Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 32, Issue 6 (2012)

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Developmental biology enriches paleontology
J. G. M. Thewissen, Lisa Noelle Cooper & Richard R. Behringer
Pages: 1223-1234
Published online: 31 Oct 2012
AbstractforDevelopmental biology enriches paleontology | Full Text | References | PDF (2.5 MB)
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A new species of Waengsjoeaspis (Cephalaspidomorpha, Osteostraci) from the Early Devonian of northwestern Canada, with a redescription of W. nahanniensis and implications for growth, variation, morphology, and phylogeny
Bradley R. Scott & Mark V. H. Wilson
Pages: 1235-1253
Published online: 31 Oct 2012
AbstractforA new species of Waengsjoeaspis (Cephalaspidomorpha, Osteostraci) from the Early Devonian of northwestern Canada, with a redescription of W. nahanniensis and implications for growth, variation, morphology, and phylogeny | Full Text | References | PDF (5.9 MB)
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Using cladistic characters to predict functional variety: experiments using early gnathostomes
Philip S. L. Anderson & Matt Friedman
Pages: 1254-1270
Published online: 31 Oct 2012
AbstractforUsing cladistic characters to predict functional variety: experiments using early gnathostomes | Full Text | References | PDF (2.2 MB) | Supplemental
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Dentition of Late Cretaceous shark, Ptychodus mortoni (Elasmobranchii, Ptychodontidae)
Kenshu Shimada
Pages: 1271-1284
Published online: 31 Oct 2012
AbstractforDentition of Late Cretaceous shark, Ptychodus mortoni (Elasmobranchii, Ptychodontidae) | Full Text | References | PDF (5.6 MB)
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Post-metamorphic development of Early Cretaceous frogs as a tool for taxonomic comparisons
Zbyněk Roček, Yuan Wang & Liping Dong
Pages: 1285-1292
Published online: 31 Oct 2012
AbstractforPost-metamorphic development of Early Cretaceous frogs as a tool for taxonomic comparisons | Full Text | References | PDF (2.3 MB)
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Larachelus morla, gen. et sp. nov., a new member of the little-known European Early Cretaceous record of stem cryptodiran turtles
Adán Pérez-García & Xabier Murelaga
Pages: 1293-1302
Published online: 31 Oct 2012
AbstractforLarachelus morla, gen. et sp. nov., a new member of the little-known European Early Cretaceous record of stem cryptodiran turtles | Full Text | References | PDF (2.3 MB) | Supplemental
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A redescription and phylogenetic reinterpretation of the fossil lizard Hoburogekko suchanovi Alifanov, 1989 (Squamata, Gekkota), from the Early Cretaceous of Mongolia
Juan D. Daza, Vladimir R. Alifanov & Aaron M. Bauer
Pages: 1303-1312
Published online: 31 Oct 2012
AbstractforA redescription and phylogenetic reinterpretation of the fossil lizard Hoburogekko suchanovi Alifanov, 1989 (Squamata, Gekkota), from the Early Cretaceous of Mongolia | Full Text | References | PDF (2.2 MB) | Supplemental
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Platecarpus tympaniticus (Squamata, Mosasauridae): osteology of an exceptionally preserved specimen and its insights into the acquisition of a streamlined body shape in mosasaurs
Takuya Konishi, Johan Lindgren, Michael W. Caldwell & Luis Chiappe
Pages: 1313-1327
Published online: 31 Oct 2012
AbstractforPlatecarpus tympaniticus (Squamata, Mosasauridae): osteology of an exceptionally preserved specimen and its insights into the acquisition of a streamlined body shape in mosasaurs | Full Text | References | PDF (8.9 MB)
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Fossil evidence for earliest Neogene American faunal interchange: Boa (Serpentes, Boinae) from the early Miocene of Panama
Jason J. Head, Aldo F. Rincon, Catalina Suarez, Camilo Montes & Carlos Jaramillo
Pages: 1328-1334
Published online: 31 Oct 2012
AbstractforFossil evidence for earliest Neogene American faunal interchange: Boa (Serpentes, Boinae) from the early Miocene of Panama | Full Text | References | PDF (1,007.5 KB)
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A new eosauropterygian (Diapsida, Sauropterygia) from the Triassic of China
Yen-Nien Cheng, Xiao-Chun Wu, Tamaki Sato & Hsi-Yin Shan
Pages: 1335-1349
Published online: 31 Oct 2012
AbstractforA new eosauropterygian (Diapsida, Sauropterygia) from the Triassic of China | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | Supplemental
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The braincase and inner ear of Placodus gigas (Sauropterygia, Placodontia)—a new reconstruction based on micro-computed tomographic data
James M. Neenan & Torsten M. Scheyer
Pages: 1350-1357
Published online: 31 Oct 2012
AbstractforThe braincase and inner ear of Placodus gigas (Sauropterygia, Placodontia)—a new reconstruction based on micro-computed tomographic data | Full Text | References | PDF (4.2 MB) | Supplemental
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Reappraisal of the morphology and phylogenetic relationships of the middle Eocene alligatoroid Diplocynodon deponiae (Frey, Laemmert, and Riess, 1987) based on a three-dimensional specimen
Massimo Delfino & Thierry Smith
Pages: 1358-1369
Published online: 31 Oct 2012
AbstractforReappraisal of the morphology and phylogenetic relationships of the middle Eocene alligatoroid Diplocynodon deponiae (Frey, Laemmert, and Riess, 1987) based on a three-dimensional specimen | Full Text | References | PDF (2.2 MB) | Supplemental
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Postcranial anatomy of Jeholosaurus shangyuanensis (Dinosauria, Ornithischia) from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of China
Feng-Lu Han, Paul M. Barrett, Richard J. Butler & Xing Xu
Pages: 1370-1395
Published online: 31 Oct 2012
AbstractforPostcranial anatomy of Jeholosaurus shangyuanensis (Dinosauria, Ornithischia) from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of China | Full Text | References | PDF (6.2 MB) | Supplemental
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New insights into the biology of the Permian genus Cistecephalus (Therapsida, Dicynodontia)
Tobias Nasterlack, Aurore Canoville & Anusuya Chinsamy
Pages: 1396-1410
Published online: 31 Oct 2012
AbstractforNew insights into the biology of the Permian genus Cistecephalus (Therapsida, Dicynodontia) | Full Text | References | PDF (8.8 MB)
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Complex multicusped postcanine teeth from the Lower Triassic of South Africa
Leandro C. Gaetano, Helke Mocke, Fernando Abdala & P. John Hancox
Pages: 1411-1420
Published online: 31 Oct 2012
AbstractforComplex multicusped postcanine teeth from the Lower Triassic of South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (2.4 MB)
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Filling the gap: first evidence of early Tortonian continental deposits in southern Iberia
Elvira Martín-Suárez, Antonio García-Alix, Raef Minwer-Barakat, Jordi Agustí & Matthijs Freudenthal
Pages: 1421-1428
Published online: 31 Oct 2012
AbstractforFilling the gap: first evidence of early Tortonian continental deposits in southern Iberia | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | Supplemental
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A New fossil phyllotine (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae) from the late Pliocene in the Andes of northern Argentina
Pablo E. Ortiz, J. Pablo Jayat & Scott J. Steppan
Pages: 1429-1441
Published online: 31 Oct 2012
AbstractforA New fossil phyllotine (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae) from the late Pliocene in the Andes of northern Argentina | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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The maxillary depression of Pholidosauridae: an anatomical study
Jeremy E. Martin & Eric Buffetaut
Pages: 1442-1446
Published online: 31 Oct 2012
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A new large pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia
Fernando E. Novas, Martin Kundrat, Federico L. Agnolín, Martín D. Ezcurra, Per Erik Ahlberg, Marcelo P. Isasi, Alberto Arriagada & Pablo Chafrat
Pages: 1447-1452
Published online: 31 Oct 2012
First Page PreviewforA new large pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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The taxonomic identity of the type specimen of Crocuta sivalensis (Falconer, 1867)
Lars Werdelin & Margaret E. Lewis
Pages: 1453-1456
Published online: 31 Oct 2012
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First evidence of Tethytragus Azanza and Morales, 1994 (Ruminantia, Bovidae), in the Miocene of the Vallès-Penedès Basin (Spain)
Daniel Demiguel, Israel M. Sánchez, David M. Alba, Jordi Galindo, Josep M. Robles & Salvador Moyà-Solà
Pages: 1457-1462
Published online: 31 Oct 2012
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