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CORRECTION

Haasiasaurus gen. nov., a new generic name for the basal mosasauroid Haasia Polcyn et al., 1999
Michael J. Polcyn, Eitan Tchernov & Louis L. Jacobs
Page: 476
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
CitationforHaasiasaurus gen. nov., a new generic name for the basal mosasauroid Haasia Polcyn et al., 1999 | References | PDF (43.2 KB)
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RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

A new notosuchian from the Early Cretaceous of Niger
P. C. Sereno, C. A. Sidor, H. C. E. Larsson & B. Gado
Pages: 477-482
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforA new notosuchian from the Early Cretaceous of Niger | References | PDF (656.6 KB)
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Fossil juvenile Cyathaspididae (Heterostraci) reveal rapid cyclomorial development of the dermal skeleton
Jeffrey W. Greeniaus & Mark V. H. Wilson
Pages: 483-487
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforFossil juvenile Cyathaspididae (Heterostraci) reveal rapid cyclomorial development of the dermal skeleton | References | PDF (682.3 KB)
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