Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 31, Issue 4 (2011)

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Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 31, Issue 4 (2011)

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FEATURED ARTICLE

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Boremys (Testudines, Baenidae) from the latest Cretaceous and early Paleocene of North Dakota: an 11-million-year range extension and an additional K/T survivor
Tyler R. Lyson, Walter G. Joyce, Georgia E. Knauss & Dean A. Pearson
Pages: 729-737
Published online: 11 Jul 2011
AbstractforBoremys (Testudines, Baenidae) from the latest Cretaceous and early Paleocene of North Dakota: an 11-million-year range extension and an additional K/T survivor | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB)
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ARTICLES

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Tupilakosaur-like vertebrae in Bothriceps australis, an Australian brachyopid stereospondyl
Anne Warren, Andrew C. Rozefelds & Stuart Bull
Pages: 738-753
Published online: 11 Jul 2011
AbstractforTupilakosaur-like vertebrae in Bothriceps australis, an Australian brachyopid stereospondyl | Full Text | References | PDF (5.4 MB)
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Two new plioplatecarpine (Squamata, Mosasauridae) genera from the Upper Cretaceous of North America, and a global phylogenetic analysis of plioplatecarpines
Takuya Konishi & Michael W. Caldwell
Pages: 754-783
Published online: 11 Jul 2011
AbstractforTwo new plioplatecarpine (Squamata, Mosasauridae) genera from the Upper Cretaceous of North America, and a global phylogenetic analysis of plioplatecarpines | Full Text | References | PDF (8.8 MB)
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Anatomy and affinities of large archosauromorphs from the lower Fremouw Formation (Early Triassic) of Antarctica
Nathan D. Smith, Jake R. Crandall, Spencer M. Hellert, William R. Hammer & Peter J. Makovicky
Pages: 784-797
Published online: 11 Jul 2011
AbstractforAnatomy and affinities of large archosauromorphs from the lower Fremouw Formation (Early Triassic) of Antarctica | Full Text | References | PDF (3.2 MB)
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New unadorned hadrosaurine hadrosaurid (Dinosauria, Ornithopoda) from the Campanian of North America
Terry A. Gates, John R. Horner, Rebecca R. Hanna & C. Riley Nelson
Pages: 798-811
Published online: 11 Jul 2011
AbstractforNew unadorned hadrosaurine hadrosaurid (Dinosauria, Ornithopoda) from the Campanian of North America | Full Text | References | PDF (3.9 MB) | Supplemental
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A revision of the Lari (Aves, Charadriiformes) from the early Miocene of Saint-Gérand-le-Puy (Allier, France)
Vanesa L. De Pietri, Loïc Costeur, Marcel Güntert & Gerald Mayr
Pages: 812-828
Published online: 11 Jul 2011
AbstractforA revision of the Lari (Aves, Charadriiformes) from the early Miocene of Saint-Gérand-le-Puy (Allier, France) | Full Text | References | PDF (2.7 MB) | Supplemental
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New materials of Argentoconodon fariasorum (Mammaliaformes, Triconodontidae) from the Jurassic of Argentina and its bearing on triconodont phylogeny
Leandro C. Gaetano & Guillermo W. Rougier
Pages: 829-843
Published online: 11 Jul 2011
AbstractforNew materials of Argentoconodon fariasorum (Mammaliaformes, Triconodontidae) from the Jurassic of Argentina and its bearing on triconodont phylogeny | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB) | Supplemental
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A new xerinae (Rodentia, Sciuridae) from the late Miocene of Toros-Menalla (Chad)
Laurent Viriot, Pablo Pelaez-Campomanes, Patrick Vignaud, Likius Andossa, Hassan Taïsso Mackaye & Michel Brunet
Pages: 844-848
Published online: 11 Jul 2011
AbstractforA new xerinae (Rodentia, Sciuridae) from the late Miocene of Toros-Menalla (Chad) | Full Text | References | PDF (3.2 MB)
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Pleistocene rodents from the Torrent de Vallparadís section (Terrassa, northeastern Spain) and biochronological implications
Raef Minwer-Barakat, Joan Madurell-Malapeira, David M. Alba, Josep Aurell-Garrido, Soledad De Esteban-Trivigno & Salvador Moyà-Solà
Pages: 849-865
Published online: 11 Jul 2011
AbstractforPleistocene rodents from the Torrent de Vallparadís section (Terrassa, northeastern Spain) and biochronological implications | Full Text | References | PDF (2.9 MB) | Supplemental
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Five million years of pocket gopher history in the Meade Basin of southwestern Kansas and northwestern Oklahoma
Robert A. Martin, Pablo Peláez-Campomanes, James G. Honey, Federica Marcolini & William A. Akersten
Pages: 866-884
Published online: 11 Jul 2011
AbstractforFive million years of pocket gopher history in the Meade Basin of southwestern Kansas and northwestern Oklahoma | Full Text | References | PDF (3 MB)
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The taxonomic status of European Plio-Pleistocene badgers
Joan Madurell-Malapeira, David M. Alba, Josep Marmi, Josep Aurell & Salvador Moyà-Solà
Pages: 885-894
Published online: 11 Jul 2011
AbstractforThe taxonomic status of European Plio-Pleistocene badgers | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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A new genus of perissodactyl (Mammalia) from the Bridgerian of Wyoming, with comments on basal perissodactyl phylogeny
Luke T. Holbrook & Joshua Lapergola
Pages: 895-901
Published online: 11 Jul 2011
AbstractforA new genus of perissodactyl (Mammalia) from the Bridgerian of Wyoming, with comments on basal perissodactyl phylogeny | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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SHORT COMMUNICATIONS

Article
Gyracanthid gnathostome remains from the Carboniferous of Illinois
Daniel Snyder
Pages: 902-906
Published online: 11 Jul 2011
First Page PreviewforGyracanthid gnathostome remains from the Carboniferous of Illinois | Full Text | References | PDF (2 MB)
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New Upper Pennsylvanian armored dissorophid records (Temnospondyli, Dissorophoidea) from the U.S. midcontinent and the stratigraphic distributions of dissorophids
William May, Adam K. Huttenlocker, Jason D. Pardo, Jeff Benca & Bryan J. Small
Pages: 907-912
Published online: 11 Jul 2011
First Page PreviewforNew Upper Pennsylvanian armored dissorophid records (Temnospondyli, Dissorophoidea) from the U.S. midcontinent and the stratigraphic distributions of dissorophids | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Basicranium of Harpagolestes uintensis (Mammalia, Mesonychia)
Maureen A. O’Leary & Andrea L. Wetterer
Pages: 913-918
Published online: 11 Jul 2011
First Page PreviewforBasicranium of Harpagolestes uintensis (Mammalia, Mesonychia) | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB)
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New Hystrix (Mammalia, Rodentia) from the late Miocene/early Pliocene of Myanmar
Yuichiro Nishioka, Zin-Maung-Maung-Thein, Naoko Egi, Takehisa Tsubamoto, Takeshi Nishimura, Tsuyoshi Ito, Thaung-Htike & Masanaru Takai
Pages: 919-924
Published online: 11 Jul 2011
First Page PreviewforNew Hystrix (Mammalia, Rodentia) from the late Miocene/early Pliocene of Myanmar | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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First record of supernumerary teeth in South American fossil rodents
Michelle Arnal & M. Guiomar Vucetich
Pages: 925-927
Published online: 11 Jul 2011
First Page PreviewforFirst record of supernumerary teeth in South American fossil rodents | Full Text | References | PDF (797.8 KB)
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Hylopetes magistri, new name for Hylopetes debruijni Reumer & Van den Hoek Ostende, 2003, preoccupied
Lars W. van den Hoek Ostende & Jelle W.F. Reumer
Page: 928
Published online: 11 Jul 2011
CitationforHylopetes magistri, new name for Hylopetes debruijni Reumer & Van den Hoek Ostende, 2003, preoccupied | Full Text | References | PDF (25.4 KB)
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A fossil sperm whale (Cetacea, Physeteroidea) from the Pleistocene of Nauru, equatorial southwest Pacific
Erich M. G. Fitzgerald
Pages: 929-931
Published online: 11 Jul 2011
First Page PreviewforA fossil sperm whale (Cetacea, Physeteroidea) from the Pleistocene of Nauru, equatorial southwest Pacific | Full Text | References | PDF (658.8 KB)
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BOOK REVIEWS

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A Review of “The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs, by Gregory S. Paul”
2010. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 320 pp. US$35.00, ISBN 978-0-691-13720-9.
Stephen L. Brusatte
Pages: 932-933
Published online: 11 Jul 2011
CitationforA Review of “The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs, by Gregory S. Paul” | Full Text | References | PDF (37.1 KB)
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A Review of “The Rise of Horses, by Jens Lorenz Franzen”
2010. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 211 + viii pp. $ 65.00 hardback, ISBN 978-0-8018-9373-5.
Luke Holbrook
Pages: 934-935
Published online: 11 Jul 2011
CitationforA Review of “The Rise of Horses, by Jens Lorenz Franzen” | Full Text | References | PDF (29.7 KB)
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