Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 29, Issue 2 (2009)

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Bone lesions in Hadrosaurs: computed tomographic imaging as a guide for paleohistologic and stable-isotopic analysis
William H. Straight, Gustave L. Davis, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Andrew Haims, Bruce L. McClennan & Darren H. Tanke
Pages: 315-325
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforBone lesions in Hadrosaurs: computed tomographic imaging as a guide for paleohistologic and stable-isotopic analysis | References | PDF (920.8 KB)
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A new palaeospinacid shark (Chondrichthyes, Neoselachii) from the Upper Jurassic of southern Germany
Stefanie Klug
Pages: 326-335
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforA new palaeospinacid shark (Chondrichthyes, Neoselachii) from the Upper Jurassic of southern Germany | References | PDF (816.8 KB)
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Partial skull of Late Cretaceous durophagous shark, Ptychodus occidentalis (Elasmobranchii: Ptychodontidae), from Nebraska, U.S.A.
Kenshu Shimada, Cynthia K. Rigsby & Sun H. Kim
Pages: 336-349
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforPartial skull of Late Cretaceous durophagous shark, Ptychodus occidentalis (Elasmobranchii: Ptychodontidae), from Nebraska, U.S.A. | References | PDF (831.5 KB)
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Megapiranha paranensis, a new genus and species of Serrasalmidae (Characiformes, Teleostei) from the upper Miocene of Argentina
Alberto Luis Cione, Wasila M. Dahdul, John G. Lundberg & Antonio Machado-Allison
Pages: 350-358
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforMegapiranha paranensis, a new genus and species of Serrasalmidae (Characiformes, Teleostei) from the upper Miocene of Argentina | References | PDF (644 KB) | Supplemental
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A giant early Miocene sunfish from the North Alpine Foreland Basin (Austria) and its implication for molid phylogeny
Ruzena Gregorova, Ortwin Schultz, Mathias Harzhauser, Andreas Kroh & Stjepan Ćorić
Pages: 359-371
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforA giant early Miocene sunfish from the North Alpine Foreland Basin (Austria) and its implication for molid phylogeny | References | PDF (1 MB)
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The deep-sea anglerfish genus Acentrophryne (Teleostei, Ceratioidei, Linophrynidae) in the Miocene of California
Giorgio Carnevale & Theodore W. Pietsch
Pages: 372-378
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforThe deep-sea anglerfish genus Acentrophryne (Teleostei, Ceratioidei, Linophrynidae) in the Miocene of California | References | PDF (594 KB)
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Nannaroter mckinziei, a new ostodolepid ‘microsaur’ (Tetrapoda, Lepospondyli, Recumbirostra) from the Early Permian of Richards Spur (Ft. Sill), Oklahoma
Jason S. Anderson, Diane Scott & Robert R. Reisz
Pages: 379-388
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforNannaroter mckinziei, a new ostodolepid ‘microsaur’ (Tetrapoda, Lepospondyli, Recumbirostra) from the Early Permian of Richards Spur (Ft. Sill), Oklahoma | References | PDF (750.8 KB)
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Anatomy and relationships of the Middle Permian varanopid Heleosaurus scholtzi based on a social aggregation from the Karoo Basin of South Africa
Jennifer Botha-Brink & Sean P. Modesto
Pages: 389-400
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforAnatomy and relationships of the Middle Permian varanopid Heleosaurus scholtzi based on a social aggregation from the Karoo Basin of South Africa | References | PDF (902.4 KB)
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Sexual dimorphism and life history of Keichousaurus hui (Reptilia: Sauropterygia)
Yen-Nien Cheng, Robert Holmes, Xiao-Chun Wu & Noel Alfonso
Pages: 401-408
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforSexual dimorphism and life history of Keichousaurus hui (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) | References | PDF (466.5 KB)
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Charting the Late Cretaceous seas: mosasaur richness and morphological diversification
Marcus R. Ross
Pages: 409-416
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforCharting the Late Cretaceous seas: mosasaur richness and morphological diversification | References | PDF (521.2 KB)
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New material of the mosasaur Plioplatecarpus nichollsae Cuthbertson et al., 2007, clarifies problematic features of the holotype specimen
Takuya Konishi & Michael W. Caldwell
Pages: 417-436
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforNew material of the mosasaur Plioplatecarpus nichollsae Cuthbertson et al., 2007, clarifies problematic features of the holotype specimen | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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A redescription of Aigialosaurus (= Opetiosaurus) bucchichi (Kornhuber, 1901) (Squamata: Aigialosauridae) with comments on mosasauroid systematics
Alex R. Dutchak & Michael W. Caldwell
Pages: 437-452
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforA redescription of Aigialosaurus (= Opetiosaurus) bucchichi (Kornhuber, 1901) (Squamata: Aigialosauridae) with comments on mosasauroid systematics | References | PDF (587.8 KB) | Supplemental
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Reconstruction of the bracing system of the trunk and tail in hyposaurine dyrosaurids (Crocodylomorpha; Mesoeucrocodylia)
Daniela Schwarz-Wings, Eberhard Frey & Thomas Martin
Pages: 453-472
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforReconstruction of the bracing system of the trunk and tail in hyposaurine dyrosaurids (Crocodylomorpha; Mesoeucrocodylia) | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Kambara taraina sp. nov. (Crocodylia, Crocodyloidea), a new Eocene mekosuchine from Queensland, Australia, and a revision of the genus
Lucas A. Buchanan
Pages: 473-486
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforKambara taraina sp. nov. (Crocodylia, Crocodyloidea), a new Eocene mekosuchine from Queensland, Australia, and a revision of the genus | References | PDF (887.1 KB)
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A reassessment of the Pteraichnus ichnospecies from the Early Cretaceous of Soria Province, Spain
Bárbara Sánchez-Hernández, Andrew G. Przewieslik & Michael J. Benton
Pages: 487-497
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforA reassessment of the Pteraichnus ichnospecies from the Early Cretaceous of Soria Province, Spain | References | PDF (969 KB)
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Hindlimb osteology and distribution of basal dinosauromorphs from the Late Triassic of North America
Sterling J. Nesbitt, Randall B. Irmis, William G. Parker, Nathan D. Smith, Alan H. Turner & Timothy Rowe
Pages: 498-516
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforHindlimb osteology and distribution of basal dinosauromorphs from the Late Triassic of North America | References | PDF (758.2 KB)
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Reconstruction of the thoracic epaxial musculature of diplodocid and dicraeosaurid sauropods
Daniela Schwarz-Wings
Pages: 517-534
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforReconstruction of the thoracic epaxial musculature of diplodocid and dicraeosaurid sauropods | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Constraint-based exclusion of limb poses for reconstructing theropod dinosaur locomotion
Stephen M. Gatesy, Martin Bäker & John R. Hutchinson
Pages: 535-544
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforConstraint-based exclusion of limb poses for reconstructing theropod dinosaur locomotion | References | PDF (376.5 KB)
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Anatomy of the Early Cretaceous bird Rapaxavis pani, a new species from Liaoning Province, China
Eric M. Morschhauser, David J. Varricchio, Gao Chunling, Liu Jinyuan, Wang Xuri, Cheng Xiadong & Meng Qingjin
Pages: 545-554
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforAnatomy of the Early Cretaceous bird Rapaxavis pani, a new species from Liaoning Province, China | References | PDF (552.7 KB) | Supplemental
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Systematic revision of tropical Brazilian scelidotheriine sloths (Xenarthra, Mylodontoidea)
Cástor Cartelle, Gerardo De Iuliis & Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira
Pages: 555-566
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforSystematic revision of tropical Brazilian scelidotheriine sloths (Xenarthra, Mylodontoidea) | References | PDF (737.6 KB)
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New data on the Moschidae (Mammalia, Ruminantia) from the upper Miocene of Spain (Mn 10–Mn 11)
Israel M. Sánchez, M. Soledad Domingo & Jorge Morales
Pages: 567-575
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforNew data on the Moschidae (Mammalia, Ruminantia) from the upper Miocene of Spain (Mn 10–Mn 11) | References | PDF (597.7 KB) | Supplemental
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Gomphos ellae, a new mimotonid from the middle Eocene of Mongolia and its implications for the origin of Lagomorpha
Brian P. Kraatz, Demchig Badamgarav & Faysal Bibi
Pages: 576-583
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforGomphos ellae, a new mimotonid from the middle Eocene of Mongolia and its implications for the origin of Lagomorpha | References | PDF (359.8 KB)
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SHORT COMMUNICATIONS

The occipital-synarcual complex in Nefudina qalibahensis (Placodermi)
Hervé Lelièvre & Robert K. Carr
Pages: 584-588
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforThe occipital-synarcual complex in Nefudina qalibahensis (Placodermi) | References | PDF (485.3 KB)
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A second and more complete rostrum of Xiphiorhynchus aegyptiacus Weiler, 1929, (Perciformes: Xiphioidei: Xiphiidae: Xiphiorhynchinae), from the Birket Qarun Formation, Upper Eocene, Egypt
Harry L. Fierstine & Philip D. Gingerich
Pages: 589-593
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforA second and more complete rostrum of Xiphiorhynchus aegyptiacus Weiler, 1929, (Perciformes: Xiphioidei: Xiphiidae: Xiphiorhynchinae), from the Birket Qarun Formation, Upper Eocene, Egypt | References | PDF (373.9 KB)
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Presence of the extinct lizard Paradracaena (Teiidae) in the middle Miocene of the Peruvian Amazon
François Pujos, Adriana M. Albino, Patrice Baby & Jean-Loup Guyot
Pages: 594-598
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforPresence of the extinct lizard Paradracaena (Teiidae) in the middle Miocene of the Peruvian Amazon | References | PDF (350.4 KB)
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New material of “Trematochampsa” oblita (Crocodyliformes, Trematochampsidae) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar
Erin L. Rasmusson Simons & Gregory A. Buckley
Pages: 599-604
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforNew material of “Trematochampsa” oblita (Crocodyliformes, Trematochampsidae) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar | References | PDF (533.8 KB)
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An enigmatic new lambeosaurine hadrosaur (Reptilia: Dinosauria) from the Upper Shale member of the Campanian Aguja Formation of Trans-Pecos Texas
Jonathan R. Wagner & Thomas M. Lehman
Pages: 605-611
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforAn enigmatic new lambeosaurine hadrosaur (Reptilia: Dinosauria) from the Upper Shale member of the Campanian Aguja Formation of Trans-Pecos Texas | References | PDF (501.8 KB)
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A new large basal tetanuran (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Wessex Formation (Barremian) of the Isle Of Wight, England
Roger B. J. Benson, Stephen L. Brusatte, Stephen Hutt & Darren Naish
Pages: 612-615
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforA new large basal tetanuran (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Wessex Formation (Barremian) of the Isle Of Wight, England | References | PDF (217.9 KB)
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Earliest Gondwanan bird from the Cretaceous of southeastern Australia
Roger A. Close, Patricia Vickers-Rich, Peter Trusler, Luis M. Chiappe, Jingmai O'connor, Thomas H. Rich, Lesley Kool & Patricia Komarower
Pages: 616-619
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforEarliest Gondwanan bird from the Cretaceous of southeastern Australia | References | PDF (324 KB)
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First record and a new species of seriema (Aves: Ralliformes: Cariamidae) from Santacrucian (early–middle miocene) Beds of Patagonia
Jorge I. Noriega, Sergio F. Vizcaíno & M. Susana Bargo
Pages: 620-626
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforFirst record and a new species of seriema (Aves: Ralliformes: Cariamidae) from Santacrucian (early–middle miocene) Beds of Patagonia | References | PDF (615.5 KB)
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A new primitive bat from the earliest Eocene of Europe
Rodolphe Tabuce, Miguel Telles Antunes & Bernard Sigé
Pages: 627-630
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforA new primitive bat from the earliest Eocene of Europe | References | PDF (157.3 KB)
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Kahawamys mbeyaensis (n. gen., n. sp.) (Rodentia: Thryonomyoidea) from the late Oligocene Rukwa Rift Basin, Tanzania
Nancy J. Stevens, Patricia A. Holroyd, Eric M. Roberts, Patrick M. O'connor & Michael D. Gottfried
Pages: 631-634
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforKahawamys mbeyaensis (n. gen., n. sp.) (Rodentia: Thryonomyoidea) from the late Oligocene Rukwa Rift Basin, Tanzania | References | PDF (146.9 KB)
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ERRATUM

Correction
Phylogenetic support for a specialized clade of Cretaceous enantiornithine birds with information from a new species.
Page: 635
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
CitationforPhylogenetic support for a specialized clade of Cretaceous enantiornithine birds with information from a new species. | PDF (101.7 KB)
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