Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 36, Issue 5 (2016)

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Dermal denticle patterning in the Cretaceous hybodont shark Tribodus limae (Euselachii, Hybodontiformes), and its implications for the evolution of patterning in the chondrichthyan dermal skeleton
John G. Maisey & John S. S. Denton
Article: e1179200
Published online: 19 May 2016
AbstractforDermal denticle patterning in the Cretaceous hybodont shark Tribodus limae (Euselachii, Hybodontiformes), and its implications for the evolution of patterning in the chondrichthyan dermal skeleton | Full Text | References | PDF (3.8 MB)
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Resolution of the Early Jurassic actinopterygian fish Pachycormus and a dispersal hypothesis for Pachycormiformes
Lovisa Wretman, Henning Blom & Benjamin P. Kear
Article: e1206022
Published online: 05 Aug 2016
AbstractforResolution of the Early Jurassic actinopterygian fish Pachycormus and a dispersal hypothesis for Pachycormiformes | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB) | Supplemental
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Palaeomacrosemius thiollieri, gen. et sp. nov., a new Macrosemiidae (Neopterygii) from the Upper Jurassic of the Solnhofen Archipelago (Germany) and Cerin (France), with a revision of the genus Macrosemius
Martin Ebert, Jennifer A. Lane & Martina Kölbl-Ebert
Article: e1196081
Published online: 15 Jul 2016
AbstractforPalaeomacrosemius thiollieri, gen. et sp. nov., a new Macrosemiidae (Neopterygii) from the Upper Jurassic of the Solnhofen Archipelago (Germany) and Cerin (France), with a revision of the genus Macrosemius | Full Text | References | PDF (20.6 MB)
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An early Eocene fish fauna from the Bitter Creek area of the Wasatch Formation of southwestern Wyoming, U.S.A.
Julien D. Divay & Alison M. Murray
Article: e1196211
Published online: 15 Jul 2016
AbstractforAn early Eocene fish fauna from the Bitter Creek area of the Wasatch Formation of southwestern Wyoming, U.S.A. | Full Text | References | PDF (6.3 MB)
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Alestid (Characiformes: Alestidae) fishes from the late Oligocene Nsungwe Formation, Rukwa Rift Basin, of Tanzania
William N. Stevens, Kerin M. Claeson & Nancy J. Stevens
Article: e1180299
Published online: 15 Jun 2016
AbstractforAlestid (Characiformes: Alestidae) fishes from the late Oligocene Nsungwe Formation, Rukwa Rift Basin, of Tanzania | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Barreleye Macropinna sp. (Argentiniformes, Opisthoproctidae) from the Miocene of Sakhalin Island, Russia
Mikhail V. Nazarkin
Article: e1187158
Published online: 15 Jun 2016
AbstractforBarreleye Macropinna sp. (Argentiniformes, Opisthoproctidae) from the Miocene of Sakhalin Island, Russia | Full Text | References | PDF (6.9 MB)
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A new reptile from the Richards Spur locality, Oklahoma, U.S.A., and patterns of Early Permian parareptile diversification
Mark J. MacDougall, Sean P. Modesto & Robert R. Reisz
Article: e1179641
Published online: 07 Jun 2016
AbstractforA new reptile from the Richards Spur locality, Oklahoma, U.S.A., and patterns of Early Permian parareptile diversification | Full Text | References | PDF (4.1 MB) | Supplemental
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A new specimen of Ichthyosaurus conybeari (Reptilia, Ichthyosauria) from Watchet, Somerset, England, U.K., and a re-examination of the species
Judy A. Massare & Dean R. Lomax
Article: e1163264
Published online: 22 Apr 2016
AbstractforA new specimen of Ichthyosaurus conybeari (Reptilia, Ichthyosauria) from Watchet, Somerset, England, U.K., and a re-examination of the species | Full Text | References | PDF (4.2 MB) | Supplemental
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A new crocodile displaying extreme constriction of the mandible, from the late Oligocene of Riversleigh, Australia
Michael Stein, Suzanne J. Hand & Michael Archer
Article: e1179041
Published online: 24 May 2016
AbstractforA new crocodile displaying extreme constriction of the mandible, from the late Oligocene of Riversleigh, Australia | Full Text | References | PDF (2.6 MB) | Supplemental
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New rebbachisaurid cranial remains (Sauropoda, Diplodocoidea) from the Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina, and the first endocranial description for a South American representative of the clade
Ariana Paulina Carabajal, Juan I. Canale & Alejandro Haluza
Article: e1167067
Published online: 04 May 2016
AbstractforNew rebbachisaurid cranial remains (Sauropoda, Diplodocoidea) from the Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina, and the first endocranial description for a South American representative of the clade | Full Text | References | PDF (2 MB)
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Fossil egg and eggshells from the Upper Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation, Montana
Frankie D. Jackson & David J. Varricchio
Article: e1185432
Published online: 15 Jun 2016
AbstractforFossil egg and eggshells from the Upper Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation, Montana | Full Text | References | PDF (6.5 MB)
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Sexual dimorphism in the late Miocene mihirung Dromornis stirtoni (Aves: Dromornithidae) from the Alcoota Local Fauna of central Australia
Warren D. Handley, Anusuya Chinsamy, Adam M. Yates & Trevor H. Worthy
Article: e1180298
Published online: 07 Jun 2016
AbstractforSexual dimorphism in the late Miocene mihirung Dromornis stirtoni (Aves: Dromornithidae) from the Alcoota Local Fauna of central Australia | Full Text | References | PDF (5.4 MB) | Supplemental
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The manus of mylodon darwinii Owen (Tardigrada, Mylodontidae) and its phylogenetic implications
José A. Haro, Adan A. Tauber & Jerónimo M. Krapovickas
Article: e1188824
Published online: 17 Jun 2016
AbstractforThe manus of mylodon darwinii Owen (Tardigrada, Mylodontidae) and its phylogenetic implications | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB) | Supplemental
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A new genus of Sigmodontinae (Mammalia, Rodentia, Cricetidae) from the Pliocene of central Argentina
Franck Barbiere, Laura E. Cruz, Pablo E. Ortiz & Ulyses F. J. Pardiñas
Article: e1199557
Published online: 26 Jul 2016
AbstractforA new genus of Sigmodontinae (Mammalia, Rodentia, Cricetidae) from the Pliocene of central Argentina | Full Text | References | PDF (2.7 MB)
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Out of Tibet: an early sheep from the Pliocene of Tibet, Protovis himalayensis, genus and species nov. (Bovidae, Caprini), and origin of Ice Age mountain sheep
Xiaoming Wang, Qiang Li & Gary T. Takeuchi
Article: e1169190
Published online: 04 May 2016
AbstractforOut of Tibet: an early sheep from the Pliocene of Tibet, Protovis himalayensis, genus and species nov. (Bovidae, Caprini), and origin of Ice Age mountain sheep | Full Text | References | PDF (7.1 MB) | Supplemental
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Comparative anatomy, phylogeny, and systematics of the Miocene giraffid Decennatherium pachecoi Crusafont, 1952 (Mammalia, Ruminantia, Pecora): State of the art
María Ríos, Israel M. Sánchez & Jorge Morales
Article: e1187624
Published online: 17 Jun 2016
AbstractforComparative anatomy, phylogeny, and systematics of the Miocene giraffid Decennatherium pachecoi Crusafont, 1952 (Mammalia, Ruminantia, Pecora): State of the art | Full Text | References | PDF (4.4 MB) | Supplemental
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A new late Hemingfordian vertebrate fauna from Hawk Rim, Oregon, with implications for biostratigraphy and geochronology
Win N. F. McLaughlin, Samantha S. B. Hopkins & Mark D. Schmitz
Article: e1201095
Published online: 26 Jul 2016
AbstractforA new late Hemingfordian vertebrate fauna from Hawk Rim, Oregon, with implications for biostratigraphy and geochronology | Full Text | References | PDF (3 MB) | Supplemental
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New mammal faunal data from Cerdas, Bolivia, a middle-latitude Neotropical site that chronicles the end of the Middle Miocene Climatic Optimum in South America
Darin A. Croft, Alfredo A. Carlini, MartÍn R. Ciancio, Diego Brandoni, Nicholas E. Drew, Russell K. Engelman & Federico Anaya
Article: e1163574
Published online: 27 Apr 2016
AbstractforNew mammal faunal data from Cerdas, Bolivia, a middle-latitude Neotropical site that chronicles the end of the Middle Miocene Climatic Optimum in South America | Full Text | References | PDF (5.2 MB)
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Rocking Earth's biodiversity cradle: challenges, advances, and prospects for conservation paleontology in the tropics
Melissa E. Kemp & Elizabeth A. Hadly
Article: e1179640
Published online: 07 Jun 2016
AbstractforRocking Earth's biodiversity cradle: challenges, advances, and prospects for conservation paleontology in the tropics | Full Text | References | PDF (972.2 KB)
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Short Communications

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A Jurassic pleuropholid fish (Teleostei, Pleuropholidae) in the Tethys Sea domain of North America
Jesús Alvarado-Ortega & Paulo M. Brito
Article: e1201767
Published online: 26 Jul 2016
AbstractforA Jurassic pleuropholid fish (Teleostei, Pleuropholidae) in the Tethys Sea domain of North America | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Book Reviews

Book Review
Arthur Smith Woodward: His Life and Influence on Modern Vertebrate Paleontology
by Zerina Johanson, Paul M. Barrett, Martha Richter, and Mike Smith (editors), 2016. The Geological Society of London Special Publication No. 430, London, 362 pp. US$160 (£110, societies: £66), hardcover, ISBN: 978-1-86239-741-5.
Hans-Peter Schultze
Article: e1204310
Published online: 03 Aug 2016
CitationforArthur Smith Woodward: His Life and Influence on Modern Vertebrate Paleontology | Full Text | References | PDF (30.1 KB)
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The Vertebrate Integument, Volume 1: Origin and Evolution; Volume 2: Structure, Design and Function
by Theagarten Lingham-Soliar. Springer, Heidelberg and New York. Volume 1, 2014, xiii + 268 pp. US$189.00, hardcover, ISBN: 978-3-642-53747-9; Kindle, ISBN: 978-3-642-53748-6. Volume 2, 2015, xiii + 348 pp. US$179.00, hardcover, ISBN: 978-3-662-46004-7; Kindle, ISBN: 978-3-662-46005-4.
Paul F. A. Maderson
Article: e1179642
Published online: 07 Jun 2016
CitationforThe Vertebrate Integument, Volume 1: Origin and Evolution; Volume 2: Structure, Design and Function | Full Text | References | PDF (30.2 KB)
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