Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 36, Issue 2 (2016)

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Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 36, Issue 2 (2016)

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Alexandronectes zealandiensis gen. et sp. nov., a new aristonectine plesiosaur from the lower Maastrichtian of New Zealand
Rodrigo A. Otero, José P. O'Gorman, Norton Hiller, F. Robin O'Keefe & R. Ewan Fordyce
Article: e1054494
Published online: 14 Jan 2016
AbstractforAlexandronectes zealandiensis gen. et sp. nov., a new aristonectine plesiosaur from the lower Maastrichtian of New Zealand | Full Text | References | PDF (5.4 MB) | Supplemental
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Vertebrate paleontology of the Cloverly Formation (Lower Cretaceous), II: Paleoecology
Matthew T. Carrano, Matthew P. J. Oreska & Rowan Lockwood
Article: e1071265
Published online: 25 Jan 2016
AbstractforVertebrate paleontology of the Cloverly Formation (Lower Cretaceous), II: Paleoecology | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB) | Supplemental
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Reconstruction of the forelimb musculature of the Cretaceous ornithopod dinosaur Oryctodromeus cubicularis: implications for digging
Jamie L. Fearon & David J. Varricchio
Article: e1078341
Published online: 06 Feb 2016
AbstractforReconstruction of the forelimb musculature of the Cretaceous ornithopod dinosaur Oryctodromeus cubicularis: implications for digging | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB)
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A primitive hadrosaurid from southeastern North America and the origin and early evolution of ‘duck-billed’ dinosaurs
Albert Prieto-Marquez, Gregory M. Erickson & Jun A. Ebersole
Article: e1054495
Published online: 13 Jan 2016
AbstractforA primitive hadrosaurid from southeastern North America and the origin and early evolution of ‘duck-billed’ dinosaurs | Full Text | References | PDF (4.2 MB) | Supplemental
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The early expression of squamosal horns and parietal ornamentation confirmed by new end-stage juvenile Pachycephalosaurus fossils from the Upper Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation, Montana
Mark B. Goodwin & David C. Evans
Article: e1078343
Published online: 06 Feb 2016
AbstractforThe early expression of squamosal horns and parietal ornamentation confirmed by new end-stage juvenile Pachycephalosaurus fossils from the Upper Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation, Montana | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Nasutoceratops titusi (Ornithischia, Ceratopsidae), a basal centrosaurine ceratopsid from the Kaiparowits Formation, southern Utah
Eric K. Lund, Scott D. Sampson & Mark A. Loewen
Article: e1054936
Published online: 13 Jan 2016
AbstractforNasutoceratops titusi (Ornithischia, Ceratopsidae), a basal centrosaurine ceratopsid from the Kaiparowits Formation, southern Utah | Full Text | References | PDF (6.6 MB) | Supplemental
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A juvenile chasmosaurine ceratopsid (Dinosauria, Ornithischia) from the Dinosaur Park Formation, Alberta, Canada
Philip J. Currie, Robert B. Holmes, Michael J. Ryan & Clive Coy
Article: e1048348
Published online: 11 Jan 2016
AbstractforA juvenile chasmosaurine ceratopsid (Dinosauria, Ornithischia) from the Dinosaur Park Formation, Alberta, Canada | Full Text | References | PDF (12.7 MB) | Supplemental
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Subchondral cysts at synovial vertebral joints as analogies of Schmorl's nodes in a sauropod dinosaur from Niger
Florian Witzmann, Oliver Hampe, Bruce M. Rothschild, Ulrich Joger, Ralf Kosma, Daniela Schwarz & Patrick Asbach
Article: e1080719
Published online: 25 Jan 2016
AbstractforSubchondral cysts at synovial vertebral joints as analogies of Schmorl's nodes in a sauropod dinosaur from Niger | Full Text | References | PDF (2.6 MB)
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New information on the forearm and manus of Ceratosaurus nasicornis Marsh, 1884 (Dinosauria, Theropoda), with implications for theropod forelimb evolution
Matthew T. Carrano & Jonah Choiniere
Article: e1054497
Published online: 25 Jan 2016
AbstractforNew information on the forearm and manus of Ceratosaurus nasicornis Marsh, 1884 (Dinosauria, Theropoda), with implications for theropod forelimb evolution | Full Text | References | PDF (3.3 MB)
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A new Jehol enantiornithine bird with three-dimensional preservation and ovarian follicles
Yan Wang, Min Wang, Jingmai K. O'Connor, Xiaoli Wang, Xiaoting Zheng & Xiaomei Zhang
Article: e1054496
Published online: 11 Jan 2016
AbstractforA new Jehol enantiornithine bird with three-dimensional preservation and ovarian follicles | Full Text | References | PDF (8 MB) | Supplemental
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A reevaluation of Brachyprosopus broomi and Chelydontops altidentalis, dicynodonts (Therapsida, Anomodontia) from the middle Permian Tapinocephalus Assemblage Zone of the Karoo Basin, South Africa
Kenneth D. Angielczyk, Bruce S. Rubidge, Michael O. Day & Florence Lin
Article: e1078342
Published online: 06 Feb 2016
AbstractforA reevaluation of Brachyprosopus broomi and Chelydontops altidentalis, dicynodonts (Therapsida, Anomodontia) from the middle Permian Tapinocephalus Assemblage Zone of the Karoo Basin, South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (9.5 MB) | Supplemental
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New data on the ontogeny and senescence of Desmostylus (Desmostylia, Mammalia)
Gabriel-Philip Santos, James F. Parham & Brian L. Beatty
Article: e1078344
Published online: 25 Jan 2016
AbstractforNew data on the ontogeny and senescence of Desmostylus (Desmostylia, Mammalia) | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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A new large beaver (Mammalia, Castoridae) from the early Miocene of Japan
Thomas Mörs, Yukimitsu Tomida & Daniela C. Kalthoff
Article: e1080720
Published online: 25 Jan 2016
AbstractforA new large beaver (Mammalia, Castoridae) from the early Miocene of Japan | Full Text | References | PDF (5 MB)
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The Dart Deposits of the Buxton Limeworks, Taung, South Africa, and the context of the Taung Australopithecus fossil
Jeffrey K. McKee & Kevin L. Kuykendall
Article: e1054937
Published online: 13 Jan 2016
AbstractforThe Dart Deposits of the Buxton Limeworks, Taung, South Africa, and the context of the Taung Australopithecus fossil | Full Text | References | PDF (3.8 MB)
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Magnetostratigraphy and paleoecology of the hominid-bearing locality Çorakyerler, Tuglu Formation (Çankiri Basin, Central Anatolia)
Ferhat Kaya, Nuretdin Kaymakçi, Faysal Bibi, Jussi T. Eronen, Cesur Pehlevan, Ahmet C. Erkman, Cor G. Langereis & Mikael Fortelius
Article: e1071710
Published online: 06 Feb 2016
AbstractforMagnetostratigraphy and paleoecology of the hominid-bearing locality Çorakyerler, Tuglu Formation (Çankiri Basin, Central Anatolia) | Full Text | References | PDF (3.4 MB)
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New carnivoraforms from the latest Paleocene of Europe and their bearing on the origin and radiation of Carnivoraformes (Carnivoramorpha, Mammalia)
Floréal Solé, Thierry Smith, Eric De Bast, Vlad Codrea & Emmanuel Gheerbrant
Article: e1082480
Published online: 17 Feb 2016
AbstractforNew carnivoraforms from the latest Paleocene of Europe and their bearing on the origin and radiation of Carnivoraformes (Carnivoramorpha, Mammalia) | Full Text | References | PDF (5 MB) | Supplemental
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Reassessment of the largest Pleistocene rhinocerotine Rhinoceros platyrhinus (Mammalia, Rhinocerotidae) from the Upper Siwaliks (Siwalik Hills, India)
Luca Pandolfi & Leonardo Maiorino
Article: e1071266
Published online: 06 Feb 2016
AbstractforReassessment of the largest Pleistocene rhinocerotine Rhinoceros platyrhinus (Mammalia, Rhinocerotidae) from the Upper Siwaliks (Siwalik Hills, India) | Full Text | References | PDF (3.5 MB) | Supplemental
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Systematic reassessment of an agriochoerid oreodont from the Hancock Mammal Quarry, Clarno (Eocene, Duchesnean), Oregon
Meaghan M. Emery, Edward B. Davis & Samantha S. B. Hopkins
Article: e1041970
Published online: 14 Jan 2016
AbstractforSystematic reassessment of an agriochoerid oreodont from the Hancock Mammal Quarry, Clarno (Eocene, Duchesnean), Oregon | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | Supplemental
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A new early Pliocene species of Mesoplodon: a calibration mark for the radiation of this species-rich beaked whale genus
Olivier Lambert & Stephen Louwye
Article: e1055754
Published online: 13 Jan 2016
AbstractforA new early Pliocene species of Mesoplodon: a calibration mark for the radiation of this species-rich beaked whale genus | Full Text | References | PDF (2.2 MB) | Supplemental
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Short Communications

Rapid Communication
The first fossil record of borophagine dogs (Mammalia, Carnivora) from South Carolina, U.S.A.
Z. Jack Tseng & Jonathan H. Geisler
Article: e1062022
Published online: 13 Jan 2016
AbstractforThe first fossil record of borophagine dogs (Mammalia, Carnivora) from South Carolina, U.S.A. | Full Text | References | PDF (881.1 KB)
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Book Reviews

Book Review
A Review of "Extinct Madagascar: Picturing the Island's Past"
by Steven M. Goodman and William L. Jungers, 2014. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois, 296 pp. US$45.00 (£31.50), hardcover, ISBN: 978-0-226-14397-2.
Laurie R. Godfrey
Article: e1081603
Published online: 28 Jan 2016
CitationforA Review of "Extinct Madagascar: Picturing the Island's Past" | Full Text | References | PDF (27 KB)
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Corrigendum

Correction
A new family of Cypriniformes (Teleostei, Ostariophysi) based on a redescription of †Jianghanichthys hubeiensis (Lei, 1977) from the Eocene Yangxi Formation of China
Juan Liu, Mee-Mann Chang, Mark V. H. Wilson & Alison M. Murray
Article: e1159073
Published online: 04 Mar 2016
CitationforA new family of Cypriniformes (Teleostei, Ostariophysi) based on a redescription of †Jianghanichthys hubeiensis (Lei, 1977) from the Eocene Yangxi Formation of China | Full Text | References | PDF (19.5 KB)
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