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SOCIETY OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY

NOVEMBER 2014

ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS

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Estrel Berlin

Berlin, Germany

November 5 – 8, 2014

HOST COMMITTEE

Nadia Fröbisch; Jörg Fröbisch; Oliver Hampe; Heinrich Mallison; Johannes Müller;

Juliane Röhner; Daniela Schwarz; Florian Witzmann

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Cathy Forster, President; John Long, Vice President; Philip Currie, Past-President;

Glenn Storrs, Secretary; Ted Vlamis, Treasurer; Elizabeth Hadly, Member-at-Large;

Christian Sidor, Member-at-Large; Paul Barrett, Member-at-Large

SYMPOSIUM CONVENORS

David W. Bapst; Andreas Christian; Jussi T. Eronen; John R. Hutchinson; Martin

Kundrat; Michelle Lawing; Graeme Lloyd; Nicholas J. Matzke; Andrew Milner; P.

David Polly; Daniela Schwarz-Wings; Eric Snively; Jean Sébastien Steyer; Florian

Witzmann; April Wright

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Jonathan Bloch, Co-Chair; Anjali Goswami, Co-Chair; Heather Ahrens; Brian Beatty;

Chris Brochu; Richard Butler; Ted Daeschler; David Evans; David Fox; Pat Holroyd;

Marc Jones; Christian Kammerer; Matt Lamanna; Erin Maxwell; Josh Miller; Jessica

Miller-Camp; Kevin Padian; Lauren Sallan; William Sanders; Bruce Shockey; Mary

Silcox; Michelle Stocker; Rebecca Terry; Paul Upchurch; Aaron Wood

EDITORS

Erin Maxwell; Jessica Miller-Camp

Designed for palaeontology courses in biology and geology departments, this leading text will also be of interest to enthusiasts who want to experience the flavour of how the research is done. The book is strongly phylogenetic, and this makes it a source of current data on vertebrate evolution.

Study aids include key questions, research to be done and recommendations of further reading and websites.

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WELCOME TO BERLIN

It is a great honor and pleasure for the Host Committee to welcome you to the 74

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Meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology in Berlin, Germany. The meeting will take

place at the Estrel Convention Center conveniently situated in the southern part of the city, in

immediate proximity to Berlin’s excellently developed public transit system and the city

highway, allowing you get to around quickly.

This is only the second time that the meeting takes place outside North America, and the first

time it is held in continental Europe. Hosted by the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, our

Committee consists entirely of staff members from this institution. Since the German

reunification and especially in the last decade, the museum underwent some dramatic changes.

The main parts of the exhibition were completely redone, and by now our classic dinosaur hall

not only displays the largest mounted dinosaur in the world, Brachiosaurus brancai, but also, for

the first time since its acquisition in 1880, the famous Berlin specimen of Archaeopteryx

lithographica. In addition, the museum's East wing, which had been left as a ruin since the allied

bombings from 1945, was entirely rebuilt to house the zoological wet collections, and in 2011

was awarded the renowned Prize for Architecture in Germany. We are very happy and proud to

have the opportunity to showcase the museum's extensive renovations at our Welcome

Reception.

Like probably no other city in the world, Berlin illustrates and reflects the history of the past

century. Be it the flair of the 1920’s, the horrors of Nazi dictatorship and World War II, or the

Cold War and the Wall – they all left an imprint in both the city’s structure and atmosphere that

can still be witnessed today. Berlin is also famous for its arts scene and culture. Just to name but

a few possibilities, there is Museum Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site showing the

cultural history of mankind from its early beginnings to the verge of modern times. The Jewish

Museum and the New National Gallery are further excellent opportunities, and for those

interested in classical music Berlin’s three opera houses and the world famous Berlin

Philharmonic offer just another wide range of options. Berlin is also one of the greenest capitals

in the world with many large parks and recreation areas. And not to forget the very

international culinary landscape with diverse restaurants, bars, clubbing and nightlife!

Germany has a long research tradition in paleontology, and some of the most famous fossil sites

can be found here. It is our pleasure to offer you field trips for every kind of taste, ranging from

the Paleozoic to (almost) the Present and covering important localities such as the Permian

Bromacker quarry, the Jurassic Solnhofen limestones, and the Eocene Messel Pit World Heritage

Site. We also have a variety of workshops covering a wide range of topics that we are sure will

gain your interest.

The 74

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researchers from all around the world to exchange ideas and further advance our discipline. We

are convinced that you will enjoy the meeting, its fieldtrips and its workshops, and that Berlin’s

historical flavor and vibrant cultural life will make your stay a memorable experience. Welcome

to the city where the East meets the West!

 

 

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n t/ Fu nct ion TU E , Novemb er 4 WE D, Novemb er 5 THU R , No ve mber 6 FRI, Nove mber 7 S A T, Novemb er 8 on Des k 2: 00pm – 7: 00 pm ROTUND A 7: 00 am – 5: 00 pm ROTUND A 7: 00 am – 5: 00 pm ROTUND A 7: 30 am – 4: 00 pm ROTUND A 7: 30 am – 4: 00pm ROTUND A os iu m 8: 00 am – 12: 15 pm Archaeopteryx – T he Icon ic Fossil in Modern View HALL A 1: 45 pm – 4: 15 pm Th e In fl uen ce o f R. McNeill A lexan der on Paleobiologic al Inferences HALL A 8: 00 am – 12: 15 pm Putt in g Fossils i n Trees: New Metho d s fo r Co mb ining Mo rp ho lo gy, T ime , a nd Molecules t o Est im at e Ph ylogen et ic Posit ion and Divergence Time s of Living an d Fos sil Taxa HALL A 1: 45 pm – 4: 15 pm Eco m et ri cs : Q ua nti ta ti ve T ra it-Ba sed Appr oa ch es to Biotic Cha nge HALL A 8: 00 am – 12: 15 pm Th e L ives of Te mn os pond yls: In vest igat ions int o th eir Biology HALL C r Pr iz e Se ss ion 8: 00 am – 12: 15 pm HALL A arat ors’ S ym p osi u m 1: 45 pm – 4: 15 pm HALL D Sessi on s 8: 00 am – 12: 15 pm T echni ca l Se ss io n I Ce tr ti od ac ty la a nd Ma ri ne Ma mma ls HALL C 8: 00 am – 12: 15 pm T echni ca l Se ss io n VI Euarch ont oglires HALL C 8: 00 am – 12: 15 pm T echni ca l Se ss io n X Neogen e Mam m alia HALL D 8: 00 am – 12: 15 pm Tech ni cal Session XIV Mesozoic Rept iles HALL A 8: 00 am – 12: 15 pm T echni ca l Se ss io n II Mesozoic Vert ebrat es, prim arily Ma mma li HALL D 8: 00 am – 12: 15 pm T echni ca l Se ss io n VII Ar cho sa ur s HALL D 1: 45 pm – 4: 15 pm Tech ni cal Session XI Mam m alian Dietary Ecology HALL A 8: 00 am – 12: 15 pm Tech nical Session XV Gen eral Met hod s an d Ma cr oe vo lu ti on ar y Pa tte rn s HALL C 1: 45 pm – 4: 15 pm T echni ca l Se ss io n III Th eropod Din osaurs HALL A 1: 45 pm – 4: 15 pm T echni ca l Se ss io n VIII Paleogen e Mamm als HALL C 1: 45 pm – 4: 15 pm Tech ni cal Session XII A m ni ot es an d Ea rly Rept iles HALL D 8: 00 am – 12: 15 pm Tech ni cal Session XVI Fis hes an d E arly Tet rapod s HALL D 1: 45 pm – 4: 15 pm T echni ca l Se ss io n IV Cen ozoic Mammals HALL C 1: 45 pm – 4: 15 pm T echni ca l Se ss io n IX Sq uama tes HALL D 1: 45 pm – 4: 15 pm T echni ca l Se ss io n X III Paleozoic Fish es PARI S 1: 45 pm – 4: 15 pm Tech ni cal Session XVII Pe rm o-Trias si c T et ropods HALL C 1: 45 pm – 4: 15 pm T echni ca l Se ss io n V A m ph ibian s HALL D

 

 

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at 8:3 0 am on Nove m ber 3 an d arrive in t he early even ing on Nove m ber 4 P ic k up Lo ca ti on: H ote l Co ro na in do wn to wn Fr an kfur t a m Ma in Drop off Locati on : Est rel Berlin S U N , Novemb er 9 Field Trip t o Rüdersdorf an d Niederleh m e End s: 8: 30 am 4 :30pm Pick u p /Dro p of f Loca ti on: Mus eum fü r Naturkun d e

 

 

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Ha ll A Ha ll C Ha ll D Ha ll A Ha ll C Ha ll D S ymp os iu m 1: A rchaeopteryx – T h e Iconic Foss il in Mode rn Vie w Technical Sessi on I Technical Sessi on II Rome r Pr iz e Se ss ion Technical Sessi on VI Technical Sessi on VII WED WED WED THU R THU R THU R 8: 00 am O’Con no r Mih lbach ler Niedzw iedzki Yi Sch m erge Peecook 8: 15 am Dyke Roes sn er Pr as ad Viet ti Kraat z E zcu rra 8: 30 am Ra uhu t H ecke be rg Me ye r Schmi tt T omi ya Sto cke r 8: 45 am Kundrat Maier Marzol a Rabi Flynn Sobral 9: 00 am Erickson Bibi Jacobs Pim ient o Sm iley Dzikiewicz 9: 15 am Balan off Fait h Bell Kolb Bert ran d Foffa 9: 30 am Lon grich Cost eu r Mart in Jon es Morse Müller 9: 45 am Habib Boisserie Crom pt on Grass Silcox Gign ac 10: 00 am C O FF EE 10: 15 am C arn ey L ih oreau Hof fm ann Du nn B eard Man ni on 10: 30 am Sch w arz-Win gs Gin gerich Zh an g Cuff Kem p Wilberg 10: 45 am Lefevre Bebej Bolort set seg Clarke A sh er Baier 11: 00 am Mo yer Lo ch Co rf e But to n Co te Cer io 11: 15 am B hullar C orrie B am forth B urch C as an ovas Vilar Vin th er 11: 30 am Ben to n Park William son Brown A lm écija Padian 11: 45 am Mit ch ell Buc hh olt z Grossn ickle Brockleh urst Scot t U nwin 12: 00 p m Sm ith Crerar Halliday

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Ha ll A Ha ll D Ha ll C Ha ll A Ha ll C Ha ll D Sym p osi u m 3 : P u tt ing Foss ils in Trees Technical Sessi on X S ymp os iu m 4: Th e L iv es of Te mnos pon d yls: Inve stiga tion s i n to the ir Biology Technical Sessi on XIV Technical Sessi on XV Technical Sessi on XVI FRI FRI FRI SAT SAT SAT 8: 00 am Mat zke Hooker Marjan ovi Morh ard t A lroy C oat es 8: 15 am Irm is San salon e Ru ta B ou rke Fras er Rich ard s 8: 30 am Wagn er Th om pso n Marsican o Maidm ent Madden Fisch er 8: 45 am Guillerm e Su Beigh tol Hill Mych ajliw Criswell 9: 00 am Po l Ri nco n Se ngup ta Ca mpi one Va n De r G ee r Un de rw oo d 9: 15 am Clarke Rabin ovich San ch ez Rom ilio Kilbourn e Sferco 9: 30 am Putt ick Sam on d s Kon iet zko-Meier Barret t Macleod Davesn e 9: 45 am Warn ock Lewis Mukh erjee Priet o-Marq uez Wat an abe Close 10: 00 am C O FF EE 10: 15 am Ksepka Saila Dan to Kay Clavel Clout ier 10: 30 am O’Reilly Goswam i Fort un y Zh en g Mabee Qu 10: 45 am Friedm an Tsen g Reisz Nair Pian Lem berg 11: 00 am Turn er Balisi St eyer U pc hurch Biller Clem ent 11: 15 am Wr ig ht Sha w Wi tz ma nn Fr on im os Ca sta nhi nh a Ri chte r 11: 30 am Broch u Wan g Pé rez Ben Moon Koyabu C lack 11: 45 am Gorscak Miller Miln er Maxwell Ch att erjee Mon d éjar-Fern án d ez 12: 00 p m L loyd B arn os ky Sch eyer Sch u m ach er Ferreir a C ard os o Po rro 12: 15 p m BRE AK 1: 30 p m Ha ll A Ha ll D Pa ris Ha ll A Ha ll C Ha ll D Technical Sessi on XI Technical Sessi on XII Technical Sessio n XIII Sym p osia 5 : Eco m et rics Technical Sessi on XVII P rep arat ors’ S ym p osi u m 1: 45 p m Clem ent z Turn er Keat in g Badgley Olroyd Beh lke 2: 00 p m Haveles Rich ards Scot t Bern or Sidor Brown 2: 15 p m Boch erens Leblan c Miyash it a Dam uth Sues Jabo 2: 30 p m Pat te rso n Sum ida Trin ajst ic St egn er Sh elt on Capobian co 2: 45 p m U ngar Verriére Rücklin Sch ni tz ler Hut te nl ocker Kn öt sc hk e 3: 00 p m Karm e Nich olson Sallan St en se th Fröbisch Van Beek 3: 15 p m DeSan tis Bever Giles Werdelin Jan se n Fit zgerald 3: 30 p m Rivals Lyson López-A rbarello Frit z Laaß Fox 3: 45 p m Reed Prit ch ard Ch evrin ais Meach en Walt he r Davidson 4: 00 p m Davis B uch wit z B razeau Head O’Meara E klu nd 4: 15 p m Poster Session III Poster Session IV 6: 15 p m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 5, 2014

SYMPOSIUM 1: ARCHAEOPTERYX - THE ICONIC FOSSIL IN MODERN VIEW

ESTREL BERLIN, HALL A

MODERATORS: Daniela Schwarz-Wings and Martin Kundrat

8:00

O'Connor, J., Zhou, Z. EARLIEST STAGES IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE MODERN AVIAN

SKELETON: ARCHAEOPTERYX AND THE JEHOL AVIFAUNA COMPARED

8:15

Dyke, G., Cau, A., Naish, D., Brougham, T., Godefroit, P. ARCHAEOPTERYX AND PARAVIAN

PHYLOGENY: THE ENIGMA OF BALAUR

8:30

Rauhut, O., Foth, C. NEW INFORMATION ON THE THEROPOD DINOSAURS FROM THE LATE

JURASSIC LITHOGRAPHIC LIMESTONES OF SOUTHERN GERMANY

8:45

Kundrat, M., Albersdoerfer, R., Nudds, J., Ahlberg, P. THE DAITING SPECIMEN OF ARCHAEOPTERYX

9:00

Erickson, G., Rauhut, O. W., Röper, M., Lochner, E., Norell, M. LONG BONE HISTOLOGY, GROWTH,

AND THE 'BLOOD' OF ARCHAEOPTERYX

9:15

Balanoff, A. ARCHAEOPTERYX AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE PARAVIAN BRAIN

9:30

Longrich, N. PRIMITIVE FEATHER ARRANGEMENT IN ARCHAEOPTERYX LITHOGRAPHICA SHEDS

LIGHT ON THE ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF BIRDS

9:45

Habib, M. RECONSTRUCTING LOCOMOTOR PERFORMANCE IN ARCHAEOPTERYX

10:00 BREAK

10:15 Carney, R., Molnar, J., Updike, E., Brown, W., Jackson, J., Shawkey, M., Lindgren, J., Sjövall, P.,

Falkingham, P., Gauthier, J. ARCHAEOPTERYX IN 4D

10:30 Schwarz-Wings, D., Kundrat, M. POSTCRANIAL SKELETAL PNEUMATICITY IN ARCHAEOPTERYX

10:45 Lefevre, U., Cau, A., Hu, D., Wu, W., Escuillié, F., Godefroit, P. NEW BASAL AVIALAE FROM THE

JURASSIC OF CHINA

11:00 Moyer, A., Zheng, W., Schweitzer, M. USING DEGRADATION EXPERIMENTS OF EXTANT FEATHERS

TO ADDRESS THE PRESENCE OF MICROBODIES IN FOSSIL FEATHERS

11:15 Bhullar, B., Abzhanov, A., Gauthier, J. A SIMPLE MOLECULAR MECHANISM FOR THE ORIGIN OF

THE AVIAN ROSTRAL AND PALATAL SKELETON

11:30 Benton, M., Puttick, M., Prieto Marquez, A., Hone, D. KEY CHARACTERS AND EVOLUTIONARY

RATES IN THE ORIGIN OF BIRDS

11:45 Mitchell, J. ECOLOGICAL EVOLUTION IN AVES: TESTING EVOLUTIONARY MODELS AGAINST

FOSSIL DATA

12:00 Smith, N., Heins, L. PHYLOGENETICALLY INFORMED SKELETAL MORPHOMETRIC PREDICTORS

OF BODY MASS IN THE DIVERSE 'WATERBIRD' CLADE (TETRAPODA, AVES)

WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 5, 2014

TECHNICAL SESSION I

ESTREL BERLIN, HALL C

MODERATORS: Matthew Mihbachlar and Jean-Renaud Boisserie

8:00

Mihlbachler, M., Lau, T., Kapner, D., Shockey, B. COEVOLUTION OF THE SHOULDER AND KNEE IN

WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 5, 2014

TECHNICAL SESSION I (CONTINUED)

8:15

Roessner, G., Jost, J., Azanza, B., Costeur, L. NEW EVIDENCE OF EARLY CERVIDS AND

PHYLOGENETIC IMPLICATIONS

8:30

Heckeberg, N., Asher, R. ARTIFICIAL EXTINCTION AND THE IMPACT OF MISSING DATA ON THE

PHYLOGENY OF CERVIDAE (MAMMALIA, RUMINANTIA)

8:45

Maier, W., Ruf, I. DIRECT CONNECTION BETWEEN CAVUM TYMPANI AND CAVUM CRANII: A

NEW APOMORPHY OF RUMINANTS (CETARTIODACTYLA, MAMMALIA)

9:00

Bibi, F., Bärmann, E. PHYLOGENY OF FOSSIL AND LIVING RUMINANTS BASED ON A LARGE

MATRIX OF OSTEOLOGICAL CHARACTERS

9:15

Faith, J., O'Brien, H., Tryon, C., Jenkins, K., Peppe, D. EXTREME NASAL DOMING IN NEW

MATERIAL OF THE PLEISTOCENE ALCELAPHINE RUSINGORYX ATOPOCRANION (ARTIODACTYLA,

BOVIDAE) FROM RUSINGA ISLAND, KENYA: RE-DESCRIPTION AND FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS

9:30

Costeur, L., Mennecart, B., Métais, G. LARGE SCALE MICRO-CT BASED RECONSTRUCTIONS OF

THE INNER EARS OF LIVING AND FOSSIL RUMINANTS GIVE NEW INSIGHTS INTO PECORA

PHYLOGENY

9:45

Boisserie, J. THE HIPPOPOTAMINE EVENT

10:00 BREAK

10:15 Lihoreau, F., Boisserie, J., M'Bua, E., Ducrocq, S. A NEW ANTHRACOTHERE FROM THE OLIGOCENE

OF KENYA EVENTUALLY ROOTS THE HIPPOPOTAMIDAE DEEP INTO THE PALEOGENE

10:30 Gingerich, P., Antar, M., Zalmout, I. SKELETON OF A NEW PROTOCETID (CETACEA,

ARCHAEOCETI) FROM THE LOWER GEHANNAM FORMATION OF WADI AL HITAN IN EGYPT:

SURVIVAL OF A PROTOCETID INTO THE PRIABONIAN LATE EOCENE

10:45 Bebej, R., Braun, M., Valk, J. ANATOMY AND FUNCTION OF THE TAIL IN THE PROTOCETID

ARCHAEOCETE MAIACETUS INUUS (MAMMALIA, CETACEA): INSIGHTS INTO THE EVOLUTION OF

TAIL-POWERED SWIMMING IN EARLY CETACEANS

11:00 Loch, C., Kieser, J., Fordyce, R. THE ENAMEL ULTRASTRUCTURE OF FOSSIL CETACEANS

(CETACEA, ARCHAEOCETI AND ODONTOCETI)

11:15 Corrie, J., Fordyce, R. E. THE ECOMORPHOLOGY OF NEW ZEALAND KEKENODONTIDS AND

IMPLICATIONS FOR NICHE PARTITIONING WITH EARLY NEOCETI

11:30 Park, T., Evans, A., Fitzgerald, E., McHenry, C. TOOTHED MYSTICETE COCHLEAR MORPHOLOGY

PROVIDES EVIDENCE FOR A GRADUAL SPECIALISATION TOWARD LOW FREQUENCY HEARING

AND INABILITY TO ECHOLOCATE

11:45 Buchholtz, E., Wayrynen, K., Lin, I. GLOBAL REPATTERNING OF THE AXIAL SKELETON IN

TRICHECHUS (SIRENIA, MAMMALIA)

12:00 Crerar, L., Crerar, A., Domning, D., Parsons, E. REWRITING THE HISTORY OF AN EXTINCTION:

WAS A SECOND ISOLATED POPULATION OF STELLER’S SEA COWS (HYDRODAMALIS GIGAS)

DRIVEN TO EXTINCTION FIRST?

WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 5, 2014

TECHNICAL SESSION II

ESTREL BERLIN, HALL D

MODERATORS: Christian Meyer and Louis Jacobs

8:00

Niedzwiedzki, G., Pienkowski, G. TETRAPOD TRACK RECORDS ACROSS THE TRIASSIC-JURASSIC

BOUNDARY IN POLAND

8:15

Prasad, G., Parmar, V., Kumar, D. RECENT VERTEBRATE FOSSIL DISCOVERIES FROM THE

JURASSIC KOTA FORMATION OF INDIA

8:30

Meyer, C., Marty, D. THE RECURRENT RECORD OF TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS IN THE LATE

JURASSIC OF THE SWISS JURA MOUNTAINS: IMPLICATIONS FOR PALEOGEOGRAPHIC

RECONSTRUCTIONS

8:45

Marzola, M., Mateus, O., Schulp, A., Jacobs, L., Polcyn, M., Pervov, V. EARLY CRETACEOUS TRACKS

OF A LARGE MAMMALIAMORPH, A CROCODYLOMORPH, AND DINOSAURS FROM AN ANGOLAN

DIAMOND MINE

9:00

Jacobs, L., Polcyn, M., Mateus, O., Scott, M., Graf, J., Kappelman, J., Jacobs, B., Schulp, A., Morais, M.,

Goncalves, O. CENOZOIC VERTEBRATES OF COASTAL ANGOLA

9:15

Bell, M., Upchurch, P., Mannion, P., Benson, R., Goswami, A. EXTRATROPICAL PEAKS IN

CRETACEOUS TERRESTRIAL VERTEBRATE DIVERSITY: THE INFLUENCE OF PRIMARY

PRODUCERS ON VERTEBRATE SPECIES DISTRIBUTION

9:30

Martin, T., Averianov, A., Lopatin, A., Schultz, J. MAMMALS FROM THE MIDDLE JURASSIC OF

WESTERN SIBERIA

9:45

Crompton, A., Bhullar, B., Musinsky, C. ORIGIN OF MAMMALIAN PHARYNGEAL MUSCULATURE

10:00 BREAK

10:15 Hoffmann, S., Krause, D., Wible, J., Seiffert, E. NEW INSIGHTS FROM THE FIRST CRANIAL REMAINS

OF A GONDWANATHERIAN AND IMPLICATIONS FOR MAMMALIAFORM PHYLOGENY

10:30 Zhang, Y., Hunter, J. PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF NEOPLAGIAULACIDAE (MAMMALIA,

MULTITUBERCULATA) AND ITS IMPLICATIONS

10:45 Bolortsetseg, M. A TOTAL EVIDENCE PHYLOGENY OF MULTITUBERCULATA

11:00 Corfe, I., Wilson, G. P., Evans, A., Jernvall, J. TESTING DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY PREDICTIONS

WITH FOSSILS: DENTAL COMPLEXITY AND EVOLUTIONARY RATES OF THE

MULTITUBERCULATA

11:15 Bamforth, E., Larsson, H. TERRESTRIAL BIODIVERSITY IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE

END-CRETACEOUS MASS EXTINCTION IN CENTRAL CANADA: PATTERNS AND PROCESSES

11:30 Williamson, T., Peppe, D., Heizler, M., Brusatte, S., Secord, R. CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE

CRETACEOUS-PALEOGENE TRANSITION IN THE SAN JUAN BASIN, NORTHWESTERN NEW

MEXICO

11:45 Grossnickle, D., Luo, Z. MORPHOLOGICAL DISPARITY PATTERNS OF CRETACEOUS AND EARLY

PALEOCENE THERIANS

12:00 Halliday, T., Upchurch, P., Goswami, A. PALAEOCENE TAXA SUPPORT A CRETACEOUS ORIGIN

AND CENOZOIC DIVERSIFICATION OF PLACENTAL MAMMALS

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 5, 2014

TECHNICAL SESSION III

ESTREL BERLIN, HALL A

MODERATORS: Max Langer and David Varricchio

1:45

Langer, M., Rincón, A., Ramezani, J., Solorzano, A., Rauhut, O. W. NEW THEROPOD MATERIAL

FROM THE TRIASSIC-JURASSIC BOUNDARY OF THE VENEZUELAN ANDES

2:00

Stiegler, J., Wang, S., Xu, X., Clark, J. NEW ANATOMICAL DETAILS OF THE BASAL CERATOSAUR

LIMUSAURUS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE JURASSIC RADIATION OF THEROPODA

2:15

Foth, C., Haug, C., Haug, J., Tischlinger, H., Rauhut, O. NEW DETAILS ON THE INTEGUMENTAL

STRUCTURES IN THE JUVENILE MEGALOSAUROID SCIURUMIMUS ALBERSDOERFERI FROM THE

LATE JURASSIC OF GERMANY USING DIFFERENT AUTO-FLUORESCENCE IMAGING TECHNIQUE

2:30

Ibrahim, N., Maganuco, S., Sereno, P., Dal Sasso, C., Keillor, T., Martill, D., Zouhri, S., Fabbri, M.,

Auditore, M. ASSOCIATED REMAINS OF SPINOSAURUS AEGYPTIACUS, AN ENORMOUS

PREDATORY DINOSAUR WITH SUBAQUATIC ADAPTATIONS

2:45

Gold, M., Balanoff, A., Watanabe, A., Norell, M. ENDOCAST SHAPE DIFFERENCES IN

COELUROSAURIA (DINOSAURIA: THEROPODA) REFLECT PHYLOGENY AND LOCOMOTOR MODE

ACROSS THE EVOLUTION OF FLIGHT

3:00

Hendricks, S., Erickson, G. A BIOMECHANICAL EXPLANATION FOR THE AMPULLAE OF

TYRANNOSAURID TEETH BASED UPON FRACTURE MECHANICS

3:15

Lauters, P., Lee, Y., Barsbold, R., Currie, P., Kobayashi, Y., Escuillié, F., Godefroit, P. THE BRAIN OF

DEINOCHEIRUS MIRIFICUS, A GIGANTIC ORNITHOMIMOSAURIAN DINOSAUR FROM THE

CRETACEOUS OF MONGOLIA

3:30

Funston, G., Currie, P. NEW ELMISAURUS (DINOSAURIA: OVIRAPTOROSAURIA) MATERIAL FROM

MONGOLIA AND ALBERTA, CANADA, AND ITS BEARING ON NORTH AMERICAN

CAENAGNATHID TAXONOMY.

3:45

Tanaka, K., Zelenitsky, D., Lü, J., Yi, L., Pu, H., Chang, H., Xu, L., Li, H. NEST TYPE AND

INCUBATION BEHAVIOR IN OVIRAPTOROSAURS IN RELATION TO BODY SIZE

4:00

Varricchio, D., Jackson, F., Jin, X. LAY-BROOD-REPEAT: NESTING SITE FIDELITY IN ECOLOGIC

TIME FOR TWO CRETACEOUS TROODONTID DINOSAURS

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 5, 2014

TECHNICAL SESSION IV

ESTREL BERLIN, HALL C

MODERATOR: Vera Weisbecker

1:45

MacPhee, R., Welker, F., Thomas, J., Brace, S., Cappellini, E., Turvey, S., Barnes, I., Reguero, M., Gelfo,

J., Kramarz, A. BARCODING THE DEAD: ANCIENT PROTEIN SEQUENCING RESOLVES LITOPTERN

AND NOTOUNGULATE SUPERORDINAL AFFINITIES

2:00

Sánchez-Villagra, M., Carrillo, J., Carlini, A., Jaramillo, C. NEW FOSSIL MAMMALS FROM THE

NORTHERN NEOTROPICS (URUMACO, VENEZUELA; CASTILLETES, COLOMBIA) AND THEIR

SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE LATITUDINAL GRADIENT IN DIVERSITY AND THE GREAT AMERICAN

BIOTIC INTERCHANGE

2:15

Finarelli, J., Raj Pant, S., Goswami, A. UNEXPECTED COMPLEXITY IN THE BODY SIZE EVOLUTION

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 5, 2014

TECHNICAL SESSION IV (CONTINUED)

2:30

Weisbecker, V., Ramirez-Chaves, H., Selwood, L., Leigh, C., Kardjilov, N., Hinds, L., Wroe, S.

MAMMALIAN MIDDLE EAR EVO-DEVO: HOW MUCH DOES ONTOGENY RECAPITULATE

ONTOGENY?

2:45

Morris, Z. VARIATION AND VARIABILITY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SKELETON OF

MONODELPHIS DOMESTICA: IMPLICATIONS FOR ASSESSING MATURITY IN EXTINCT AND

EXTANT ORGANISMS

3:00

Couzens, A., Skinner, M., Evans, A., Prideaux, G. EXAMINING THE DEVELOPMENTAL ORIGINS OF

EVOLUTIONARY REVERSAL IN THE MOLAR TEETH OF MACROPODOIDS (DIPROTODONTIA:

MARSUPIALIA)

3:15

Cook, J., Attard, M., Krall, P., Wroe, S. COULD THE GIANT KANGAROO HOP?

3:30

Beck, R., Louys, J., Brewer, P. THE SKULL AND SKELETON OF A LARGE-BODIED

DIPROTODONTIAN MARSUPIAL FROM THE LATE OLIGOCENE OF CENTRAL AUSTRALIA AND

THE ORIGIN OF WOMBATS

3:45

Attard, M., Parr, W., Wilson, L., Archer, M., Hand, S., Rogers, T., Wroe, S. TALES OF A TINY KILLER:

JAWS OF THE TASMANIAN TIGER'S COUSIN WERE SUITED TO CATCH LARGE PREY

4:00

Sharp, A. COMPARATIVE FEEDING BIOMECHANICS OF DIPROTODON OPTATUM AND

FUNCTIONAL INTERPRETATION OF THE EXTENSIVE ENDOCRANIAL SINUSES

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 5, 2014

TECHNICAL SESSION V

ESTREL BERLIN, HALL D

MODERATORS: Koen Stein and Ana Baez

1:45

Gao, K. AMPHIBIANS OF THE JURASSIC DAOHUGOU BIOTA, INNER MONGOLIA AND WESTERN

LIAONING, CHINA

2:00

Vanburen, C., Mannion, P., Norman, D., Barrett, P. THE EFFECTS OF SAMPLING AND RESEARCH

EFFORT BIAS ON THE 'POOR' LISSAMPHIBIAN FOSSIL RECORD OF THE LAST 80 MILLION YEARS

2:15

Chen, J., Gao, K. AN EARLY CRETACEOUS FROG FROM NORTHERN CHINA AND THE EARLY

EVOLUTION OF ANURANS

2:30

Baez, A., Gomez, R. IS HYPEROSSIFICATION CONCEALING THE PHYLOGENETIC SIGNAL OF

OSTEOLOGICAL TRAITS IN ANURANS? A TEST-CASE FROM THE UPPER CRETACEOUS OF BRAZIL

2:45

Vasilyan, D., Böhme, M., Joyce, W. RECENT AND FOSSIL EURASIAN CENOZOIC GIANT

SALAMANDERS (PANCRYPTOBRANCHA, LISSAMPHIBIA): SYSTEMATICS, PHYLOGENY, BIOLOGY

AND PALEOCLIMATIC SIGNIFICANCE

3:00

Zhang, Z., Hadly, E. LIFE HISTORY DYNAMICS OF THE TIGER SALAMANDER, AMBYSTOMA

TIGRINUM, IN RESPONSE TO LATE PLEISTOCENE CLIMATE

3:15

Stein, K., Skutchas, P., Schoch, R., Struble, M., Organ, C., Fröbisch, N. GENOME SIZE AND

OSTEOCYTE LACUNA SIZE IN RECENT AND FOSSIL SALAMANDERS

3:30

Maddin, H., Piekarski, N., Hanken, J. EXPERIMENTALLY INDUCED HOMEOTIC SHIFTS IN

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 5, 2014

TECHNICAL SESSION V (CONTINUED)

3:45

Kawano, S., Blob, R. BIOMECHANICAL COMPARISONS OF MODERN ANALOGS FOR

UNDERSTANDING THE FUNCTIONAL EVOLUTION OF TERRESTRIAL LOCOMOTION IN EARLY

STEM TETRAPODS

4:00

Boehmer, C., Hirasawa, T., Kuratani, S., Fröbisch, N. DEVELOPMENT OF THE VERTEBRAL COLUMN

IN AMPHIBIANS REVEALS MECHANISMS FOR THE EVOLUTIONARY TRANSITION FROM WATER

TO LAND

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, THROUGH SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8

SVP 2014 EDWIN H. AND MARGARET M. COLBERT PRIZE COMPETITION POSTER

Authors Will Be Present at Their Posters: Thursday, November 6 from 4:15 – 6:15 pm

Posters must be removed by 6:30 pm, Saturday, November 8

1

Chapelle, K., Choiniere, J. THE FIRST DETAILED CRANIAL DESCRIPTION OF MASSOSPONDYLUS

CARINATUS USING A COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) SCAN AND 3D DIGITAL REPRESENTATION

2

Georgalis, G., Kear, B., Campione, N., Delfino, M. REDISCOVERY OF LAOPHIS CROTALOIDES - THE

WORLD'S LARGEST VIPER?

3

Holwerda, F., Rauhut, O., Pol, D. OSTEOLOGICAL REVISION OF THE HOLOTYPE OF

PATAGOSAURUS FARIASI, A BASAL EUSAUROPOD FROM ARGENTINA

4

Läbe, S. INTERPRETATION OF FOSSIL VERTEBRATE TRACKS WITH A SOIL MECHANICAL

APPROACH FOR BODY MASS ESTIMATION

5

Skiba, M., Schulz, E., Kaiser, T. CHARACTERIZATION OF FUNCTIONAL TRAITS IN THE

CARNASSIALS OF THE WOLF (CANIS LUPUS) USING 3D SURFACE TEXTURE ANALYSIS

6

Stubbs, T., Foffa, D., Benton, M. EVOLUTIONARY BOTTLENECK OF MARINE REPTILES DURING

THE TRIASSIC-JURASSIC TRANSITION

7

Tsai, H., Middleton, K., Holliday, C. MORE THAN ONE WAY TO BE A GIANT: CONVERGENCE AND

DISPARITY IN SAURISCHIAN DINOSAUR HIP JOINTS DURING BODY SIZE EVOLUTION

8

Waskow, K. RECONSTRUCTING JUVENILE MORPHOLOGY: A NON DESTRUCTIVE METHOD TO

DETECT HISTOLOGICAL STRUCTURES IN COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) AND ITS POTENTIAL

FOR FUTURE RESEARCH, USING THE EXAMPLE OF SAUROPOD RIBS

9

Williams, M., McNamara, K. QUANTITATIVE INVESTIGATION OF THE STERNAL MORPHOLOGY

OF STATIC AND DYNAMIC SOARING BIRDS

10

Winkler, D., Kaiser, T. CAN TOOTH POSITION-SPECIFIC ENAMEL CONTENT PREDICT JAW

BIOMECHANICS IN UNGULATES?

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, THROUGH SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8

SVP 2014 EDUCATION AND OUTREACH POSTER SESSION

ESTREL BERLIN, ROOMS 2 AND 3

Authors Will Be Present at Their Posters: Wednesday, November 5 from 4:15 – 6:15 pm

Posters must be removed by 6:30 pm, Saturday, November 8

11

Semprebon, G., Gusky, S., Jack, T. A CALL TO ACTION: A REPORT ON THE NEW NATIONAL

INITIATIVE FOR GALVANIZING CHANGE IN UNDERGRADUATE LIFE SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL

PRACTICES IN THE UNITED STATES

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, THROUGH SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8

SVP 2014 EDUCATION AND OUTREACH POSTER SESSION (CONTINUED)

12

Burnes, J. HAVE BONES WILL TRAVEL: BRINGING THE MUSEUM TO THE CLASSROOM

13

Arbour, V., Vavrek, M., Koppelhus, E., Currie, P. DINO 101: A MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSE

ABOUT DINOSAUR PALEOBIOLOGY

14

Burns, M., Arbour, V., Coy, C., Koppelhus, E., Currie, P. UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AND

CITIZEN SCIENCE AT THE DANEK EDMONTOSAURUS BONEBED, AN URBAN DINOSAUR

LOCALITY

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Harper-Judd, J., Holliday, C., Knocke, M., Butaric, L., George, I., Middleton, K., Moffett, E., Swartz, S.,

Tsai, H., Warren, A. DINOSAURS & CAVEMEN SCIENCE EXPO: SCIENCE OUTREACH USING

INTERACTIVE AND EXPERIENTIAL ANATOMICAL LEARNING

16

White, L. D. UNDERSTANDING GLOBAL CHANGE: A NEW UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA MUSEUM

OF PALEONTOLOGY WEB RESOURCE

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Castanhinha, R., Araujo, R., Costa Júnior, L., Martins, R., Angielczyk, K., Martins, G. G., Nhamutole, N.,

Murrula, S., Vasconcelos, L. THE PALNIASSA PROJECT: SCIENCE, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH

FROM MOZAMBIQUE

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Bradley, G., Campbell, M., Burns, M. BRINGING FOSSILS TO LIFE: INTERACTIVE OUTREACH IN

THE CLASSROOMS OF ALBERTA

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Farke, A., Gay, R., Lepore, T. DIGITAL SPECIMENS IN THE HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOM

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Maruyama, S., Mizuguchi, D., Kondo, S., Kusumoto, M., Miyoshi, S., Yoshida, Y. HOW DOES TAKING A

CLASS WITH SKELETAL SPECIMENS MAKE STUDENT INTEREST CHANGE? SOME REPORTS OF

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Kaya, A., Kaya, F. CENSORSHIP OF HUMAN EVOLUTION EDUCATION IN TURKEY

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Gay, R. A PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL PALEONTOLOGY PROGRAM; CREATING EMBEDDED LEARNING

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Heath, T., Lacey, E., Ickert-Bond, S., Edwards, S., Bell, K., Cook, J. AIM-UP! MUSEUM-BASED

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Mall, M., Rawlings, S., Williams, S., Parks, H. VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS: USING REAL-TIME VIDEO

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Nestler, J., Borths, M. R., Pritchard, A. APPLYING FLIPPED CLASSROOM TECHNIQUES IN THE

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Besselink, M., Rijsdijk, K., De Louw, P., Claessens, L., Meijer, H., The Dodo Research Programme THE

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Williams, S., Parks, H., Tremaine, K., Rawlings, S. PALEOFEST: 15 YEARS OF SCIENCE EDUCATION

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POSTER SESSION I

ESTREL BERLIN, ROOMS 2 AND 3

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Egerton, V., Manning, P., Wogelius, R., Sellers, W., Schwarz-Wings, D., Sokaras, D., Mori, R., Edwards,

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Wings, O. THE DIGITAL ARCHAEOPTERYX - A HIGH-RESOLUTION PHOTOGRAMMETRIC 3D

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Godefroit, P., Sinitsa, S., Dhouailly, D., Mc Namarra, M., Cincotta, A. FEATHER-LIKE STRUCTURES IN

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Manning, P., Wogelius, R., Sellers, W., Schwarz-Wings, D., Sokaras, D., Mori, R., Edwards, N., Egerton,

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Schwandt, H., Fritsch, G., Jastram, B., Weinhold, J., Schwarz-Wings, D., Hildebrandt, T. CT SCAN OF

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Wang, X., Clarke, J. A. A GEOMETRIC MORPHOMETRIC INVESTIGATION OF WING SHAPE

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Brassey, C. BUILD-A-BIRD: QUANTIFYING HARD AND SOFT TISSUE PARAMETERS IN MODERN

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Serrano, F., Palmqvist, P., Martin-Serra, A., Sanz, J. MORPHOFUNCTIONAL EVOLUTION OF THE

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Pelegrin, J., Cantalapiedra, J., Hernández Fernández, M. A PHYLOGENETIC PERSPECTIVE OF THE

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Belvedere, M., Mallison, H. METATARSAL IMPRESSIONS IN MODERN RATITES: GAIT, BEHAVIOUR

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Chan, N. WALKING WITH BIRDS: HINDLIMB EVOLUTION WITH LOSS OF FLIGHT

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Sartin, C. ESTIMATING BODY MASS IN TERRESTRIAL BIPEDS

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Sanz, J., Serrano, F., Martin-Serra, A., Palmqvist, P. REVISITING SIZE TRENDS IN EARLY STEM

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Tanaka, T., Kobayashi, Y., Kurihara, K., Kano, M., Fiorillo, A. PHYLOGENETIC POSITION OF A NEW

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Martin, A., Kirkland, J., Milner, A., Santucci, V. VERTEBRATE FEEDING TRACE FOSSILS IN THE

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Malik, A., Voegele, K., Lacovara, K. OSTEOLOGY AND PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF A

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Dal Sasso, C., Maganuco, S., Fleury, G. NEW CRANIAL REMAINS OF THE ENIGMATIC ARCHOSAUR

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Griffin, C., Nesbitt, S. THE FEMORAL ONTOGENY AND LONG BONE HISTOLOGY OF THE MIDDLE

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Bader, K., Stocker, M. R. INTRA- AND INTERSPECIFIC MORPHOLOGICAL VARIATION IN

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Melendez Hevia, N., Moratalla Garcia, J. LOS ARROTUROS: NEW REPTILE TRACKSITE FROM THE

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Lacerda, M., Preto, F., Schultz, C., Langer, M., França, M. THE FIRST RECORD OF POPOSAURIDAE

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Tulga, S. INSIGHTS ON ARCHOSAURIAN GROWTH: A CASE STUDY OF AN ASSEMBLAGE OF

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Klein, H., Lucas, S. TRIASSIC ARCHOSAUR FOOTPRINTS: EVOLUTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF

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Von Baczko, M., Taborda, J., Desojo, J. FIRST APPROACH TO A RECONSTRUCTION OF THE

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Hurlburt, G. FIRST REPORT OF AN ARACHNOID MATER IN A NON-AVIAN REPTILE, ALLIGATOR

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Joneson, J., Elsey, R., Owerkowicz, T. TENOTOMY OF THE CAUDOFEMORALIS LONGUS MUSCLE IN

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Garrity, B., Baier, D., Mortiz, S., Carney, R. MORPHOLOGY AND MOBILITY OF THE ALLIGATOR

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Desojo, J., Schoch, R. CRANIAL ANATOMY OF THE LARGE AETOSAUR PARATYPOTHORAX

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Drumheller, S., Stocker, M., Nesbitt, S. DIRECT EVIDENCE OF TROPHIC INTERACTIONS BETWEEN

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Butler, R., Sullivan, C., Ezcurra, M., Liu, J., Lecuona, A., Sookias, R. NEW CLADE OF ENIGMATIC

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Mateus, O., Clemmensen, L., Klein, N., Wings, O., Frobøse, N., Milàn, J., Adolfssen, J., Estrup, E. THE

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Paulina Carabajal, A., Lee, Y., Jacobs, L., Kobayashi, Y., Currie, P. COMPARISON OF THE

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Nabavizadeh, A. EVOLUTIONARY TRENDS IN THE JAW APPARATUS OF ORNITHISCHIAN

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Poole, K. A NEW PHYLOGENY OF IGUANODONTIAN DINOSAURS

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Maiorino, L., Farke, A., Teresi, L., Kotsakis, T., Piras, P. MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE OF

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Hobe, S. CRANIOFACIAL ONTOGENY OF CORYTHOSAURUS AND LAMBEOSAURUS: TOWARDS THE

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Wavelet, P., Brink, K., Campione, N. E. TESTING INTER- AND INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION IN THE

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Chiba, K., Brink, K., Wosik, M., Ryan, M., Evans, D. DIFFERING GROWTH STRATEGIES BETWEEN

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Gasca, J., Canudo, J., Moreno-Azanza, M. AN APPROACH TO THE DIVERSITY OF IBERIAN

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Arbour, V., Currie, P. UNUSUAL CRANIAL AND POSTCRANIAL ANATOMY IN THE ARCHETYPAL

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Osi, A. THE EVOLUTION OF FEEDING-RELATED CHARACTERS IN ANKYLOSAURS

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Levitt-Bussian, C. BONE HISTOLOGY OF CENTROSAURINE CERATOPSID DINOSAURS FROM THE

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Scheetz, R., Britt, B. THREE NEW ORNITHOPOD TAXA FROM THE EARLY CRETACEOUS (APTIAN -

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Ullmann, P., Nellermoe, R., Shaw, A., Lacovara, K. TAPHONOMY OF THE STANDING ROCK

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