Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 30, Issue 5 (2010)

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Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 30, Issue 5 (2010)

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Osteology of a new giant bony-toothed bird from the Miocene of Chile, with a revision of the taxonomy of Neogene Pelagornithidae
GERALD MAYR & DAVID RUBILAR-Rogers
Pages: 1313-1330
Published online: 15 Sep 2010
AbstractforOsteology of a new giant bony-toothed bird from the Miocene of Chile, with a revision of the taxonomy of Neogene Pelagornithidae | Full Text | References | PDF (5 MB)
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Jurassic fishes from the Latady Group, Antarctic Peninsula, and the oldest teleosts from Antarctica
GLORIA ARRATIA & DAN C. H. HIKUROA
Pages: 1331-1342
Published online: 15 Sep 2010
AbstractforJurassic fishes from the Latady Group, Antarctic Peninsula, and the oldest teleosts from Antarctica | Full Text | References | PDF (5.3 MB)
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A new species of Enchodus (Aulopiformes: Enchodontidae) from the Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomanian) of Zimapán, Hidalgo, México
CHRISTOPHER FIELITZ & KATIA A. GONZÁLEZ-RODRÍGUEZ
Pages: 1343-1351
Published online: 15 Sep 2010
AbstractforA new species of Enchodus (Aulopiformes: Enchodontidae) from the Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomanian) of Zimapán, Hidalgo, México | Full Text | References | PDF (5.3 MB)
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The cranial morphology of a new genus of lungfish (Osteichthyes: Dipnoi) from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of North America
JASON D. PARDO, ADAM K. HUTTENLOCKER, BRYAN J. SMALL & MARK A. GORMAN II
Pages: 1352-1359
Published online: 15 Sep 2010
AbstractforThe cranial morphology of a new genus of lungfish (Osteichthyes: Dipnoi) from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of North America | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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The Lower Permian amphibamid Doleserpeton (Temnospondyli: Dissorophoidea), the interrelationships of amphibamids, and the origin of modern amphibians
TROND SIGURDSEN & JOHN R. BOLT
Pages: 1360-1377
Published online: 15 Sep 2010
AbstractforThe Lower Permian amphibamid Doleserpeton (Temnospondyli: Dissorophoidea), the interrelationships of amphibamids, and the origin of modern amphibians | Full Text | References | PDF (5.7 MB) | Supplemental
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The postcranial skeleton of the aquatic parareptile Mesosaurus tenuidens from the Gondwanan Permian
SEAN PATRICK MODESTO
Pages: 1378-1395
Published online: 15 Sep 2010
AbstractforThe postcranial skeleton of the aquatic parareptile Mesosaurus tenuidens from the Gondwanan Permian | Full Text | References | PDF (7.7 MB)
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A new pylaecephalid dicynodont (Therapsida, Anomodontia) from the Tapinocephalus Assemblage Zone, Karoo Basin, Middle Permian of South Africa
KENNETH D. ANGIELCZYK & BRUCE S. RUBIDGE
Pages: 1396-1409
Published online: 15 Sep 2010
AbstractforA new pylaecephalid dicynodont (Therapsida, Anomodontia) from the Tapinocephalus Assemblage Zone, Karoo Basin, Middle Permian of South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (2.4 MB) | Supplemental
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Redescription of the holotype of Platecarpus tympaniticus Cope, 1869 (Mosasauridae: Plioplatecarpinae), and its implications for the alpha taxonomy of the genus
TAKUYA KONISHI, MICHAEL W. CALDWELL & GORDEN L. BELL Jr.
Pages: 1410-1421
Published online: 15 Sep 2010
AbstractforRedescription of the holotype of Platecarpus tympaniticus Cope, 1869 (Mosasauridae: Plioplatecarpinae), and its implications for the alpha taxonomy of the genus | Full Text | References | PDF (4 MB)
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The role of the calcaneal ‘heel’ as a propulsive lever in basal archosaurs and extant monitor lizards
CORWIN SULLIVAN
Pages: 1422-1432
Published online: 15 Sep 2010
AbstractforThe role of the calcaneal ‘heel’ as a propulsive lever in basal archosaurs and extant monitor lizards | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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A new basal archosauriform diapsid from the Lower Triassic of Argentina
MARTÍN D. EZCURRA, AGUSTINA LECUONA & AGUSTÍN MARTINELLI
Pages: 1433-1450
Published online: 15 Sep 2010
AbstractforA new basal archosauriform diapsid from the Lower Triassic of Argentina | Full Text | References | PDF (3.2 MB)
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The evolution of extreme hypercarnivory in Metriorhynchidae (Mesoeucrocodylia: Thalattosuchia) based on evidence from microscopic denticle morphology
MARCO BRANDALISE DE ANDRADE, MARK T. YOUNG, JULIA B. DESOJO & STEPHEN L. BRUSATTE
Pages: 1451-1465
Published online: 15 Sep 2010
AbstractforThe evolution of extreme hypercarnivory in Metriorhynchidae (Mesoeucrocodylia: Thalattosuchia) based on evidence from microscopic denticle morphology | Full Text | References | PDF (3.9 MB)
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A new specimen of Eutretauranosuchus (Crocodyliformes; Goniopholididae) from Dry Mesa, Colorado
DAVID K. SMITH, ERIC R. ALLEN, R. KENT SANDERS & KENNETH L. STADTMAN
Pages: 1466-1477
Published online: 15 Sep 2010
AbstractforA new specimen of Eutretauranosuchus (Crocodyliformes; Goniopholididae) from Dry Mesa, Colorado | Full Text | References | PDF (4.6 MB)
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Naming dinosaur species: the performance of prolific authors
MICHAEL J. BENTON
Pages: 1478-1485
Published online: 15 Sep 2010
AbstractforNaming dinosaur species: the performance of prolific authors | Full Text | References | PDF (882.6 KB) | Supplemental
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Evolution, homology, and function of the supracranial sinuses in ceratopsian dinosaurs
ANDREW A. FARKE
Pages: 1486-1500
Published online: 15 Sep 2010
AbstractforEvolution, homology, and function of the supracranial sinuses in ceratopsian dinosaurs | Full Text | References | PDF (3.4 MB) | Supplemental
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New multituberculate mammals from the Lower Cretaceous (Shahai and Fuxin formations), northeastern China
NAO KUSUHASHI, YAOMING HU, YUANQING WANG, TAKESHI SETOGUCHI & HIROSHIGE MATSUOKA
Pages: 1501-1514
Published online: 15 Sep 2010
AbstractforNew multituberculate mammals from the Lower Cretaceous (Shahai and Fuxin formations), northeastern China | Full Text | References | PDF (6.1 MB)
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Postcranial skeleton of the Miocene marsupial Palaeothentes (Paucituberculata, Palaeothentidae): paleobiology and phylogeny
MARÍA ALEJANDRA ABELLO & ADRIANA MAGDALENA CANDELA
Pages: 1515-1527
Published online: 15 Sep 2010
AbstractforPostcranial skeleton of the Miocene marsupial Palaeothentes (Paucituberculata, Palaeothentidae): paleobiology and phylogeny | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB) | Supplemental
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An exceptionally well-preserved short-snouted bandicoot (Marsupialia; Peramelemorphia) from Riversleigh's Oligo-Miocene deposits, northwestern Queensland, Australia
K. J. TRAVOUILLON, Y. GUROVICH, R. M. D. BECK & J. MUIRHEAD
Pages: 1528-1546
Published online: 15 Sep 2010
AbstractforAn exceptionally well-preserved short-snouted bandicoot (Marsupialia; Peramelemorphia) from Riversleigh's Oligo-Miocene deposits, northwestern Queensland, Australia | Full Text | References | PDF (6.7 MB) | Supplemental
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Mylodon darwini Owen (Xenarthra, Mylodontinae) from the Late Pleistocene of Mesopotamia, Argentina, with remarks on individual variability, paleobiology, paleobiogeography, and paleoenvironment
DIEGO BRANDONI, BRENDA S. FERRERO & ERNESTO BRUNETTO
Pages: 1547-1558
Published online: 15 Sep 2010
AbstractforMylodon darwini Owen (Xenarthra, Mylodontinae) from the Late Pleistocene of Mesopotamia, Argentina, with remarks on individual variability, paleobiology, paleobiogeography, and paleoenvironment | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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First skull of Orthaspidotherium edwardsi (Mammalia, “Condylarthra”) from the late Paleocene of Berru (France) and phylogenetic affinities of the enigmatic European family Pleuraspidotheriidae
SANDRINE LADEVÈZE, PIETER MISSIAEN & THIERRY SMITH
Pages: 1559-1578
Published online: 15 Sep 2010
AbstractforFirst skull of Orthaspidotherium edwardsi (Mammalia, “Condylarthra”) from the late Paleocene of Berru (France) and phylogenetic affinities of the enigmatic European family Pleuraspidotheriidae | Full Text | References | PDF (4.7 MB) | Supplemental
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A large-bodied anomaluroid rodent from the earliest late Eocene of Egypt: phylogenetic and biogeographic implications
HESHAM M. SALLAM, ERIK R. SEIFFERT, ELWYN L. SIMONS & CHLÖE BRINDLEY
Pages: 1579-1593
Published online: 15 Sep 2010
AbstractforA large-bodied anomaluroid rodent from the earliest late Eocene of Egypt: phylogenetic and biogeographic implications | Full Text | References | PDF (2.5 MB)
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Microdyromys remmerti, sp. nov., a new Gliridae (Rodentia, Mammalia) from the Aragonian type area (Miocene, Calatayud-Montalbán basin, Spain)
ISRAEL GARCÍA-PAREDES, PABLO PELÁEZ-CAMPOMANES & M. ÁNGELES ÁLVAREZ-SIERRA
Pages: 1594-1609
Published online: 15 Sep 2010
AbstractforMicrodyromys remmerti, sp. nov., a new Gliridae (Rodentia, Mammalia) from the Aragonian type area (Miocene, Calatayud-Montalbán basin, Spain) | Full Text | References | PDF (2.7 MB) | Supplemental
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New myomorph rodents from the Eocene of Southern California
STEPHEN L. WALSH
Pages: 1610-1621
Published online: 15 Sep 2010
AbstractforNew myomorph rodents from the Eocene of Southern California | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB)
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New data on the Lower Devonian chondrichthyan fauna from Celtiberia (Spain)
CARLOS MARTÍNEZ-PÉREZ, VINCENT DUPRET, ESTHER MANZANARES & HÉCTOR BOTELLA
Pages: 1622-1627
Published online: 15 Sep 2010
First Page PreviewforNew data on the Lower Devonian chondrichthyan fauna from Celtiberia (Spain) | Full Text | References | PDF (2.2 MB)
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Apsisaurus witteri from the Lower Permian of Texas: yet another small varanopid synapsid, not a diapsid
ROBERT R. REISZ, MICHEL LAURIN & DAVID MARJANOVIĆ
Pages: 1628-1631
Published online: 15 Sep 2010
First Page PreviewforApsisaurus witteri from the Lower Permian of Texas: yet another small varanopid synapsid, not a diapsid | Full Text | References | PDF (2.6 MB) | Supplemental
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New material of Prognathodon (Squamata: Mosasauridae), and the mosasaur assemblage of the Maastrichtian of California, U.S.A.
JOHAN LINDGREN & ANNE S. SCHULP
Pages: 1632-1636
Published online: 15 Sep 2010
First Page PreviewforNew material of Prognathodon (Squamata: Mosasauridae), and the mosasaur assemblage of the Maastrichtian of California, U.S.A. | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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The dentary of Suuwassea emilieae (Sauropoda: Diplodocoidea)
JOHN A. WHITLOCK & JERALD D. HARRIS
Pages: 1637-1641
Published online: 15 Sep 2010
First Page PreviewforThe dentary of Suuwassea emilieae (Sauropoda: Diplodocoidea) | Full Text | References | PDF (845.5 KB)
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The earliest record of a galliform bird in Asia, from the late Paleocene–early Eocene of the Gobi Desert, Mongolia
SUNNY H. HWANG, GERALD MAYR & MINJIN BOLORTSETSEG
Pages: 1642-1644
Published online: 15 Sep 2010
First Page PreviewforThe earliest record of a galliform bird in Asia, from the late Paleocene–early Eocene of the Gobi Desert, Mongolia | Full Text | References | PDF (387 KB)
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A Miocene ziphiid (Cetacea: Odontoceti) from Calvert Cliffs, Maryland, U.S.A.
OLIVIER LAMBERT, STEPHEN J. GODFREY & ANNA J. FULLER
Pages: 1645-1651
Published online: 15 Sep 2010
First Page PreviewforA Miocene ziphiid (Cetacea: Odontoceti) from Calvert Cliffs, Maryland, U.S.A. | Full Text | References | PDF (2.6 MB)
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