Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 41, Issue 5 (2021)

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Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 41, Issue 5 (2021)

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Vertebrate paleontology of the Cloverly Formation (Lower Cretaceous), III: a new species of Albanerpeton, with biogeographic and paleoecological implications
Matthew T. Carrano, Matthew P. J. Oreska, Abree Murch, Kelli C. Trujillo & Kevin R. Chamberlain
Article: e2003372
Published online: 02 Mar 2022
AbstractforVertebrate paleontology of the Cloverly Formation (Lower Cretaceous), III: a new species of Albanerpeton, with biogeographic and paleoecological implications | Full Text | References | PDF (3.8 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Herpetofaunal diversity changes with climate: evidence from the Quaternary of McEachern’s Deathtrap Cave, southeastern Australia
Till Ramm, Kailah M. Thorn, Christy A. Hipsley, Johannes Müller, Scott Hocknull & Jane Melville
Article: e2009844
Published online: 03 Mar 2022
AbstractforHerpetofaunal diversity changes with climate: evidence from the Quaternary of McEachern’s Deathtrap Cave, southeastern Australia | Full Text | References | PDF (2.8 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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The vertebrate fauna of the upper Permian of Niger—XI. Cranial material of a juvenile Moradisaurus grandis (Reptilia: Captorhinidae)
Christian A. Sidor, Oumarou Ide, Hans C. E. Larsson, F. Robin O’Keefe, Roger M. H. Smith, J.-Sébastien Steyer & Sean P. Modesto
Article: e2030345
Published online: 08 Mar 2022
AbstractforThe vertebrate fauna of the upper Permian of Niger—XI. Cranial material of a juvenile Moradisaurus grandis (Reptilia: Captorhinidae) | Full Text | References | PDF (3.4 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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The osteology of Shringasaurus indicus, an archosauromorph from the Middle Triassic Denwa Formation, Satpura Gondwana Basin, Central India
Saradee Sengupta & Saswati Bandyopadhyay
Article: e2010740
Published online: 21 Feb 2022
AbstractforThe osteology of Shringasaurus indicus, an archosauromorph from the Middle Triassic Denwa Formation, Satpura Gondwana Basin, Central India | Full Text | References | PDF (6.2 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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A new look at Crocodylopodus meijidei: implications for crocodylomorph locomotion
Diego Castanera, Carlos Pascual-Arribas, José Ignacio Canudo & Eduardo Puértolas-Pascual
Article: e2020803
Published online: 18 Mar 2022
AbstractforA new look at Crocodylopodus meijidei: implications for crocodylomorph locomotion | Full Text | References | PDF (4.4 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Allometric analysis sheds light on the systematics and ontogeny of anurognathid pterosaurs
Zixiao Yang, Michael J. Benton, David W. E. Hone, Xing Xu, Maria E. McNamara & Baoyu Jiang
Article: e2028796
Published online: 03 Mar 2022
AbstractforAllometric analysis sheds light on the systematics and ontogeny of anurognathid pterosaurs | Full Text | References | PDF (5.9 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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The osteology of Ferrodraco lentoni, an anhanguerid pterosaur from the mid-Cretaceous of Australia
Adele H. Pentland, Stephen F. Poropat, Matt A. White, Samantha L. Rigby, Joseph J. Bevitt, Ruairidh J. Duncan, Trish Sloan, Robert A. Elliott, Harry A. Elliott, Judy A. Elliott & David A. Elliott
Article: e2038182
Published online: 28 Mar 2022
AbstractforThe osteology of Ferrodraco lentoni, an anhanguerid pterosaur from the mid-Cretaceous of Australia | Full Text | References | PDF (7 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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New stegosaurs from the Middle Jurassic Lower Member of the Shaximiao Formation of Chongqing, China
Dai Hui, Li Ning, Susannah C. R. Maidment, Wei Guangbiao, Zhou Yuxuan, Hu Xufeng, Ma Qingyu, Wang Xunqian, Hu Haiqian & Peng Guangzhao
Article: e1995737
Published online: 03 Mar 2022
AbstractforNew stegosaurs from the Middle Jurassic Lower Member of the Shaximiao Formation of Chongqing, China | Full Text | References | PDF (3.4 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Quantifying vascularity in the frontoparietal dome of Stegoceras validum (Dinosauria: Pachycephalosauridae) from high resolution CT scans
Jasmine A. Nirody, Mark B. Goodwin, John R. Horner, Tony L. Huynh, Matthew W. Colbert, David K. Smith & David C. Evans
Article: e2036991
Published online: 17 Mar 2022
AbstractforQuantifying vascularity in the frontoparietal dome of Stegoceras validum (Dinosauria: Pachycephalosauridae) from high resolution CT scans | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB
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First articulated ornithomimid specimens from the upper Maastrichtian Scollard Formation of Alberta, Canada
Rachel E. Nottrodt
Article: e2019754
Published online: 07 Mar 2022
AbstractforFirst articulated ornithomimid specimens from the upper Maastrichtian Scollard Formation of Alberta, Canada | Full Text | References | PDF (4.1 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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New material and diagnosis of a new taxon of alvarezsaurid (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan
Alexander O. Averianov & Hans-Dieter Sues
Article: e2036174
Published online: 10 Mar 2022
AbstractforNew material and diagnosis of a new taxon of alvarezsaurid (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan | Full Text | References | PDF (3 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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A new hypothesis of eudromaeosaurian evolution: CT scans assist in testing and constructing morphological characters
Mark J. Powers, Matteo Fabbri, Michael R. Doschak, Bhart-Anjan S. Bhullar, David C. Evans, Mark A. Norell & Philip J. Currie
Article: e2010087
Published online: 21 Feb 2022
AbstractforA new hypothesis of eudromaeosaurian evolution: CT scans assist in testing and constructing morphological characters | Full Text | References | PDF (5.5 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Aragonictis araid, gen. et sp. nov., a small-sized hypercarnivore (Carnivora, Mustelidae) from the upper middle Miocene of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain)
Alberto Valenciano, Jorge Morales, Beatriz Azanza & Daniel Demiguel
Article: e2005615
Published online: 17 Jan 2022
AbstractforAragonictis araid, gen. et sp. nov., a small-sized hypercarnivore (Carnivora, Mustelidae) from the upper middle Miocene of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain) | Full Text | References | PDF (2.5 MB) | EPUB
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Down to the roots of lemmings: a new species of basal lemming from the upper Pliocene of West Siberia
Alexey Tesakov & Alexey Bondarev
Article: e2036173
Published online: 18 Mar 2022
AbstractforDown to the roots of lemmings: a new species of basal lemming from the upper Pliocene of West Siberia | Full Text | References | PDF (2.9 MB) | EPUB
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A new Toxodontidae (Mammalia, Notoungulata) from the upper Pliocene–lower Pleistocene of Uruguay
Brenda S. Ferrero, Gabriela I. Schmidt, María I. Pérez-García, Daniel Perea & Ana M. Ribeiro
Article: e2023167
Published online: 23 Feb 2022
AbstractforA new Toxodontidae (Mammalia, Notoungulata) from the upper Pliocene–lower Pleistocene of Uruguay | Full Text | References | PDF (2.3 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Basking shark remains (Lamniformes, Cetorhinidae) from the Miocene of South Korea
Tatiana P. Malyshkina, Gi-Soo Nam & Seung H. Kwon
Article: e2037625
Published online: 14 Mar 2022
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A new species of Dryornis (Aves, Cathartiformes) from the Santa Cruz Formation (lower Miocene), Patagonia, Argentina
Federico J. Degrange
Article: e2008411
Published online: 14 Feb 2022
First Page PreviewforA new species of Dryornis (Aves, Cathartiformes) from the Santa Cruz Formation (lower Miocene), Patagonia, Argentina | Full Text | References | PDF (619 KB) | EPUB
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