Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 38, Issue 6 (2018)

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Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 38, Issue 6 (2018)

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The transition between Carcharocles chubutensis and Carcharocles megalodon (Otodontidae, Chondrichthyes): lateral cusplet loss through time
Victor J. Perez, Stephen J. Godfrey, Bretton W. Kent, Robert E. Weems & John R. Nance
Article: e1546732
Published online: 01 Mar 2019
AbstractforThe transition between Carcharocles chubutensis and Carcharocles megalodon (Otodontidae, Chondrichthyes): lateral cusplet loss through time | Full Text | References | PDF (2.5 MB) | Supplemental
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Otoliths in situ in the stem teleost Cavenderichthys talbragarensis (Woodward, 1895), otoliths in coprolites, and isolated otoliths from the Upper Jurassic of Talbragar, New South Wales, Australia
Werner W. Schwarzhans, Timothy D. Murphy & Michael Frese
Article: e1539740
Published online: 19 Feb 2019
AbstractforOtoliths in situ in the stem teleost Cavenderichthys talbragarensis (Woodward, 1895), otoliths in coprolites, and isolated otoliths from the Upper Jurassic of Talbragar, New South Wales, Australia | Full Text | References | PDF (6.7 MB) | Supplemental
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The vertebrate fauna of the Upper Permian of Niger—X. The mandible of the captorhinid reptile Moradisaurus grandis
Sean P. Modesto, Courtney D. Richards, Oumarou Ide & Christian A. Sidor
Article: e1531877
Published online: 07 Feb 2019
AbstractforThe vertebrate fauna of the Upper Permian of Niger—X. The mandible of the captorhinid reptile Moradisaurus grandis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB) | Supplemental
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A novel archosauromorph from Antarctica and an updated review of a high-latitude vertebrate assemblage in the wake of the end-Permian mass extinction
Brandon R. Peecook, Roger M. H. Smith & Christian A. Sidor
Article: e1536664
Published online: 31 Jan 2019
AbstractforA novel archosauromorph from Antarctica and an updated review of a high-latitude vertebrate assemblage in the wake of the end-Permian mass extinction | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB) | Supplemental
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A new freshwater teleosaurid from the Jurassic of northeastern Thailand
Jeremy E. Martin, Suravech Suteethorn, Komsorn Lauprasert, Haiyan Tong, Eric Buffetaut, Romain Liard, Celine Salaviale, Uthumporn Deesri, Varavudh Suteethorn & Julien Claude
Article: e1549059
Published online: 27 Feb 2019
AbstractforA new freshwater teleosaurid from the Jurassic of northeastern Thailand | Full Text | References | PDF (5.1 MB)
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Description of juvenile specimens of Prosaurolophus maximus (Hadrosauridae: Saurolophinae) from the Upper Cretaceous Bearpaw Formation of southern Alberta, Canada, reveals ontogenetic changes in crest morphology
Eamon T. Drysdale, François Therrien, Darla K. Zelenitsky, David B. Weishampel & David C. Evans
Article: e1547310
Published online: 19 Mar 2019
AbstractforDescription of juvenile specimens of Prosaurolophus maximus (Hadrosauridae: Saurolophinae) from the Upper Cretaceous Bearpaw Formation of southern Alberta, Canada, reveals ontogenetic changes in crest morphology | Full Text | References | PDF (5.8 MB) | Supplemental
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Microstructural overlap of Macroelongatoolithus eggs from Asia and North America expands the occurrence of colossal oviraptorosaurs
D. Jade Simon, David J. Varricchio, Xingsheng Jin & Steven F. Robison
Article: e1553046
Published online: 28 May 2019
AbstractforMicrostructural overlap of Macroelongatoolithus eggs from Asia and North America expands the occurrence of colossal oviraptorosaurs | Full Text | References | PDF (4.8 MB) | Supplemental
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A swan-sized anseriform bird from the late Paleocene of Mongolia
Nikita V. Zelenkov
Article: e1531879
Published online: 18 Feb 2019
AbstractforA swan-sized anseriform bird from the late Paleocene of Mongolia | Full Text | References | PDF (896.2 KB)
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Archaeomylodon sampedrinensis, gen. et sp. nov., a new mylodontine from the middle Pleistocene of Pampean Region, Argentina
Luciano Brambilla & Damián Alberto Ibarra
Article: e1542308
Published online: 18 Feb 2019
AbstractforArchaeomylodon sampedrinensis, gen. et sp. nov., a new mylodontine from the middle Pleistocene of Pampean Region, Argentina | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB)
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Early and middle Miocene Sciuridae (Mammalia, Rodentia) from Anatolia, Turkey
Anneke A. Bosma, Hans De Bruijn & Wilma Wessels
Article: e1537281
Published online: 15 Feb 2019
AbstractforEarly and middle Miocene Sciuridae (Mammalia, Rodentia) from Anatolia, Turkey | Full Text | References | PDF (3 MB)
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Morphology of cheek teeth and dental replacement in the extinct rodent Neoepiblema Ameghino, 1889 (Caviomorpha, Chinchilloidea, Neoepiblemidae)
Leonardo Kerber, Francisco Ricardo Negri & Daniela Sanfelice
Article: e1549061
Published online: 11 Mar 2019
AbstractforMorphology of cheek teeth and dental replacement in the extinct rodent Neoepiblema Ameghino, 1889 (Caviomorpha, Chinchilloidea, Neoepiblemidae) | Full Text | References | PDF (3.2 MB) | Supplemental
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Astragalus of Pondaungimys (Rodentia, Anomaluroidea) from the late middle Eocene Pondaung Formation, central Myanmar
Pauline M. Coster, Aung Naing Soe, K. Christopher Beard, Yaowalak Chaimanee, Chit Sein, Vincent Lazzari & Jean-Jacques Jaeger
Article: e1552156
Published online: 19 Feb 2019
AbstractforAstragalus of Pondaungimys (Rodentia, Anomaluroidea) from the late middle Eocene Pondaung Formation, central Myanmar | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Tarsal morphology and locomotor adaptation of some late middle Eocene caviomorph rodents from Peruvian Amazonia reveal early ecological diversity
Myriam Boivin, Samuel Ginot, Laurent Marivaux, Ali J. Altamirano-Sierra, François Pujos, Rodolfo Salas-Gismondi, Julia V. Tejada-Lara & Pierre-Olivier Antoine
Article: e1555164
Published online: 01 Mar 2019
AbstractforTarsal morphology and locomotor adaptation of some late middle Eocene caviomorph rodents from Peruvian Amazonia reveal early ecological diversity | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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The first record of Anancus (Mammalia, Proboscidea) in the late Miocene of Greece and reappraisal of the primitive anancines from Europe
George E. Konidaris & Socrates J. Roussiakis
Article: e1534118
Published online: 20 Feb 2019
AbstractforThe first record of Anancus (Mammalia, Proboscidea) in the late Miocene of Greece and reappraisal of the primitive anancines from Europe | Full Text | References | PDF (5.2 MB)
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Biomechanical simulations of Leptarctus primus (Leptarctinae, Carnivora), and new evidence for a badger-like feeding capability
Alixandra N. Prybyla, Zhijie Jack Tseng & John J. Flynn
Article: e1531290
Published online: 22 Feb 2019
AbstractforBiomechanical simulations of Leptarctus primus (Leptarctinae, Carnivora), and new evidence for a badger-like feeding capability | Full Text | References | PDF (2.4 MB) | Supplemental
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Amphicyon zhanxiangi, sp. nov., a new amphicyonid (Mammalia, Carnivora) from northern China
Qigao Jiangzuo, Chunxiao Li, Shiqi Wang & Danhui Sun
Article: e1539857
Published online: 15 Feb 2019
AbstractforAmphicyon zhanxiangi, sp. nov., a new amphicyonid (Mammalia, Carnivora) from northern China | Full Text | References | PDF (2.4 MB)
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The evolution of feeding strategies in phocid seals (Pinnipedia, Phocidae)
Sarah S. Kienle & Annalisa Berta
Article: e1559172
Published online: 21 Mar 2019
AbstractforThe evolution of feeding strategies in phocid seals (Pinnipedia, Phocidae) | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB) | Supplemental
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Tupelocetus palmeri, a new species of protocetid whale (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the middle Eocene of South Carolina
Matthew L. Gibson, John Mnieckowski & Jonathan H. Geisler
Article: e1555165
Published online: 19 Mar 2019
AbstractforTupelocetus palmeri, a new species of protocetid whale (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the middle Eocene of South Carolina | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB) | Supplemental
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Yaquinacetus meadi, a new latest Oligocene–early Miocene dolphin (Cetacea, Odontoceti, Squaloziphiidae, fam. nov.) from the Nye Mudstone (Oregon, U.S.A.)
Olivier Lambert, Stephen J. Godfrey & Erich M. G. Fitzgerald
Article: e1559174
Published online: 22 Mar 2019
AbstractforYaquinacetus meadi, a new latest Oligocene–early Miocene dolphin (Cetacea, Odontoceti, Squaloziphiidae, fam. nov.) from the Nye Mudstone (Oregon, U.S.A.) | Full Text | References | PDF (6.4 MB) | Supplemental
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Postcranial anatomy of the ‘microsaur’ Carrolla craddocki from the Lower Permian of Texas
Arjan Mann, Jennifer C. Olori & Hillary C. Maddin
Article: e1532436
Published online: 18 Feb 2019
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The earliest record of a marine mammal (Cetacea: Basilosauridae) from the Eocene of Amazonia
Svitozar Davydenko, Manuel J. Laime & Pavel Gol'din
Article: e1549060
Published online: 11 Mar 2019
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