Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 33, Issue 4 (2013)

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Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 33, Issue 4 (2013)

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The vertebrate fauna of the Upper Permian of Niger—VII. Cranial anatomy and relationships of Bunostegos akokanensis (Pareiasauria)
Linda A. Tsuji, Christian A. Sidor, J.- Sébastien Steyer, Roger M. H. Smith, Neil J. Tabor & Oumarou Ide
Pages: 747-763
Published online: 25 Jun 2013
AbstractforThe vertebrate fauna of the Upper Permian of Niger—VII. Cranial anatomy and relationships of Bunostegos akokanensis (Pareiasauria) | Full Text | References | PDF (5.1 MB) | Supplemental
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A new pteraspidomorph from the Nibil Formation (Katian, Late Ordovician) of the Canning Basin, Western Australia
Ivan J. Sansom, Peter W. Haines, Plamen Andreev & Robert S. Nicoll
Pages: 764-769
Published online: 25 Jun 2013
AbstractforA new pteraspidomorph from the Nibil Formation (Katian, Late Ordovician) of the Canning Basin, Western Australia | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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The chondrichthyan fauna from the Middle Triassic (Ladinian) of the Iberian Range (Spain)
Cristina Pla, Ana Márquez-Aliaga & Héctor Botella
Pages: 770-785
Published online: 25 Jun 2013
AbstractforThe chondrichthyan fauna from the Middle Triassic (Ladinian) of the Iberian Range (Spain) | Full Text | References | PDF (2.5 MB)
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Lanternfish (Teleostei, Myctophiformes, Myctophidae) body fossils from the Modelo Formation (upper Miocene) of Los Angeles County, California
John S. S. Denton
Pages: 786-793
Published online: 25 Jun 2013
AbstractforLanternfish (Teleostei, Myctophiformes, Myctophidae) body fossils from the Modelo Formation (upper Miocene) of Los Angeles County, California | Full Text | References | PDF (4 MB)
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A new greenling (Teleostei, Cottoidei) from the Miocene of Sakhalin Island, Russia
Mikhail V. Nazarkin, Giorgio Carnevale & Alexandre F. Bannikov
Pages: 794-803
Published online: 25 Jun 2013
AbstractforA new greenling (Teleostei, Cottoidei) from the Miocene of Sakhalin Island, Russia | Full Text | References | PDF (2.3 MB)
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Amphibians and squamate reptiles from the late Miocene (Vallesian) of eastern Morocco (Guefaït-1, Jerada Province)
Hugues-Alexandre Blain, Jordi Agustí, Juan Manuel López-García, Hamid Haddoumi, Hassan Aouraghe, Kamal El Hammouti, Alfredo Pérez-González, María Gema Chacón & Robert Sala
Pages: 804-816
Published online: 25 Jun 2013
AbstractforAmphibians and squamate reptiles from the late Miocene (Vallesian) of eastern Morocco (Guefaït-1, Jerada Province) | Full Text | References | PDF (2.8 MB)
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Reinterpretation of the cranial morphology of Utatsusaurus hataii (Ichthyopterygia) (Osawa Formation, Lower Triassic, Miyagi, Japan) and its systematic implications
Robin S. Cuthbertson, Anthony P. Russell & Jason S. Anderson
Pages: 817-830
Published online: 25 Jun 2013
AbstractforReinterpretation of the cranial morphology of Utatsusaurus hataii (Ichthyopterygia) (Osawa Formation, Lower Triassic, Miyagi, Japan) and its systematic implications | Full Text | References | PDF (3.9 MB) | Supplemental
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Cranial morphology and relationships of a new grippidian (Ichthyopterygia) from the Vega-Phroso Siltstone Member (Lower Triassic) of British Columbia, Canada
Robin S. Cuthbertson, Anthony P. Russell & Jason S. Anderson
Pages: 831-847
Published online: 25 Jun 2013
AbstractforCranial morphology and relationships of a new grippidian (Ichthyopterygia) from the Vega-Phroso Siltstone Member (Lower Triassic) of British Columbia, Canada | Full Text | References | PDF (5 MB) | Supplemental
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A virtual phytosaur endocast and its implications for sensory system evolution in archosaurs
Waymon L. Holloway, Kerin M. Claeson & F. Robin O’keefe
Pages: 848-857
Published online: 25 Jun 2013
AbstractforA virtual phytosaur endocast and its implications for sensory system evolution in archosaurs | Full Text | References | PDF (2.4 MB) | Supplemental
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‘Francosuchus’ trauthi is not Paleorhinus: implications for Late Triassic vertebrate biostratigraphy
Richard J. Butler
Pages: 858-864
Published online: 25 Jun 2013
Abstractfor‘Francosuchus’ trauthi is not Paleorhinus: implications for Late Triassic vertebrate biostratigraphy | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Bone histology confirms determinate growth and small body size in the noasaurid theropod Masiakasaurus knopfleri
Andrew H. Lee & Patrick M. O’Connor
Pages: 865-876
Published online: 25 Jun 2013
AbstractforBone histology confirms determinate growth and small body size in the noasaurid theropod Masiakasaurus knopfleri | Full Text | References | PDF (3.5 MB) | Supplemental
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Late Pleistocene-Holocene non-passerine avifauna of Liang Bua (Flores, Indonesia)
Hanneke J. M. Meijer, Thomas Sutikna, E. Wahyu Saptomo, Rokhus Due Awe, Jatmiko, Sri Wasisto, Helen F. James, Michael J. Morwood & Matthew W. Tocheri
Pages: 877-894
Published online: 25 Jun 2013
AbstractforLate Pleistocene-Holocene non-passerine avifauna of Liang Bua (Flores, Indonesia) | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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A Strigogyps-like bird from the middle Paleocene of China with an unusual grasping foot
Gerald Mayr, Jian Yang, Eric De Bast, Cheng-Sen Li & Thierry Smith
Pages: 895-901
Published online: 25 Jun 2013
AbstractforA Strigogyps-like bird from the middle Paleocene of China with an unusual grasping foot | Full Text | References | PDF (2 MB)
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A new skeleton of the giant hedgehog Deinogalerix from the Miocene of Gargano, southern Italy
Boris Villier & Giorgio Carnevale
Pages: 902-923
Published online: 25 Jun 2013
AbstractforA new skeleton of the giant hedgehog Deinogalerix from the Miocene of Gargano, southern Italy | Full Text | References | PDF (6 MB)
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Late Miocene Sciuridae (Mammalia, Rodentia) from Anatolia, Turkey
Anneke A. Bosma, Hans De Bruijn & Wilma Wessels
Pages: 924-942
Published online: 25 Jun 2013
AbstractforLate Miocene Sciuridae (Mammalia, Rodentia) from Anatolia, Turkey | Full Text | References | PDF (3.4 MB)
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Megacricetodon vandermeuleni, sp. nov. (Rodentia, Mammalia), from the Spanish Miocene: a new evolutionary framework for Megacricetodon
Adriana Oliver & Pablo Peláez-Campomanes
Pages: 943-955
Published online: 25 Jun 2013
AbstractforMegacricetodon vandermeuleni, sp. nov. (Rodentia, Mammalia), from the Spanish Miocene: a new evolutionary framework for Megacricetodon | Full Text | References | PDF (3.8 MB) | Supplemental
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Miocene sea cow (Sirenia) from Papua New Guinea sheds light on sirenian evolution in the Indo-Pacific
Erich M. G. Fitzgerald, Jorge Velez-Juarbe & Roderick T. Wells
Pages: 956-963
Published online: 25 Jun 2013
AbstractforMiocene sea cow (Sirenia) from Papua New Guinea sheds light on sirenian evolution in the Indo-Pacific | Full Text | References | PDF (3.1 MB)
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Reassessment of the small ‘arctocyonid’ Prolatidens waudruae from the early Paleocene of Belgium, and its phylogenetic relationships with ungulate-like mammals
Eric De Bast & Thierry Smith
Pages: 964-976
Published online: 25 Jun 2013
AbstractforReassessment of the small ‘arctocyonid’ Prolatidens waudruae from the early Paleocene of Belgium, and its phylogenetic relationships with ungulate-like mammals | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB)
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A new species of Aceratherium (Rhinocerotidae, Perissodactyla) from the late Miocene of Nakhon Ratchasima, northeastern Thailand
Tao Deng, Rattanaphorn Hanta & Pratueng Jintasakul
Pages: 977-985
Published online: 25 Jun 2013
AbstractforA new species of Aceratherium (Rhinocerotidae, Perissodactyla) from the late Miocene of Nakhon Ratchasima, northeastern Thailand | Full Text | References | PDF (5.2 MB)
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A new beaked whale (Cetacea, Odontoceti) from the Late Miocene of Patagonia, Argentina
Mónica R. Buono & Mario. A. Cozzuol
Pages: 986-997
Published online: 25 Jun 2013
AbstractforA new beaked whale (Cetacea, Odontoceti) from the Late Miocene of Patagonia, Argentina | Full Text | References | PDF (3.3 MB) | Supplemental
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First record of Colognathus (?Amniota) from the Middle Triassic of Europe
Hans-Dieter Sues & Rainer R. Schoch
Pages: 998-1002
Published online: 25 Jun 2013
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