Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

The new issue of JVP is available today through BioOne (Volume 30, Issue 5).

New papers include:

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Osteology of a New Giant Bony-Toothed Bird from the Miocene of Chile,
with a Revision of the Taxonomy of Neogene Pelagornithidae

Gerald Mayr and David Rubilar-Rogers
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Sep 2010 Vol. 30, No. 5: 1313-1330.
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2010.501465

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Jurassic Fishes from the Latady Group, Antarctic Peninsula, and the
Oldest Teleosts from Antarctica

Gloria Arratia and Dan C. H. Hikuroa
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Sep 2010 Vol. 30, No. 5: 1331-1342.
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2010.501448

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A New Species of Enchodus (Aulopiformes: Enchodontidae) from the
Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomanian) of Zimapan, Hidalgo, Mexico

Christopher Fielitz and Katia A. Gonzalez-Rodriguez
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Sep 2010 Vol. 30, No. 5: 1343-1351.
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2010.501438

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The Cranial Morphology of a New Genus of Lungfish (Osteichthyes: Dipnoi)
from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of North America

Jason D. Pardo, Adam K. Huttenlocker, Bryan J. Small, and Mark A. Gorman
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Sep 2010 Vol. 30, No. 5: 1352-1359.
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2010.501430

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The Lower Permian Amphibamid Doleserpeton (Temnospondyli:
Dissorophoidea), The Interrelationships of Amphibamids, and the Origin
Of Modern Amphibians

Trond Sigurdsen and John R. Bolt
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Sep 2010 Vol. 30, No. 5: 1360-1377.
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2010.501445

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The Postcranial Skeleton of the Aquatic Parareptile Mesosaurus tenuidens
from the Gondwanan Permian

Sean Patrick Modesto
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Sep 2010 Vol. 30, No. 5: 1378-1395.
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2010.501443

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A New Pylaecephalid Dicynodont (Therapsida, Anomodontia) from the
Tapinocephalus Assemblage Zone, Karoo Basin, Middle Permian of South
Africa

Kenneth D. Angielczyk and Bruce S. Rubidge
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Sep 2010 Vol. 30, No. 5: 1396-1409.
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2010.501447

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Redescription of the Holotype of Platecarpus tympaniticus Cope, 1869
(Mosasauridae: Plioplatecarpinae), and its Implications for the Alpha
Taxonomy of the Genus

Takuya Konishi, Michael W. Caldwell, and Gorden L. Bell
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Sep 2010 Vol. 30, No. 5: 1410-1421.
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2010.501464

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The Role of the Calcaneal 'Heel' as a Propulsive Lever in Basal
Archosaurs and Extant Monitor Lizards

Corwin Sullivan
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Sep 2010 Vol. 30, No. 5: 1422-1432.
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2010.501450

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A New Basal Archosauriform Diapsid from the Lower Triassic of Argentina

Martin D. Ezcurra, Agustina Lecuona, and Agustin Martinelli
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Sep 2010 Vol. 30, No. 5: 1433-1450.
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2010.501446

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The Evolution of Extreme Hypercarnivory in Metriorhynchidae
(Mesoeucrocodylia: Thalattosuchia) Based on Evidence from Microscopic
Denticle Morphology

Marco Brandalise de Andrade, Mark T. Young, Julia B. Desojo, and Stephen
L. Brusatte
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Sep 2010 Vol. 30, No. 5: 1451-1465.
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2010.501442

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A New Specimen of Eutretauranosuchus (Crocodyliformes; Goniopholididae)
from Dry Mesa, Colorado

David K. Smith, Eric R. Allen, R. Kent Sanders, and Kenneth L. Stadtman
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Sep 2010 Vol. 30, No. 5: 1466-1477.
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2010.501434

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Naming Dinosaur Species: The Performance of Prolific Authors

Michael J. Benton
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Sep 2010 Vol. 30, No. 5: 1478-1485.
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2010.501462

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Evolution, Homology, and Function of the Supracranial Sinuses in
Ceratopsian Dinosaurs

Andrew A. Farke
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Sep 2010 Vol. 30, No. 5: 1486-1500.
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2010.501436

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New Multituberculate Mammals from the Lower Cretaceous (Shahai and Fuxin
Formations), Northeastern China

Nao Kusuhashi, yaoming hu, yuanqing wang, Takeshi Setoguchi, and
Hiroshige Matsuoka
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Sep 2010 Vol. 30, No. 5: 1501-1514.
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2010.501435

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Postcranial Skeleton of the Miocene Marsupial Palaeothentes
(Paucituberculata, Palaeothentidae): Paleobiology and Phylogeny

Maria Alejandra Abello and Adriana Magdalena Candela
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Sep 2010 Vol. 30, No. 5: 1515-1527.
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2010.501437

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An Exceptionally Well-Preserved Short-Snouted Bandicoot (Marsupialia;
Peramelemorphia) from Riversleigh's Oligo-Miocene Deposits, Northwestern
Queensland, Australia

K. J. Travouillon, Y. Gurovich, R. M. D. Beck, and J. Muirhead
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Sep 2010 Vol. 30, No. 5: 1528-1546.
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2010.501463

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Mylodon darwini Owen (Xenarthra, Mylodontinae) from the Late Pleistocene
of Mesopotamia, Argentina, with Remarks on Individual Variability,
Paleobiology, Paleobiogeography, and Paleoenvironment

Diego Brandoni, Brenda S. Ferrero, and Ernesto Brunetto
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Sep 2010 Vol. 30, No. 5: 1547-1558.
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2010.501449

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First Skull of Orthaspidotherium edwardsi (Mammalia, "Condylarthra")
from the Late Paleocene of Berru (France) and Phylogenetic Affinities of
the Enigmatic European Family Pleuraspidotheriidae

Sandrine Ladeveze, Pieter Missiaen, and Thierry Smith
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Sep 2010 Vol. 30, No. 5: 1559-1578.
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2010.501440

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A Large-Bodied Anomaluroid Rodent from the Earliest Late Eocene of
Egypt: Phylogenetic and Biogeographic Implications

Hesham M. Sallam, Erik R. Seiffert, Elwyn L. Simons, and Chloe Brindley
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Sep 2010 Vol. 30, No. 5: 1579-1593.
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2010.501439

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Microdyromys remmerti, sp. nov., A New Gliridae (Rodentia, Mammalia)
from the Aragonian Type Area (Miocene, Calatayud-Montalban Basin, Spain)

Israel Garcia-Paredes, Pablo Pelaez-Campomanes, and M. Angeles
Alvarez-Sierra
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Sep 2010 Vol. 30, No. 5: 1594-1609.
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2010.501453

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New Myomorph Rodents from the Eocene of Southern California

Stephen L. Walsh
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Sep 2010 Vol. 30, No. 5: 1610-1621.
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2010.501433

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New Data on the Lower Devonian Chondrichthyan Fauna from Celtiberia
(Spain)

Carlos Martinez-Perez, Vincent Dupret, Esther Manzanares, and Hector
Botella
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Sep 2010 Vol. 30, No. 5: 1622-1627.
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2010.501451

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Apsisaurus witteri from the Lower Permian of Texas: Yet Another Small
Varanopid Synapsid, Not a Diapsid

Robert R. Reisz, Michel Laurin, and David Marjanovic
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Sep 2010 Vol. 30, No. 5: 1628-1631.
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2010.501441

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New Material of Prognathodon (Squamata: Mosasauridae), and the Mosasaur
Assemblage of the Maastrichtian of California, U.S.A.

Johan Lindgren and Anne S. Schulp
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Sep 2010 Vol. 30, No. 5: 1632-1636.
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2010.501444

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The Dentary of Suuwassea emilieae (Sauropoda: Diplodocoidea)

John A. Whitlock and Jerald D. Harris
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Sep 2010 Vol. 30, No. 5: 1637-1641.
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2010.501452

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The Earliest Record of a Galliform Bird in Asia, from the Late
Paleocene-Early Eocene of the Gobi Desert, Mongolia

Sunny H. Hwang, Gerald Mayr, and Minjin Bolortsetseg
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Sep 2010 Vol. 30, No. 5: 1642-1644.
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2010.501454

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A Miocene Ziphiid (Cetacea: Odontoceti) from Calvert Cliffs, Maryland,
U.S.A.

Olivier Lambert, Stephen J. Godfrey, and Anna J. Fuller
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Sep 2010 Vol. 30, No. 5: 1645-1651.
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2010.501642

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