Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, Volume 9, Issue 1 (2011)

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Avian Palaeontology in Memory of Cyril A. Walker

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Editorial
Pages: 1-2
Published online: 16 Dec 2010
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The other half of avian evolution: Cyril Walker's contribution
Larry D. Martin
Pages: 3-8
Published online: 17 Dec 2010
AbstractforThe other half of avian evolution: Cyril Walker's contribution | Full Text | References | PDF (291.9 KB)
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A high latitude hesperornithiform (Aves) from Devon Island: palaeobiogeography and size distribution of North American hesperornithiforms
Laura E. Wilson, Karen Chin, Stephen Cumbaa & Gareth Dyke
Pages: 9-23
Published online: 21 Dec 2010
AbstractforA high latitude hesperornithiform (Aves) from Devon Island: palaeobiogeography and size distribution of North American hesperornithiforms | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Distribution of the predentary bone in Mesozoic ornithurine birds
Zhonghe Zhou & Larry D. Martin
Pages: 25-31
Published online: 16 Dec 2010
AbstractforDistribution of the predentary bone in Mesozoic ornithurine birds | Full Text | References | PDF (427.6 KB)
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Bird tracks from the Upper Cretaceous Cantwell Formation of Denali National Park, Alaska, USA: a new perspective on ancient northern polar vertebrate biodiversity
Anthony R. Fiorillo, Stephen T. Hasiotis, Yoshitsugu Kobayashi, Brent H. Breithaupt & Paul J. McCarthy
Pages: 33-49
Published online: 16 Dec 2010
AbstractforBird tracks from the Upper Cretaceous Cantwell Formation of Denali National Park, Alaska, USA: a new perspective on ancient northern polar vertebrate biodiversity | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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A reappraisal of Boluochia zhengi (Aves: Enantiornithes) and a discussion of intraclade diversity in the Jehol avifauna, China
Jingmai K. O’Connor, Zhonghe Zhou & Fucheng Zhang
Pages: 51-63
Published online: 16 Dec 2010
AbstractforA reappraisal of Boluochia zhengi (Aves: Enantiornithes) and a discussion of intraclade diversity in the Jehol avifauna, China | Full Text | References | PDF (594 KB)
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Notes on the hindlimb myology and syndesmology of the Mesozoic toothed bird Hesperornis regalis (Aves: Hesperornithiformes)
Andrei V. Zinoviev
Pages: 65-84
Published online: 06 Jan 2011
AbstractforNotes on the hindlimb myology and syndesmology of the Mesozoic toothed bird Hesperornis regalis (Aves: Hesperornithiformes) | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Tracking Mesozoic birds across the world
Amanda R. Falk
Pages: 85-90
Published online: 16 Dec 2010
AbstractforTracking Mesozoic birds across the world | Full Text | References | PDF (251.9 KB)
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Quantitative patterns of morphological variation in the appendicular skeleton of the Early Cretaceous bird Confuciusornis
Jesús Marugán-Lobón, Luis M. Chiappe, Shu'an Ji, Zhonghe Zhou, Gao Chunling, Dongyu Hu & Qinjing Meng
Pages: 91-101
Published online: 25 Dec 2010
AbstractforQuantitative patterns of morphological variation in the appendicular skeleton of the Early Cretaceous bird Confuciusornis | Full Text | References | PDF (492.5 KB)
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Tree climbing – a fundamental avian adaptation
David A. Burnham, Alan Feduccia, Larry D. Martin & Amanda R. Falk
Pages: 103-107
Published online: 16 Dec 2010
AbstractforTree climbing – a fundamental avian adaptation | Full Text | References | PDF (149.1 KB)
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A new taxon of birds (Aves) from the Early Cretaceous of Western Siberia, Russia
Evgeny N. Kurochkin, Nikita V. Zelenkov, Alexandr O. Averianov & Sergei V. Leshchinskiy
Pages: 109-117
Published online: 22 Dec 2010
AbstractforA new taxon of birds (Aves) from the Early Cretaceous of Western Siberia, Russia | Full Text | References | PDF (377.6 KB) | Supplemental
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Statistical approach for inferring ecology of Mesozoic birds
Alyssa Bell & Luis M. Chiappe
Pages: 119-133
Published online: 27 Jan 2011
AbstractforStatistical approach for inferring ecology of Mesozoic birds | Full Text | References | PDF (708.6 KB)
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A revision of enantiornithine (Aves: Ornithothoraces) skull morphology
Jingmai K. O’Connor & Luis M. Chiappe
Pages: 135-157
Published online: 06 Jan 2011
AbstractforA revision of enantiornithine (Aves: Ornithothoraces) skull morphology | Full Text | References | PDF (2.6 MB)
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Well-preserved new skeleton of the Middle Eocene Messelastur substantiates sister group relationship between Messelasturidae and Halcyornithidae (Aves, ?Pan-Psittaciformes)
Gerald Mayr
Pages: 159-171
Published online: 26 Dec 2010
AbstractforWell-preserved new skeleton of the Middle Eocene Messelastur substantiates sister group relationship between Messelasturidae and Halcyornithidae (Aves, ?Pan-Psittaciformes) | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | Supplemental
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Halcyornis toliapicus (Aves: Lower Eocene, England) indicates advanced neuromorphology in Mesozoic Neornithes
Stig Walsh & Angela Milner
Pages: 173-181
Published online: 22 Dec 2010
AbstractforHalcyornis toliapicus (Aves: Lower Eocene, England) indicates advanced neuromorphology in Mesozoic Neornithes | Full Text | References | PDF (639.4 KB)
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