Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 28, Issue 1 (2008)

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Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 28, Issue 1 (2008)

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New bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) from the late Eocene and early Oligocene, Fayum Depression, Egypt
Gregg F. Gunnell, Elwyn L. Simons & Erik R. Seiffert
Pages: 1-11
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforNew bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) from the late Eocene and early Oligocene, Fayum Depression, Egypt | References | PDF (841.4 KB)
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A new Wuttagoonaspid (Placodermi, Arthrodira) from the Lower Devonian of Yunnan (South China): origin, dispersal, and paleobiogeographic significance
Vincent Dupret
Pages: 12-20
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforA new Wuttagoonaspid (Placodermi, Arthrodira) from the Lower Devonian of Yunnan (South China): origin, dispersal, and paleobiogeographic significance | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Ontogenetic parameters and life history strategies of the late Cretaceous lamniform shark, Cretoxyrhina mantelli, based on vertebral growth increments
Kenshu Shimada
Pages: 21-33
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforOntogenetic parameters and life history strategies of the late Cretaceous lamniform shark, Cretoxyrhina mantelli, based on vertebral growth increments | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Partial dentition of a chimaeroid fish (Chondrichthyes, Holocephali) from the Upper Cretaceous Niobrara Chalk of Kansas, USA
David J. Cicimurri, David C. Parris & Michael J. Everhart
Pages: 34-40
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforPartial dentition of a chimaeroid fish (Chondrichthyes, Holocephali) from the Upper Cretaceous Niobrara Chalk of Kansas, USA | References | PDF (770 KB)
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Eocene actinopterygian fishes from Pakistan, with the description of a new genus and species of channid (channiformes)
A. M. Murray & J. G. M. Thewissen
Pages: 41-52
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforEocene actinopterygian fishes from Pakistan, with the description of a new genus and species of channid (channiformes) | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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Triplomystus applegatei, sp. nov. (Teleostei: Ellimmichthyiformes), a rare “triple armored herring” from El Espinal Quarry (Early Cretaceous), Chiapas, southeastern Mexico
Jesús Alvarado-Ortega & Ernesto Ovalles-Damián
Pages: 53-60
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforTriplomystus applegatei, sp. nov. (Teleostei: Ellimmichthyiformes), a rare “triple armored herring” from El Espinal Quarry (Early Cretaceous), Chiapas, southeastern Mexico | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Georgenthalia clavinasica, a new genus and species of dissorophoid temnospondyl from the Early Permian of Germany, and the relationships of the family Amphibamidae
Jason S. Anderson, Amy C. Henrici, Stuart S. Sumida, Thomas Martens & David S. Berman
Pages: 61-75
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforGeorgenthalia clavinasica, a new genus and species of dissorophoid temnospondyl from the Early Permian of Germany, and the relationships of the family Amphibamidae | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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New information on the skull of Keichousaurus hui (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) with comments on sauropterygian interrelationships
Robert Holmes, Yen-Nien Cheng & Xiao-Chun Wu
Pages: 76-84
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforNew information on the skull of Keichousaurus hui (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) with comments on sauropterygian interrelationships | References | PDF (2.1 MB)
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A new aigialosaur (Squamata: Anguimorpha) with soft tissue remains from the Upper Cretaceous of Nuevo León, Mexico
Krister T. Smith & Marie-Céline Buchy
Pages: 85-94
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforA new aigialosaur (Squamata: Anguimorpha) with soft tissue remains from the Upper Cretaceous of Nuevo León, Mexico | References | PDF (939.5 KB)
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The skeletal anatomy of the triassic protorosaur Dinocephalosaurus orientalis Li, from the Middle Triassic of Guizhou Province, southern China
Olivier Rieppel, Chun Li & Nicholas C. Fraser
Pages: 95-110
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforThe skeletal anatomy of the triassic protorosaur Dinocephalosaurus orientalis Li, from the Middle Triassic of Guizhou Province, southern China | References | PDF (3.8 MB)
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A complete skull of Allodaposuchus precedens Nopcsa, 1928 (Eusuchia) and a reassessment of the morphology of the taxon based on the Romanian remains
Massimo Delfino, Vlad Codrea, Annelise Folie, Paul Dica, Pascal Godefroit & Thierry Smith
Pages: 111-122
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforA complete skull of Allodaposuchus precedens Nopcsa, 1928 (Eusuchia) and a reassessment of the morphology of the taxon based on the Romanian remains | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | Supplemental
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Homology of the “ethmoid complex” of tyrannosaurids and its implications for the reconstruction of the olfactory apparatus of non-avian theropods
Farheen Ali, Darla K. Zelenitsky, François Therrien & David B. Weishampel
Pages: 123-133
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforHomology of the “ethmoid complex” of tyrannosaurids and its implications for the reconstruction of the olfactory apparatus of non-avian theropods | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Ontogeny of cranial epi-ossifications in Triceratops
John R. Horner & Mark B. Goodwin
Pages: 134-144
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforOntogeny of cranial epi-ossifications in Triceratops | References | PDF (2.7 MB)
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Ichnotaxonomy of bird-like footprints: an example from the Late Triassic-Early Jurassic of northwest Argentina
Silvina De Valais & Ricardo N. Melchor
Pages: 145-159
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforIchnotaxonomy of bird-like footprints: an example from the Late Triassic-Early Jurassic of northwest Argentina | References | PDF (2.4 MB)
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Cranial anatomy of Ennatosaurus tecton (Synapsida: Caseidae) from the Middle Permian of Russia and the evolutionary relationships of Caseidae
Hillary C. Maddin, Christian A. Sidor & Robert R. Reisz
Pages: 160-180
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforCranial anatomy of Ennatosaurus tecton (Synapsida: Caseidae) from the Middle Permian of Russia and the evolutionary relationships of Caseidae | References | PDF (3 MB)
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New remains of Megathericulus patagonicus Ameghino, 1904 (Xenarthra, Megatheriidae): information on primitive features of megatheriines
Gerardo De Iuliis, Diego Brandoni & Gustavo J. Scillato-Yané
Pages: 181-196
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforNew remains of Megathericulus patagonicus Ameghino, 1904 (Xenarthra, Megatheriidae): information on primitive features of megatheriines | References | PDF (1.9 MB)
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Late Pleistocene cingulates (Mammalia: Xenarthra) from Mene de Inciarte Tar Pits, Sierra de Perijá, western Venezuela
Ascanio D. Rincón, Richard S. White & H. Gregory Mcdonald
Pages: 197-207
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforLate Pleistocene cingulates (Mammalia: Xenarthra) from Mene de Inciarte Tar Pits, Sierra de Perijá, western Venezuela | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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The fossil suidae from the Plio-Pleistocene Chiwondo Beds of northern Malawi, Africa
Ottmar Kullmer
Pages: 208-216
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforThe fossil suidae from the Plio-Pleistocene Chiwondo Beds of northern Malawi, Africa | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Diets of notoungulates from the Santa Cruz Formation, Argentina: new evidence from enamel microwear
K. E. Beth Townsend & Darin A. Croft
Pages: 217-230
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforDiets of notoungulates from the Santa Cruz Formation, Argentina: new evidence from enamel microwear | References | PDF (933.3 KB)
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New hippotragini (Bovidae, Mammalia) from the Late Miocene of Toros-Menalla (Chad)
Denis Geraads, Cecile Blondel, Andossa Likius, Hassane Taisso Mackaye, Patrick Vignaud & Michel Brunet
Pages: 231-242
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforNew hippotragini (Bovidae, Mammalia) from the Late Miocene of Toros-Menalla (Chad) | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Cormohipparion (Mammalia, Perissodactyla, Equidae) from the Middle Miocene of Oaxaca, southeastern Mexico
Victor Manuel Bravo-Cuevas & Ismael Ferrusquía-Villafranca
Pages: 243-250
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforCormohipparion (Mammalia, Perissodactyla, Equidae) from the Middle Miocene of Oaxaca, southeastern Mexico | References | PDF (792.1 KB)
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SHORT COMMUNICATIONS

Agabelus porcatus (Cetacea, Odontoceti) is a stingray spine
Robert W. Purdy & Mark D. Uhen
Pages: 251-252
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
CitationforAgabelus porcatus (Cetacea, Odontoceti) is a stingray spine | References | PDF (158.7 KB)
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Re-evaluation of the type material of “Diasemosaurus occidentalis” Ameghino and “Dibolosodon typicus” Ameghino (Squamata: Teiidae) from the Miocene of Argentina
Santiago Brizuela & Adriana M. Albino
Pages: 253-257
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforRe-evaluation of the type material of “Diasemosaurus occidentalis” Ameghino and “Dibolosodon typicus” Ameghino (Squamata: Teiidae) from the Miocene of Argentina | References | PDF (551.6 KB)
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A juvenile plesiosaur from the Pliensbachian (Lower Jurassic) of Asturias, Spain
Nathalie Bardet, Marta Fernández, José Carlos Garciáa-Ramos, Xabier Pereda Suberbiola, Laura Piñuela, José Ignacio Ruiz-Omeñaca & Peggy Vincent
Pages: 258-263
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforA juvenile plesiosaur from the Pliensbachian (Lower Jurassic) of Asturias, Spain | References | PDF (881.7 KB)
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The first dentary of Lisboasaurus (Crocodylomorpha, ?Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Lower Cretaceous (Barremian) of Uña, Cuenca Province, Spain
Daniela Schwarz & Regina Fechner
Pages: 264-268
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforThe first dentary of Lisboasaurus (Crocodylomorpha, ?Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Lower Cretaceous (Barremian) of Uña, Cuenca Province, Spain | References | PDF (592.2 KB)
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A tritylodont postcanine from the Hanson Formation of Antarctica
William R. Hammer & Nathan D. Smith
Pages: 269-273
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforA tritylodont postcanine from the Hanson Formation of Antarctica | References | PDF (502.9 KB)
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Estimation of hearing capabilities of Pleistocene ground sloths (Mammalia, Xenarthra) from middle-ear anatomy
R. Ernesto Blanco & Andrés Rinderknecht
Pages: 274-276
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforEstimation of hearing capabilities of Pleistocene ground sloths (Mammalia, Xenarthra) from middle-ear anatomy | References | PDF (210.3 KB)
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