Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 23, Issue 4 (2003)

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Vertebrate microsite sampling: How much is enough?
Heather A. Jamniczky, Donald B. Brinkman & Anthony P. Russell
Pages: 725-734
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforVertebrate microsite sampling: How much is enough? | References | PDF (849.8 KB)
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Placoderm branchial and hypobranchial muscles and origins in jawed vertebrates
Zerina Johanson
Pages: 735-749
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforPlacoderm branchial and hypobranchial muscles and origins in jawed vertebrates | References | PDF (2.2 MB)
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Larval ontogeny of Micromelerpeton credneri (Temnospondyli, Dissorophoidea)
Florian Witzmann & Hans-Ulrich Pfretzschner
Pages: 750-768
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforLarval ontogeny of Micromelerpeton credneri (Temnospondyli, Dissorophoidea) | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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The fossil salamander Proamphiuma cretacea Estes (Caudata; Amphiumidae) and relationships within the Amphiumidae
James D. Gardner
Pages: 769-782
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforThe fossil salamander Proamphiuma cretacea Estes (Caudata; Amphiumidae) and relationships within the Amphiumidae | References | PDF (1.9 MB)
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A new eucryptodiran turtle from the Late Cretaceous of North America (Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada)
James Ford Parham & J. Howard Hutchison
Pages: 783-798
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforA new eucryptodiran turtle from the Late Cretaceous of North America (Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada) | References | PDF (2.2 MB)
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The Triassic marine reptile Omphalosaurus: osteology, jaw anatomy, and evidence for ichthyosaurian affinities
P. Martin Sander & Christiane Faber
Pages: 799-816
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforThe Triassic marine reptile Omphalosaurus: osteology, jaw anatomy, and evidence for ichthyosaurian affinities | References | PDF (2.9 MB)
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New remains of Sphagesaurus huenei (Crocodylomorpha: Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil
Diego Pol
Pages: 817-831
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforNew remains of Sphagesaurus huenei (Crocodylomorpha: Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil | References | PDF (1.9 MB)
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Brachychampsa montana Gilmore (Crocodylia, Alligatoroidea) from the Kirtland Formation (Upper Campanian), San Juan Basin, New Mexico
Robert M. Sullivan & Spencer G. Lucas
Pages: 832-841
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforBrachychampsa montana Gilmore (Crocodylia, Alligatoroidea) from the Kirtland Formation (Upper Campanian), San Juan Basin, New Mexico | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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First definitive record of Mesozoic lizards from Madagascar
David W. Krause, Susan E. Evans & Ke-Qin Gao
Pages: 842-856
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforFirst definitive record of Mesozoic lizards from Madagascar | References | PDF (2 MB)
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Postcranial skeleton of Ukhaatherium nessovi (Eutheria, Mammalia) from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia
Inés Horovitz
Pages: 857-868
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforPostcranial skeleton of Ukhaatherium nessovi (Eutheria, Mammalia) from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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The affinities of Roberthoffstetteria nationalgeographica (Marsupialia) and the origin of the polydolopine molar pattern
Francisco J. Goin, Adriana M. Candela & Christian De Muizon
Pages: 869-876
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforThe affinities of Roberthoffstetteria nationalgeographica (Marsupialia) and the origin of the polydolopine molar pattern | References | PDF (954.6 KB)
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A new species of Archaeohippus (Mammalia, Equidae) from the Arikareean of central Florida
Jay A. O'Sullivan
Pages: 877-885
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforA new species of Archaeohippus (Mammalia, Equidae) from the Arikareean of central Florida | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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A new early species of the aquatic sloth Thalassocnus (Mammalia, Xenarthra) from the Late Miocene of Peru
Christian De Muizon, H. Gregory Mcdonald, Rodolfo Salas & Mario Urbina
Pages: 886-894
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforA new early species of the aquatic sloth Thalassocnus (Mammalia, Xenarthra) from the Late Miocene of Peru | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Discovery of the extinct red panda Parailurus (Mammalia, Carnivora) in Japan
Ichiro Sasagawa, Keiichi Takahashi, Tatsuya Sakumoto, Hideaki Nagamori, Hideo Yabe & Iwao Kobayashi
Pages: 895-900
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforDiscovery of the extinct red panda Parailurus (Mammalia, Carnivora) in Japan | References | PDF (731.2 KB)
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Plio-Pleistocene terrestrial mammal assemblage from Konso, southern Ethiopia
Gen Suwa, Hideo Nakaya, Berhane Asfaw, Haruo Saegusa, Awoke Amzaye, Reiko T. Kono, Yonas Beyene & Shigehiro Katoh
Pages: 901-916
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforPlio-Pleistocene terrestrial mammal assemblage from Konso, southern Ethiopia | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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A new species of early Pleistocene Synaptomys (Mammalia, Rodentia) from Florida and its relevance to southern bog lemming origins
Robert A. Martin, Leon Duobinis-Gray & Christopher P. Crockett
Pages: 917-936
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforA new species of early Pleistocene Synaptomys (Mammalia, Rodentia) from Florida and its relevance to southern bog lemming origins | References | PDF (2.4 MB)
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Dental characters and phylogeny of pycnodontiform fishes
Francisco José Poyato-Ariza
Pages: 937-940
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
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Longiscitula houghae DeMar, 1966 (Amphibia: Temnospondyli), a junior synonym of Dissorophus multicinctus Cope, 1895
Andrew R. Milner
Pages: 941-944
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforLongiscitula houghae DeMar, 1966 (Amphibia: Temnospondyli), a junior synonym of Dissorophus multicinctus Cope, 1895 | References | PDF (447 KB)
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A leatherback sea turtle from the Eocene of Antarctica: implications for antiquity of gigantothermy in Dermochelyidae
L. Barry Albright III, Michael O. Woodburne, Judd A. Case & Dan S. Chaney
Pages: 945-949
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforA leatherback sea turtle from the Eocene of Antarctica: implications for antiquity of gigantothermy in Dermochelyidae | References | PDF (680.1 KB)
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A new specimen of Excalibosaurus from the English Lower Jurassic
Chris Mcgowan
Pages: 950-956
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforA new specimen of Excalibosaurus from the English Lower Jurassic | References | PDF (581.9 KB)
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Nothosaurid embryos from the Middle Triassic of northern Italy: an insight into the viviparity of nothosaurs?
Silvio Renesto, Cristina Lombardo, Andrea Tintori & Gianluca Danini
Pages: 957-960
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforNothosaurid embryos from the Middle Triassic of northern Italy: an insight into the viviparity of nothosaurs? | References | PDF (495.2 KB)
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Taxonomic status of the specimens of Archaeopteryx
Phil Senter & James H. Robins
Pages: 961-965
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforTaxonomic status of the specimens of Archaeopteryx | References | PDF (361.7 KB)
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Vermiform bones and the evolution of gigantism in Megalania—How a reptilian fox became a lion
Gregory M. Erickson, Armand De Ricqles, Vivian De Buffrénil, Ralph E. Molnar & Mark K. Bayless
Pages: 966-970
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforVermiform bones and the evolution of gigantism in Megalania—How a reptilian fox became a lion | References | PDF (612.4 KB)
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The basicranial morphology of madtsoiid snakes (Squamata, Ophidia) and the earliest Alethinophidia (Serpentes)
John D. Scanlon
Pages: 971-976
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforThe basicranial morphology of madtsoiid snakes (Squamata, Ophidia) and the earliest Alethinophidia (Serpentes) | References | PDF (796 KB)
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First record of Paleogene Elephantoidea (Mammalia, Proboscidea) from the Bugti Hills of Pakistan
Pierre-Olivier Antoine, Jean-Loup Welcomme, Laurent Marivaux, Ibrahim Baloch, Mouloud Benammi & Pascal Tassy
Pages: 977-980
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforFirst record of Paleogene Elephantoidea (Mammalia, Proboscidea) from the Bugti Hills of Pakistan | References | PDF (524.4 KB)
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An enigmatic Cingulata (Mammalia: Xenarthra) from the Late Miocene of Uruguay
Sergio F. Vizcaíno, Andrés Rinderknecht & Ada Czerwonogora
Pages: 981-983
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforAn enigmatic Cingulata (Mammalia: Xenarthra) from the Late Miocene of Uruguay | References | PDF (375.6 KB)
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BOOK REVIEW

Skelton et al.: Cladistics: A Practical Primer on CD-ROM
David K. Elliott, Randall B. Irmis & James H. Wittke
Page: 984
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
CitationforSkelton et al.: Cladistics: A Practical Primer on CD-ROM | References | PDF (122.8 KB)
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CORRECTIONS

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Pages: 985-986
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
Citationfor[No title—A for Garcia and Pereda]: [No title—B for Sues et al.] [No title—C for Wilkinson] | PDF (57.6 KB)
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RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Did placoderm fish have teeth?
Gavin C. Young
Pages: 987-990
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforDid placoderm fish have teeth? | References | PDF (518.5 KB)
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Morphological support for a close relationship between hippos and whales
Jonathan H. Geisler & Mark D. Uhen
Pages: 991-996
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforMorphological support for a close relationship between hippos and whales | References | PDF (703.1 KB) | Supplemental
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Miscellany

INDEX TO VOLUME 23
Pages: 997-1004
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforINDEX TO VOLUME 23 | PDF (495.4 KB)
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