Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 39, Issue 3 (2019)

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Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 39, Issue 3 (2019)

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New insights into Late Devonian vertebrates and associated fauna from the Cuche Formation (Floresta Massif, Colombia)
Sébastien Olive, Alan Pradel, Carlos Martinez-Pérez, Philippe Janvier, James C. Lamsdell, Pierre Gueriau, Nicolas Rabet, Philippe Duranleau-Gagnon, Andrés L. Cárdenas-Rozo, Paula A. Zapata Ramírez & Héctor Botella
Article: e1620247
Published online: 01 Jul 2019
AbstractforNew insights into Late Devonian vertebrates and associated fauna from the Cuche Formation (Floresta Massif, Colombia) | Full Text | References | PDF (3.8 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Cranial anatomy of the predatory actinopterygian Brazilichthys macrognathus from the Permian (Cisuralian) Pedra de Fogo Formation, Parnaíba Basin, Brazil
Rodrigo T. Figueroa, Matt Friedman & Valéria Gallo
Article: e1639722
Published online: 23 Aug 2019
AbstractforCranial anatomy of the predatory actinopterygian Brazilichthys macrognathus from the Permian (Cisuralian) Pedra de Fogo Formation, Parnaíba Basin, Brazil | Full Text | References | PDF (5.5 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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A new lightfish, †Vinciguerria orientalis, sp. Nov. (Teleostei, Stomiiformes, Phosichthyidae), from the middle Miocene of South Korea
Kye-Soo Nam, Ju-Yeong Ko & Mikhail V. Nazarkin
Article: e1625911
Published online: 25 Jul 2019
AbstractforA new lightfish, †Vinciguerria orientalis, sp. Nov. (Teleostei, Stomiiformes, Phosichthyidae), from the middle Miocene of South Korea | Full Text | References | PDF (3.7 MB) | EPUB
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Late Pleistocene Fish Remains from the Rurubu River, Tanzania
Kathlyn M. Stewart, Oleksandr M. Kovalchuk, Olga A. Goskova & Nataliya V. Pogodina
Article: e1639055
Published online: 06 Aug 2019
AbstractforLate Pleistocene Fish Remains from the Rurubu River, Tanzania | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB) | EPUB
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A Last Glacial anuran assemblage from the inland Pampas of South America provides insights into climate and environments during marine isotope stage 3
Celeste M. Pérez-Ben, Guillermo F. Turazzini & Raúl O. Gómez
Article: e1627365
Published online: 08 Jul 2019
AbstractforA Last Glacial anuran assemblage from the inland Pampas of South America provides insights into climate and environments during marine isotope stage 3 | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | EPUB
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Peltosaurus granulosus (Squamata, Anguidae) from the middle Oligocene of Sharps Corner, South Dakota, and the youngest known chronostratigraphic occurrence of Glyptosaurinae
Simon G. Scarpetta
Article: e1622129
Published online: 20 Jun 2019
AbstractforPeltosaurus granulosus (Squamata, Anguidae) from the middle Oligocene of Sharps Corner, South Dakota, and the youngest known chronostratigraphic occurrence of Glyptosaurinae | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB
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A new crurotarsan archosaur from the Late Triassic of South Wales
Erin L. Patrick, David I. Whiteside & Michael J. Benton
Article: e1645147
Published online: 29 Aug 2019
AbstractforA new crurotarsan archosaur from the Late Triassic of South Wales | Full Text | References | PDF (4.1 MB) | EPUB
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Small terrestrial crocodyliform from the Lower Cretaceous (late Aptian) of central Texas and its implications on the paleoecology of the Proctor Lake Dinosaur locality
Thomas L. Adams
Article: e1623226
Published online: 01 Jul 2019
AbstractforSmall terrestrial crocodyliform from the Lower Cretaceous (late Aptian) of central Texas and its implications on the paleoecology of the Proctor Lake Dinosaur locality | Full Text | References | PDF (3.9 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Longirostrine crocodylians from the Bartonian of Morocco and Paleogene climatic and sea level oscillations in the Peri-Tethys area
Stéphane Jouve, Bouziane Khalloufi & Samir Zouhri
Article: e1617723
Published online: 19 Jun 2019
AbstractforLongirostrine crocodylians from the Bartonian of Morocco and Paleogene climatic and sea level oscillations in the Peri-Tethys area | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Cryodrakon boreas, gen. et sp. nov., a Late Cretaceous Canadian azhdarchid pterosaur
David W. E. Hone, Michael B. Habib & François Therrien
Article: e1649681
Published online: 09 Sep 2019
AbstractforCryodrakon boreas, gen. et sp. nov., a Late Cretaceous Canadian azhdarchid pterosaur | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Redescription of the holotype specimen of Chindesaurus bryansmalli Long and Murry, 1995 (Dinosauria, Theropoda), from Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona
Adam D. Marsh, William G. Parker, Max C. Langer & Sterling J. Nesbitt
Article: e1645682
Published online: 04 Sep 2019
AbstractforRedescription of the holotype specimen of Chindesaurus bryansmalli Long and Murry, 1995 (Dinosauria, Theropoda), from Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona | Full Text | References | PDF (5.1 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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New information on the braincase and endocranial morphology of the Late Triassic neotheropod Zupaysaurus rougieri using computed tomography data
Ariana Paulina-Carabajal, Martín D. Ezcurra & Fernando E. Novas
Article: e1630421
Published online: 02 Aug 2019
AbstractforNew information on the braincase and endocranial morphology of the Late Triassic neotheropod Zupaysaurus rougieri using computed tomography data | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Morphometric analysis of the teeth and taxonomy of the enigmatic theropod Richardoestesia from the Upper Cretaceous of Uzbekistan
Alexander Averianov & Hans-Dieter Sues
Article: e1614941
Published online: 17 Jun 2019
AbstractforMorphometric analysis of the teeth and taxonomy of the enigmatic theropod Richardoestesia from the Upper Cretaceous of Uzbekistan | Full Text | References | PDF (2.7 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Occlusion and dental function of Morganucodon and Megazostrodon
Kai R. K. Jäger, Pam G. Gill, Ian Corfe & Thomas Martin
Article: e1635135
Published online: 12 Sep 2019
AbstractforOcclusion and dental function of Morganucodon and Megazostrodon | Full Text | References | PDF (3.3 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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The mandible and dentition of Borealestes serendipitus (Docodonta) from the Middle Jurassic of Skye, Scotland
Elsa Panciroli, Roger B. J. Benson & Zhe-Xi Luo
Article: e1621884
Published online: 23 Jul 2019
AbstractforThe mandible and dentition of Borealestes serendipitus (Docodonta) from the Middle Jurassic of Skye, Scotland | Full Text | References | PDF (4.5 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Easternmost occurrences of Neocnus (Mammalia, Pilosa, Megalonychidae) from the late Pleistocene–early Holocene of the Dominican Republic (Hispaniola)
Robert K. McAfee & Renato O. Rimoli
Article: e1624971
Published online: 01 Jul 2019
AbstractforEasternmost occurrences of Neocnus (Mammalia, Pilosa, Megalonychidae) from the late Pleistocene–early Holocene of the Dominican Republic (Hispaniola) | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB
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Fossil Sirenia of the West Atlantic and Caribbean region. XII. Stegosiren macei, gen. et sp. nov.
Daryl P. Domning & Brian L. Beatty
Article: e1650369
Published online: 13 Sep 2019
AbstractforFossil Sirenia of the West Atlantic and Caribbean region. XII. Stegosiren macei, gen. et sp. nov. | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB) | EPUB
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New fossils of early and middle Miocene Choerolophodon from northern China reveal a Holarctic distribution of Choerolophodontidae
Chunxiao Li, Shi-Qi Wang, Dimila Mothé & Xijun Ni
Article: e1618864
Published online: 12 Jun 2019
AbstractforNew fossils of early and middle Miocene Choerolophodon from northern China reveal a Holarctic distribution of Choerolophodontidae | Full Text | References | PDF (4.8 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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The first Tetralophodon (Mammalia, Proboscidea) cranium from Africa
Denis Geraads, Samir Zouhri & Georgi N. Markov
Article: e1632321
Published online: 15 Aug 2019
AbstractforThe first Tetralophodon (Mammalia, Proboscidea) cranium from Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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A new Monodontidae (Cetacea, Delphinoidea) from the lower Pliocene of Italy supports a warm-water origin for narwhals and white whales
Giovanni Bianucci, Fabio Pesci, Alberto Collareta & Chiara Tinelli
Article: e1645148
Published online: 22 Aug 2019
AbstractforA new Monodontidae (Cetacea, Delphinoidea) from the lower Pliocene of Italy supports a warm-water origin for narwhals and white whales | Full Text | References | PDF (2.2 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Fossil lizards and snakes from the Middle Pleistocene of China
Yong-Xiang Li, Song-Mei Hu, She-Jiang Wang, Yun-Xiang Zhang, Ji Li, Kun Xie & Yu Chen
Article: e1631175
Published online: 16 Jul 2019
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Geronticus thackerayi, sp. nov. (Aves, Threskiornithidae), a new ibis from the hominin-bearing locality of Kromdraai (Cradle of Humankind, Gauteng, South Africa)
Marco Pavia
Article: e1647433
Published online: 02 Sep 2019
First Page PreviewforGeronticus thackerayi, sp. nov. (Aves, Threskiornithidae), a new ibis from the hominin-bearing locality of Kromdraai (Cradle of Humankind, Gauteng, South Africa) | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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