Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 36, Issue 6 (2016)

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Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 36, Issue 6 (2016)

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A new large-bodied species of Bothriolepis (Antiarchi) from the Upper Devonian of Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada
Jason P. Downs, Edward B. Daeschler, Valentina E. Garcia & Neil H. Shubin
Article: e1221833
Published online: 07 Oct 2016
AbstractforA new large-bodied species of Bothriolepis (Antiarchi) from the Upper Devonian of Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada | Full Text | References | PDF (6.6 MB)
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A new Ginglymodi (Actinopterygii, Holostei) from the Late Jurassic–Early Cretaceous of Thailand, with comments on the early diversification of Lepisosteiformes in Southeast Asia
Uthumporn Deesri, Pratueng Jintasakul & Lionel Cavin
Article: e1225747
Published online: 07 Oct 2016
AbstractforA new Ginglymodi (Actinopterygii, Holostei) from the Late Jurassic–Early Cretaceous of Thailand, with comments on the early diversification of Lepisosteiformes in Southeast Asia | Full Text | References | PDF (4.6 MB) | Supplemental
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The fishes of the Farson Cutoff Fishbed, Bridger Formation (Eocene), greater Green River Basin, Wyoming, U. S. A.
Julien D. Divay & Alison M. Murray
Article: e1212867
Published online: 13 Sep 2016
AbstractforThe fishes of the Farson Cutoff Fishbed, Bridger Formation (Eocene), greater Green River Basin, Wyoming, U. S. A. | Full Text | References | PDF (5.8 MB)
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Relationships of the species of Armigatus (Clupeomorpha, Ellimmichthyiformes) and the description of a new species from the Cretaceous of Dalmatia, Croatia
Alison M. Murray, Oksana Vernygora, Sanja Japundžić, Jakov Radovčić, Mark V. H. Wilson, David Bardack & Terry Grande
Article: e1226851
Published online: 24 Oct 2016
AbstractforRelationships of the species of Armigatus (Clupeomorpha, Ellimmichthyiformes) and the description of a new species from the Cretaceous of Dalmatia, Croatia | Full Text | References | PDF (3.6 MB)
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Palaeobatrachus eurydices, sp. nov. (Amphibia, Anura), the last Western European palaeobatrachid
Andrea Villa, Zbyněk Roček, Emanuel Tschopp, Lars W. Van Den Hoek Ostende & Massimo Delfino
Article: e1211664
Published online: 25 Aug 2016
AbstractforPalaeobatrachus eurydices, sp. nov. (Amphibia, Anura), the last Western European palaeobatrachid | Full Text | References | PDF (7.1 MB) | Supplemental
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First fossil record of the South American frog genus Odontophrynus Reinhardt and Lütken, 1862 (Anura, Neobatrachia)
Guillermo F. Turazzini, Matías L. Taglioretti & Raúl O. Gómez
Article: e1228657
Published online: 21 Oct 2016
AbstractforFirst fossil record of the South American frog genus Odontophrynus Reinhardt and Lütken, 1862 (Anura, Neobatrachia) | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB) | Supplemental
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A fossil egg clutch from the stem turtle Meiolania platyceps: implications for the evolution of turtle reproductive biology
Daniel R. Lawver & Frankie D. Jackson
Article: e1223685
Published online: 04 Oct 2016
AbstractforA fossil egg clutch from the stem turtle Meiolania platyceps: implications for the evolution of turtle reproductive biology | Full Text | References | PDF (3 MB)
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New cranial material of Gilmoremys lancensis (Testudines, Trionychidae) from the Hell Creek Formation of southeastern Montana, U.S.A.
Walter G. Joyce, Tyler R. Lyson & Scott Williams
Article: e1225748
Published online: 11 Oct 2016
AbstractforNew cranial material of Gilmoremys lancensis (Testudines, Trionychidae) from the Hell Creek Formation of southeastern Montana, U.S.A. | Full Text | References | PDF (2.4 MB) | Supplemental
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A miniature notosuchian with multicuspid teeth from the Cretaceous of Morocco
Jeremy E. Martin & France De Lapparent De Broin
Article: e1211534
Published online: 25 Aug 2016
AbstractforA miniature notosuchian with multicuspid teeth from the Cretaceous of Morocco | Full Text | References | PDF (6.9 MB) | Supplemental
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Osteology and affinities of Dollo's goniopholidid (Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Early Cretaceous of Bernissart, Belgium
Jeremy E. Martin, Massimo Delfino & Thierry Smith
Article: e1222534
Published online: 11 Oct 2016
AbstractforOsteology and affinities of Dollo's goniopholidid (Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Early Cretaceous of Bernissart, Belgium | Full Text | References | PDF (12.1 MB) | Supplemental
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A new archaeopterodactyloid pterosaur from the Jiufotang Formation of western Liaoning, China, with a comparison of sterna in Pterodactylomorpha
Shunxing Jiang, Xin Cheng, Yingxia Ma & Xiaolin Wang
Article: e1212058
Published online: 13 Sep 2016
AbstractforA new archaeopterodactyloid pterosaur from the Jiufotang Formation of western Liaoning, China, with a comparison of sterna in Pterodactylomorpha | Full Text | References | PDF (11.2 MB)
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Sabinosuchus coahuilensis, a new dyrosaurid crocodyliform from the Escondido Formation (Maastrichtian) of Coahuila, Mexico
Thomas A. Shiller II, Hector G. Porras-Muzquiz & Thomas M. Lehman
Article: e1222586
Published online: 04 Oct 2016
AbstractforSabinosuchus coahuilensis, a new dyrosaurid crocodyliform from the Escondido Formation (Maastrichtian) of Coahuila, Mexico | Full Text | References | PDF (2.6 MB) | Supplemental
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Appendicular osteology of Dreadnoughtus schrani, a giant titanosaurian (Sauropoda, Titanosauria) from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina
Paul V. Ullmann & Kenneth J. Lacovara
Article: e1225303
Published online: 07 Oct 2016
AbstractforAppendicular osteology of Dreadnoughtus schrani, a giant titanosaurian (Sauropoda, Titanosauria) from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina | Full Text | References | PDF (9.8 MB) | Supplemental
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A new ornithomimid theropod from the Dinosaur Park Formation of Alberta, Canada
Bradley McFeeters, Michael J. Ryan, Claudia Schröder-Adams & Thomas M. Cullen
Article: e1221415
Published online: 20 Sep 2016
AbstractforA new ornithomimid theropod from the Dinosaur Park Formation of Alberta, Canada | Full Text | References | PDF (9 MB) | Supplemental
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Tarsals of Sespedectinae (?Lipotyphla) from the middle Eocene of southern California, and the affinities of Eocene ‘erinaceomorphs’
Tonya A. Penkrot & Shawn P. Zack
Article: e1212059
Published online: 13 Sep 2016
AbstractforTarsals of Sespedectinae (?Lipotyphla) from the middle Eocene of southern California, and the affinities of Eocene ‘erinaceomorphs’ | Full Text | References | PDF (3.1 MB) | Supplemental
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The status of Schowalteria clemensi, the Late Cretaceous taeniodont (Mammalia)
Richard C. Fox
Article: e1211666
Published online: 13 Sep 2016
AbstractforThe status of Schowalteria clemensi, the Late Cretaceous taeniodont (Mammalia) | Full Text | References | PDF (2.2 MB)
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A new Cramaucheniinae (Litopterna, Macraucheniidae) from the early Miocene of Patagonia, Argentina
Lucas Cheme-Arriaga, MarÍa Teresa Dozo & Javier N. Gelfo
Article: e1229672
Published online: 21 Oct 2016
AbstractforA new Cramaucheniinae (Litopterna, Macraucheniidae) from the early Miocene of Patagonia, Argentina | Full Text | References | PDF (4.3 MB)
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A Dorcatherium (Mammalia, Ruminantia, Middle Miocene) petrosal bone and the tragulid ear region
Bastien Mennecart & Loïc Costeur
Article: e1211665
Published online: 25 Aug 2016
AbstractforA Dorcatherium (Mammalia, Ruminantia, Middle Miocene) petrosal bone and the tragulid ear region | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB) | Supplemental
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A large moradisaurine tooth plate from the Lower Permian of Texas and its biostratigraphic implications
Sean P. Modesto, Vonica J. Flear, Melissa M. Dilney & Robert R. Reisz
Article: e1221832
Published online: 20 Sep 2016
AbstractforA large moradisaurine tooth plate from the Lower Permian of Texas and its biostratigraphic implications | Full Text | References | PDF (2 MB) | Supplemental
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First record of fossil Ophisaurus (Anguimorpha, Anguidae) from Asia
Davit Vasilyan, Madelaine Böhme & Jozef Klembara
Article: e1219739
Published online: 15 Sep 2016
AbstractforFirst record of fossil Ophisaurus (Anguimorpha, Anguidae) from Asia | Full Text | References | PDF (3.4 MB)
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A new species of Xinpusaurus (Reptilia, Thalattosauria) from the Ladinian (Middle Triassic) of Xingyi, Guizhou, southwestern China
Zhi-Guang Li, Da-Yong Jiang, Olivier Rieppel, Ryosuke Motani, Andrea Tintori, Zuo-Yu Sun & Cheng Ji
Article: e1218340
Published online: 26 Sep 2016
AbstractforA new species of Xinpusaurus (Reptilia, Thalattosauria) from the Ladinian (Middle Triassic) of Xingyi, Guizhou, southwestern China | Full Text | References | PDF (2 MB) | Supplemental
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The Quaternary record of Euneomys (Mammalia, Rodentia, Cricetidae) from northwestern Patagonia: evidence for regional extinction
Mauro N. Tammone, Eileen A. Lacey, Adan Hajduk, Miguel Christie & Ulyses F. J. Pardiñas
Article: e1212363
Published online: 13 Sep 2016
AbstractforThe Quaternary record of Euneomys (Mammalia, Rodentia, Cricetidae) from northwestern Patagonia: evidence for regional extinction | Full Text | References | PDF (2.5 MB) | Supplemental
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The evolution of lateral accessory articulations in the lumbar region of perissodactyls
Katrina Elizabeth Jones & Luke T. Holbrook
Article: e1224892
Published online: 11 Oct 2016
AbstractforThe evolution of lateral accessory articulations in the lumbar region of perissodactyls | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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What species of horse was coeval with North America's earliest humans in the Paisley Caves?
Brianna K. Mchorse, Edward Byrd Davis, Eric Scott & Dennis L. Jenkins
Article: e1214595
Published online: 13 Sep 2016
AbstractforWhat species of horse was coeval with North America's earliest humans in the Paisley Caves? | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB) | Supplemental
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