Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 32, Issue 4 (2012)

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Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 32, Issue 4 (2012)

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Osteology of †Heteronectes chaneti (Acanthomorpha, Pleuronectiformes), an Eocene stem flatfish, with a discussion of flatfish sister-group relationships
Matt Friedman
Pages: 735-756
Published online: 26 Jun 2012
AbstractforOsteology of †Heteronectes chaneti (Acanthomorpha, Pleuronectiformes), an Eocene stem flatfish, with a discussion of flatfish sister-group relationships | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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ARTICLES

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New morphological information on the ptyctodontid fishes (Placodermi, Ptyctodontida) from Western Australia
Kate Trinajstic, John A. Long, Zerina Johanson, Gavin Young & Tim Senden
Pages: 757-780
Published online: 26 Jun 2012
AbstractforNew morphological information on the ptyctodontid fishes (Placodermi, Ptyctodontida) from Western Australia | Full Text | References | PDF (8.1 MB)
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Development of the posterior endocranium of the Devonian dipnoan Griphognathus whitei
K. S. W. Campbell, R. E. Barwick & T. J. Senden
Pages: 781-798
Published online: 26 Jun 2012
AbstractforDevelopment of the posterior endocranium of the Devonian dipnoan Griphognathus whitei | Full Text | References | PDF (8.2 MB)
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Revision of Furo muensteri (Halecomorphi, Ophiopsidae) from the Upper Jurassic of Western Europe, with comments on the genus
Jennifer A. Lane & Martin Ebert
Pages: 799-819
Published online: 26 Jun 2012
AbstractforRevision of Furo muensteri (Halecomorphi, Ophiopsidae) from the Upper Jurassic of Western Europe, with comments on the genus | Full Text | References | PDF (7.1 MB)
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Relationships and biogeography of the fossil and living African snakehead fishes (Percomorpha, Channidae, Parachanna)
Alison M. Murray
Pages: 820-835
Published online: 26 Jun 2012
AbstractforRelationships and biogeography of the fossil and living African snakehead fishes (Percomorpha, Channidae, Parachanna) | Full Text | References | PDF (4.9 MB)
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A fossil mud turtle (Testudines, Kinosternidae) from the early middle Miocene (early Barstovian) of New Mexico
Jason R. Bourque
Pages: 836-853
Published online: 26 Jun 2012
AbstractforA fossil mud turtle (Testudines, Kinosternidae) from the early middle Miocene (early Barstovian) of New Mexico | Full Text | References | PDF (4.5 MB) | Supplemental
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A new species of Pseudopus (Squamata, Anguidae) from the early Miocene of Northwest Bohemia (Czech Republic)
Jozef Klembara
Pages: 854-866
Published online: 26 Jun 2012
AbstractforA new species of Pseudopus (Squamata, Anguidae) from the early Miocene of Northwest Bohemia (Czech Republic) | Full Text | References | PDF (5.9 MB)
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The braincase of Chanaresuchus ischigualastensis (Archosauriformes) from the Late Triassic of Argentina
María J. Trotteyn & José A. Haro
Pages: 867-882
Published online: 26 Jun 2012
AbstractforThe braincase of Chanaresuchus ischigualastensis (Archosauriformes) from the Late Triassic of Argentina | Full Text | References | PDF (3.5 MB) | Supplemental
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The beginning of the sauropod dinosaur hiatus in North America: insights from the Lower Cretaceous Cloverly Formation of Wyoming
Michael D. D’Emic & Brady Z. Foreman
Pages: 883-902
Published online: 26 Jun 2012
AbstractforThe beginning of the sauropod dinosaur hiatus in North America: insights from the Lower Cretaceous Cloverly Formation of Wyoming | Full Text | References | PDF (5.9 MB)
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Squamosal ontogeny and variation in the pachycephalosaurian dinosaur Stegoceras validum Lambe, 1902, from the Dinosaur Park Formation, Alberta
Ryan K. Schott & David C. Evans
Pages: 903-913
Published online: 26 Jun 2012
AbstractforSquamosal ontogeny and variation in the pachycephalosaurian dinosaur Stegoceras validum Lambe, 1902, from the Dinosaur Park Formation, Alberta | Full Text | References | PDF (7.9 MB) | Supplemental
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A new genus and species of Pelagornithidae with well-preserved pseudodentition and further avian remains from the middle Eocene of the Ukraine
Gerald Mayr & Evgenij Zvonok
Pages: 914-925
Published online: 26 Jun 2012
AbstractforA new genus and species of Pelagornithidae with well-preserved pseudodentition and further avian remains from the middle Eocene of the Ukraine | Full Text | References | PDF (3.4 MB)
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Biogeographic and paleoenvironmental implications of a new woodpecker species (Aves, Picidae) from the early Pliocene of South Africa
Albrecht Manegold & Antoine Louchart
Pages: 926-938
Published online: 26 Jun 2012
AbstractforBiogeographic and paleoenvironmental implications of a new woodpecker species (Aves, Picidae) from the early Pliocene of South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB) | Supplemental
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Noninvasive histological comparison of bone growth patterns among fossil and extant neonatal elephantids using synchrotron radiation X-ray microtomography
Amanda J. Curtin, Alastair A. Macdowell, Eric G. Schaible & V. Louise Roth
Pages: 939-955
Published online: 26 Jun 2012
AbstractforNoninvasive histological comparison of bone growth patterns among fossil and extant neonatal elephantids using synchrotron radiation X-ray microtomography | Full Text | References | PDF (3.6 MB)
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New data on the Neogene anthracotheres (Mammalia, Artiodactyla) from central Myanmar
Takehisa Tsubamoto, Thaung-Htike, Zin-Maung-Maung-Thein, Naoko Egi, Yuichiro Nishioka, Maung-Maung & Masanaru Takai
Pages: 956-964
Published online: 26 Jun 2012
AbstractforNew data on the Neogene anthracotheres (Mammalia, Artiodactyla) from central Myanmar | Full Text | References | PDF (3.6 MB)
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SHORT COMMUNICATIONS

Article
Pseudo-toothed birds (Aves, Odontopterygiformes) from the eocene phosphate deposits of Togo, Africa
Estelle Bourdon & Henri Cappetta
Pages: 965-970
Published online: 26 Jun 2012
First Page PreviewforPseudo-toothed birds (Aves, Odontopterygiformes) from the eocene phosphate deposits of Togo, Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (2.5 MB)
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First giant bony-toothed bird (Pelagornithidae) from Australia
Erich M. G. Fitzgerald, Travis Park & Trevor H. Worthy
Pages: 971-974
Published online: 26 Jun 2012
First Page PreviewforFirst giant bony-toothed bird (Pelagornithidae) from Australia | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Sulaimanius, gen. nov., and Indusomys, gen. nov., replacement names for Sulaimania and Indusius Gunnell, Gingerich, Ul-Haq, Bloch, Khan, and Clyde, 2008, preoccupied names
Gregg F. Gunnell, Philip D. Gingerich, Jonathan I. Bloch & William C. Clyde
Page: 975
Published online: 26 Jun 2012
CitationforSulaimanius, gen. nov., and Indusomys, gen. nov., replacement names for Sulaimania and Indusius Gunnell, Gingerich, Ul-Haq, Bloch, Khan, and Clyde, 2008, preoccupied names | Full Text | References | PDF (22.3 KB)
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Possible neobalaenid from the Miocene of Australia implies a long evolutionary history for the pygmy right whale Caperea marginata (Cetacea, Mysticeti)
Erich M. G. Fitzgerald
Pages: 976-980
Published online: 26 Jun 2012
First Page PreviewforPossible neobalaenid from the Miocene of Australia implies a long evolutionary history for the pygmy right whale Caperea marginata (Cetacea, Mysticeti) | Full Text | References | PDF (2.8 MB)
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BOOK REVIEW

Book Review
A Review of “The other saber-tooths, scimitar-tooth cats of the Western Hemisphere”
by Virginia L. Naples, Larry D. Martin, and John P. Babiarz (editors), 2011. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 236 pp. US$110, hardcover, ISBN 978–0-8018–9664-4.
Xiaoming Wang
Pages: 981-982
Published online: 26 Jun 2012
CitationforA Review of “The other saber-tooths, scimitar-tooth cats of the Western Hemisphere” | Full Text | References | PDF (30.1 KB)
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