Squamate Systematics

Conrad, J.L. 2008. Phylogeny and systematics of Squamata (Reptilia) based on morphology. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 310:1-182.

Three-toed Sloth

Rattenborg, N.C., Voirin, B., Vyssotski, A.L., Kays, R.W., Spoelstra, K., Kuemmeth, F., Heidrich, W., and Wikelski, M. 2008. Sleeping outside the box: electroencephalographic measures of sleep in sloths inhabiting a rainforest. Biology Letters 4:402-405.

Dinosaur Egg

Balanoff, A.M., Norell, M.A., Grellet-Tinner, G., and Lewin, M.R. 2008. Digital preparation of a probable neoceratopsian preserved within an egg, with comments on microstructural anatomy of ornithischian eggshells. Naturwissenschaften 95:493-500.

Fossil Platypus

Rowe, T., Rich, T.H., Vickers-Rich, P., Springer, M., and Woodburne, M.O. 2008. The oldest platypus and its bearing on divergence timing of the platypus and echidna clades. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105:1238-1242.

Snake Naso-frontal Joint

Rieppel, O. 2008. The naso-frontal joint in snakes as revealed by high-resolution X-ray computed tomography of intact and complete skulls. Zoologischer Anzeiger 246:177-191.

Squamate Dermal Palate

Rieppel, O., Gauthier, J., and Maisano, J. 2008. Comparative morphology of the dermal palate in squamate reptiles, with comments on phylogenetic implications. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 152:131-152.

5 New Chromis Species

Pyle, R. L., Earle, J. L., and Greene, B. D. 2008. Five new species of the damselfish genus Chromis (Perciformes: Labroidei: Pomacentridae) from deep coral reefs in the tropical western Pacific. Zootaxa 1671:3-31.

New Wrasse Species

Weaver, D. C., and Rocha, L. A. 2007. A new species of Halichoeres (Teleostei: Labridae) from the Western Gulf of Mexico. Copeia 2007:798-807.

Caprinid Rudist

Molineux, A., Scott, R. W., Ketcham, R. A., and Maisano, J. A. 2007. Rudist taxonomy using X-ray computed tomography. Palaeontologia Electronica 10.3.13A.

Sauropod Dinosaur

Sereno, P. C., Wilson, J. A., Witmer, L. A., Whitlock, J. A., Maga, A., Ide, O., and Rowe, T. B. 2007. Structural extremes in a Cretaceous dinosaur. PLoS ONE 2(11):e1230.

Opossum

Macrini, T. E., Rowe, T., and VandeBerg, J. L. 2007. Cranial endocasts from a growth series of Monodelphis domestica (Didelphidae, Marsupialia): a study of individual and ontogenetic variation. Journal of Morphology 268:844-865.

Plated Lizard

Nance, H. A. 2007. Cranial osteology of the African gerrhosaurid Angolosaurus skoogi (Squamata; Gerrhosauridae). African Journal of Herpetology 56:39-75.

'Necrosaur'

Rieppel, O., Conrad, J. L., and Maisano, J. A. 2007. New morphological data for Eosaniwa koehni Haubold, 1977 and a revised phylogenetic hypothesis. Journal of Paleontology 81:760-769.

Therian Mammal

Macrini, T. E., Rougier, G. W., and Rowe, T. 2007. Description of a cranial endocast from the fossil mammal Vincelestes neuquenianus (Theriiformes) and its relevance to the evolution of endocranial characters in therians. The Anatomical Record 290:875-892.

Anomochilid Snake

Rieppel, O., and Maisano, J. A. 2007. The skull of the rare Malaysian snake Anomochilus leonardi Smith, based on high-resolution X-ray computed tomography. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 149:671-685.

Bolyeriid Snake

Maisano, J. A., and Rieppel, O. 2007. The skull of the Round Island boa, Casarea dussumieri Schlegel, based on high-resolution X-ray computed tomography. Journal of Morphology 268:371-384.

Fossil Marsupial

Macrini, T. E., de Muizon, C., Cifelli, R. L., and T. Rowe. 2007. Digital cranial endocast of Pucadelphys andinus, a Paleocene metatherian. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27:99-107.

Cretaceous Gekkonomorph

Conrad, J. L., and M. A. Norell. 2006. High-resolution X-ray computed tomography of an Early Cretaceous gekkonomorph (Squamata) from Öösh (Övörkhangai; Mongolia). Historical Biology 18:405-431.

Fossil Turtle

Lipka, T. R., F. Therrien, D. B. Weishampel, H. A. Jamniczky, W. G. Joyce, M. W. Colbert, and D. B. Brinkman. 2006. A new turtle from the Arundel Clay Facies (Potomac Formation, Early Crtaceous) of Maryland, U.S.A. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26:300-307.

Mosasauroid Lizard

Evans, S. E., M. Manabe, M. Noro, S. Isaji, and M. Yamaguchi. 2006. A long-bodied lizard from the Lower Cretaceous of Japan. Palaeontology 49:1143-1165.

Fossil Turtle

Brinkman, D., M. Hart, H. Jamniczky, and M. Colbert. 2006. Nichollsemys baieri gen. et sp. nov, a primitive chelonioid turtle from the late Campanian of North America. Paludicola 5:111-124.

Caribbean Flamingo

Holliday, C. M., R. C. Ridgely, A. M. Balanoff, and L. M. Witmer. 2006. Cephalic vascular anatomy in flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) based on novel vascular injection and computed tomographic imaging analyses. Anatomical Record 288A:1031-1041.

Fossil Tapir

Colbert, M. W. 2006. Hesperaletes (Mammalia: Perissodactyla), a new tapiroid from the Middle Eocene of southern California. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 23:697-711.

Fossil Platypus

Macrini, T., T. Rowe, and M. Archer. 2006. Description of a cranial endocast from a fossil platypus, Obdurodon dicksoni (Monotremata, Ornithorhynchidae), and the relevance of endocranial characters to monotreme monophyly. Journal of Morphology 267:1000-1015.

Texas Blind Snake

Kley, N. J. 2006. Morphology of the lower jaw and suspensorium in the Texas blindsnake, Leptotyphlops dulcis (Scolecophidia: Leptotyphlopidae). Journal of Morphology 267:494-515.

Zarudnyi's Worm Lizard

Maisano, J. A., M. Kearney, and T. Rowe. 2006. Cranial anatomy of the spade-headed amphisbaenian Diplometopon zarudnyi (Squamata, Amphisbaenia) based on high-resolution X-ray computed tomography. Journal of Morphology 267:70-102.

Alligator

Metzger, K.A., Daniel, W.J.T., and Ross, C.F. 2005. Comparison of beam theory and finite-element analysis with in vivo bone strain data from the alligator cranium. The Anatomical Record Part A 283A:331-348.

Fossil Tapir

Colbert, M. W. 2005. The facial skeleton of the early Oligocene Colodon (Perissodactyla, Tapiroidea). Palaeontologia Electronica 8:12A:27p.

Chinese Crocodile Lizard

Bever, G. S., C. J. Bell, and J. A. Maisano. 2005. The ossified braincase and cephalic osteoderms of Shinisaurus crocodilurus (Squamata, Shinisauridae). Palaeontologia Electronica 8:4A:36p.

Chiapas Catfish

Rodiles-Hernández, R., D. Hendrickson, J. Lundberg and J. Humphries. 2005. Lacantunia enigmatica (Teleostei: Siluriformes) a new and phylogenetically puzzling freshwater fish from Mesoamerica. Zootaxa 1000:1-24.

Fossil Salamander

Evans, S. E., C. Lally, A. Elder, and J. A. Maisano. 2005. A late Jurassic salamander (Amphibia: Caudata) from the Morrison Formation of North America. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143:599-616.

Fossil Amphisbaenian

Kearney, M., J. A. Maisano, and T. Rowe. 2005. Cranial anatomy of the extinct amphisbaenian Rhineura hatcherii (Squamata, Amphisbaenia) based on high-resolution X-ray computed tomography. Journal of Morphology 264:1-33.

Fossil Bird

Clarke, J. A., C. P. Tambussi, J. I. Noriega, G. M. Erickson, and R. A. Ketcham. 2005. Definitive fossil evidence for the extant avian radiation in the Cretaceous. Nature 433:305-308.

Fossil Primate

Kay, R. F., V. M. Campbell, J. B. Rossie, M. W. Colbert, and T. B. Rowe. 2004. Olfactory fossa of Tremacebus harringtoni (Platyrrhini, Early Miocene, Sacanana, Argentina): implications for activity pattern. Anatomical Record, Part A, 281A:1157-1172.

Saiga Antelope

Clifford, A. B., and L. M. Witmer. 2004. Case studies in novel narial anatomy: 3. Structure and function of the nasal cavity of saiga (Artiodactyla: Bovidae: Saiga tatarica. Journal of Zoology 264:217-230.

Domestic Pig - Knee

Witmer, L. M., R. Ridgely, H. Mayle, and D. Adams. 2004. The best of both worlds: integrating CT and MR. RT Image 17:16-19.

Fossil Avialan

Dominguez Alonso, P., A. C. Milner, R. A. Ketcham, M. J. Cookson, and T. B. Rowe. 2004. The avian nature of the brain and inner ear of Archaeopteryx. Nature 430:666-669. (Associated news stories: National Geographic, National Public Radio, and San Francisco Chronicle)

Fossil Chiton

Vendrasco, M. J., T. E. Wood, and B. N. Runnegar. 2004. Articulated Palaeozoic fossil with 17 plates greatly expands disparity of early chitons. Nature 429:288-291.

Horn Shark

Summers, A. P., R. A. Ketcham, and T. Rowe. 2004. Structure and function of the horn shark (Heterodontus francisci) cranium through ontogeny: development of a hard prey specialist. Journal of Morphology 260:1-12.

Moose

Clifford, A. B., and L. M. Witmer. 2004. Case studies in novel narial anatomy: 2. the enigmatic nose of moose (Artiodactyla: Cervidae: Alces alces). Journal of Zoology 262:339-360.

Pterosaurs

Witmer, L. M., S. Chatterjee, J. Franzosa, and T. Rowe. 2003. Neuroanatomy of flying reptiles and implications for flight, posture and behaviour. Nature 425:950-953.

Plants

Stuppy, W. H., J. A. Maisano, M. W. Colbert, and T. B. Rowe. 2003. Three-dimensional analysis of plant structure using high-resolution X-ray computed tomography. Trends in Plant Science 8:2-6.

Theropod Dinosaur

Mackovicky, P. J., M. A. Norell, J. M. Clark, and T. Rowe. 2003. Osteology and relationships of Byronosaurus jaffei (Theropoda: Troodontidae). American Museum Novitates 3402:1-32.

Fossil Mitrate

Dominguez, P., A. G. Jacobson, and R. P. S. Jefferies. 2002. Paired gill slits in a fossil with a calcite skeleton. Nature 417:841-844.

Oviraptorid Dinosaur

Clark, J. M., M. A. Norell, and T. Rowe. 2002. Cranial anatomy of Citipati osmolskae (Theropoda, Oviratorosauria), a reinterpretation of the holotype of Oviraptor philocertops. American Museum Novitates 3364:1-24.

Earless 'Monitor' Lizard

Maisano, J. A., C. J. Bell, J. A. Gauthier, and T. Rowe. 2002. The osteoderms and palpebral in Lanthanotus borneensis (Squamata: Anguimorpha). Journal of Herpetology 36:678-682.

Fossil Crocodiliform

Tykoski, R. S., T. B. Rowe, R. A. Ketcham, and M. W. Colbert. 2002. Calsoyasuchus valliceps, a new crocodyliform from the early Jurassic Kayenta Formation of Arizona. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22:593-611.

Fossil Turtles

Gaffney, E. S., H. Tong, and P. A. Meylan. 2002. Galianemys, a new side-necked turtle (Pelomedusoides: Bothremydidae) from the late Cretaceous of Morocco. American Museum Novitates 3379:1-20.

Fossil Crocodyliform

Buckley, G. A., C. A. Brochu, D. W. Krause, and D. Pol. 2000. A pug-nosed crocodyliform from the late Cretaceous of Madagascar. Nature 405:941-944.

American Alligator

Rowe, T., C. A. Brochu, and K. Kishi (eds.). 1999. Cranial morphology of Alligator mississippiensis and phylogeny of Alligatoroidea. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Memoir 6, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 19(supplement to 2):1-100.

Fossil Cynodont

Rowe, T., W. Carlson, and W. Bottorff. 1995. Thrinaxodon: Digital Atlas of the Skull. CD-ROM, 2nd ed., University of Texas Press, 547 mb.