Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 31, Issue 2 (2011)

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Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 31, Issue 2 (2011)

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Nuralagus rex, gen. et sp. nov., an endemic insular giant rabbit from the Neogene of Minorca (Balearic Islands, Spain)
Josep Quintana, Meike Köhler & Salvador Moyà-Solà
Pages: 231-240
Published online: 21 Mar 2011
AbstractforNuralagus rex, gen. et sp. nov., an endemic insular giant rabbit from the Neogene of Minorca (Balearic Islands, Spain) | Full Text | References | PDF (2.2 MB)
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A Lower Carboniferous xenacanthiform shark from Australia
Susan Turner & Carole J. Burrow
Pages: 241-257
Published online: 21 Mar 2011
AbstractforA Lower Carboniferous xenacanthiform shark from Australia | Full Text | References | PDF (6 MB)
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Redescription of the Eocene catfish Bachmannia chubutensis (Teleostei: Bachmanniidae) of southern South America
María De Las Mercedes Azpelicueta & Alberto Luis Cione
Pages: 258-269
Published online: 21 Mar 2011
AbstractforRedescription of the Eocene catfish Bachmannia chubutensis (Teleostei: Bachmanniidae) of southern South America | Full Text | References | PDF (7.6 MB)
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New information on the skull of the Early Triassic parareptile Sauropareion anoplus, with a discussion of tooth attachment and replacement in procolophonids
Mark J. Macdougall & Sean P. Modesto
Pages: 270-278
Published online: 21 Mar 2011
AbstractforNew information on the skull of the Early Triassic parareptile Sauropareion anoplus, with a discussion of tooth attachment and replacement in procolophonids | Full Text | References | PDF (2.6 MB)
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Anuran and squamate remains from the Cenomanian (Late Cretaceous) of Charentes, western France
Romain Vullo, Jean-Claude Rage & Didier Neraudeau
Pages: 279-291
Published online: 21 Mar 2011
AbstractforAnuran and squamate remains from the Cenomanian (Late Cretaceous) of Charentes, western France | Full Text | References | PDF (2.3 MB)
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A new pachypleurosaur (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) from the lower Middle Triassic of southwestern China and the phylogenetic relationships of Chinese pachypleurosaurs
Jun Liu, Olivier Rieppel, Da-Yong Jiang, Jonathan C. Aitchison, Ryosuke Motani, Qi-Yue Zhang, Chang-Yong Zhou & Yuan-Yuan Sun
Pages: 292-302
Published online: 21 Mar 2011
AbstractforA new pachypleurosaur (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) from the lower Middle Triassic of southwestern China and the phylogenetic relationships of Chinese pachypleurosaurs | Full Text | References | PDF (2.9 MB) | Supplemental
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A new Triassic marine reptile from southwestern China
Chun Li, Olivier Rieppel, Xiao-Chun Wu, Li-Jun Zhao & Li-Ting Wang
Pages: 303-312
Published online: 21 Mar 2011
AbstractforA new Triassic marine reptile from southwestern China | Full Text | References | PDF (3.9 MB) | Supplemental
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Braincase of a polycotylid plesiosaur (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) from the Upper Cretaceous of Manitoba, Canada
Tamaki Sato, Xiao-Chun Wu, Alex Tirabasso & Paul Bloskie
Pages: 313-329
Published online: 21 Mar 2011
AbstractforBraincase of a polycotylid plesiosaur (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) from the Upper Cretaceous of Manitoba, Canada | Full Text | References | PDF (6.6 MB)
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A new skeleton of the cryptoclidid plesiosaur Tatenectes laramiensis reveals a novel body shape among plesiosaurs
F. Robin O’Keefe, Hallie P. Street, Benjamin C. Wilhelm, Courtney D. Richards & Helen Zhu
Pages: 330-339
Published online: 21 Mar 2011
AbstractforA new skeleton of the cryptoclidid plesiosaur Tatenectes laramiensis reveals a novel body shape among plesiosaurs | Full Text | References | PDF (4 MB)
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A re-examination of Hauffiosaurus zanoni, a pliosauroid from the Toarcian (Early Jurassic) of Germany
Peggy Vincent
Pages: 340-351
Published online: 21 Mar 2011
AbstractforA re-examination of Hauffiosaurus zanoni, a pliosauroid from the Toarcian (Early Jurassic) of Germany | Full Text | References | PDF (2.5 MB)
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A new look into the periorbital morphology of Goniopholis (Mesoeucrocodylia: Neosuchia) and related forms
Marco Brandalise De Andrade & Jahn Jochen Hornung
Pages: 352-368
Published online: 21 Mar 2011
AbstractforA new look into the periorbital morphology of Goniopholis (Mesoeucrocodylia: Neosuchia) and related forms | Full Text | References | PDF (4.1 MB) | Supplemental
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A metriorhynchid crocodyliform braincase from northern Chile
Marta S. Fernández, Ariana Paulina Carabajal, Zulma Gasparini & Guillermo Chong Díaz
Pages: 369-377
Published online: 21 Mar 2011
AbstractforA metriorhynchid crocodyliform braincase from northern Chile | Full Text | References | PDF (2.2 MB)
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The braincase anatomy of Carnotaurus sastrei (Theropoda: Abelisauridae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia
Ariana Paulina Carabajal
Pages: 378-386
Published online: 21 Mar 2011
AbstractforThe braincase anatomy of Carnotaurus sastrei (Theropoda: Abelisauridae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia | Full Text | References | PDF (2 MB)
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New information on the braincase of the North American therizinosaurian (Theropoda, Maniraptora) Falcarius utahensis
David K. Smith, Lindsay E. Zanno, R. Kent Sanders, Donald D. Deblieux & James I. Kirkland
Pages: 387-404
Published online: 21 Mar 2011
AbstractforNew information on the braincase of the North American therizinosaurian (Theropoda, Maniraptora) Falcarius utahensis | Full Text | References | PDF (3.2 MB)
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A new specimen of Promoschorhynchus (Therapsida: Therocephalia: Akidnognathidae) from the Lower Triassic of South Africa and its implications for theriodont survivorship across the Permo-Triassic boundary
Adam K. Huttenlocker, Christian A. Sidor & Roger M. H. Smith
Pages: 405-421
Published online: 21 Mar 2011
AbstractforA new specimen of Promoschorhynchus (Therapsida: Therocephalia: Akidnognathidae) from the Lower Triassic of South Africa and its implications for theriodont survivorship across the Permo-Triassic boundary | Full Text | References | PDF (5.8 MB) | Supplemental
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Phylogeny of the Taeniodonta: evidence from dental characters and stratigraphy
Deborah L. Rook & John P. Hunter
Pages: 422-427
Published online: 21 Mar 2011
AbstractforPhylogeny of the Taeniodonta: evidence from dental characters and stratigraphy | Full Text | References | PDF (599.4 KB)
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Feeding habits of Plio-Pleistocene large carnivores as revealed by the mandibular geometry
Carlo Meloro
Pages: 428-446
Published online: 21 Mar 2011
AbstractforFeeding habits of Plio-Pleistocene large carnivores as revealed by the mandibular geometry | Full Text | References | PDF (2.4 MB) | Supplemental
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Enhydriodon dikikae, sp. nov. (Carnivora: Mammalia), a gigantic otter from the Pliocene of Dikika, Lower Awash, Ethiopia
Denis Geraads, Zeresenay Alemseged, René Bobe & Denné Reed
Pages: 447-453
Published online: 21 Mar 2011
AbstractforEnhydriodon dikikae, sp. nov. (Carnivora: Mammalia), a gigantic otter from the Pliocene of Dikika, Lower Awash, Ethiopia | Full Text | References | PDF (995.1 KB)
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New records of the fur seal Callorhinus (Carnivora: Otariidae) from the Plio-Pleistocene Rio Dell Formation of Northern California and comments on otariid dental evolution
Robert W. Boessenecker
Pages: 454-467
Published online: 21 Mar 2011
AbstractforNew records of the fur seal Callorhinus (Carnivora: Otariidae) from the Plio-Pleistocene Rio Dell Formation of Northern California and comments on otariid dental evolution | Full Text | References | PDF (3 MB)
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New saber-toothed cat records (Felidae: Machairodontinae) for the Pleistocene of Venezuela, and the Great American Biotic Interchange
Ascanio D. Rincón, Francisco J. Prevosti & Gilberto E. Parra
Pages: 468-478
Published online: 21 Mar 2011
AbstractforNew saber-toothed cat records (Felidae: Machairodontinae) for the Pleistocene of Venezuela, and the Great American Biotic Interchange | Full Text | References | PDF (2 MB)
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Tapiridae (Perissodactyla, Mammalia) of the Swiss Molasse Basin during the Oligocene–Miocene transition
Laureline Scherler, Damien Becker & Jean-Pierre Berger
Pages: 479-496
Published online: 21 Mar 2011
AbstractforTapiridae (Perissodactyla, Mammalia) of the Swiss Molasse Basin during the Oligocene–Miocene transition | Full Text | References | PDF (3.6 MB)
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