Valais, s. de, Apestegulia, S., and Udrizar Sauthier, D., 2003, Nuevas evidencias de dinosaurios de la Formacion Puerto Yerua (Cretacico), Provincia de Entre Rios, Argentina: Ameghiniana, t. 40, n. 4, p. 631-635.

Wilson, J. A., Sereno, P. C., Srivastava, S,. Bhatt, D. K., Khosla, A., and Sahni, A., 2003, A new abelisaurid (Dinosauria, theropoda) from the Lameta Formation (Cretaceous, Maastrichtian) of India: Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, The University of Michigan, v. 31, n. 1, p. 1-42. (Rajasaurus narmadensis)

Xu, X., Cheng, Y., Wang, X., and Chang, C., 2003, Pygostyle-like structure from Beipiaosaurus (Theropoda, Therizinosauroidea) from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Liaoning, China: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 77, n. 3, p. 294-298.

Xu, X., and Wang, X.-L., 2003, A new maniroptoran dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Western Liaoning: Vertebrata PalAsiatica, v. 41, n. 3, p. 195-202. (Yianxianosaurus longimanus)

Xu, X., Zhou, Z., Wang, X., Kuang, X., Zhang, F., and Du, X., 2003, Four-winged dinosaurs from China: Nature, v. 421, p. 335-340. (Microraptor gui)

Yoshikazu, H., Buffetaut, E., Manabe, M, and Takakuwa, Y., 2003, A possible spinosaurid tooth from the Sebayashi Formation (Lower Cretaceous), Gunma, Japan: Bulletin of Gunma Museum of Natural History, n. 7, p. 1-5.

Zhao, Z.-K., 2003, The nesting behavior of troodontid dinosaurs: Vertebrata PalAsiatica, v. 41, n. 2, p. 157-168.

Zhou, Z., Barrett, P. M., and Hilton, J., 2003, An exceptionally preserved Lower Cretaceous ecosystem: Nature, v. 421, p. 807-814. Link to pdf

Zeigler, K. E., Heckert, A. B., and Lucas, S. G., 2003, The vertebrate fauna of the Upper Triassic (Revueltian) Snyder Quarry: In: Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Triassic (Revueltian) Snyder Quarry, New Mexico, edited by Zeigler, K. F., Heckert, A. B., and Lucas, S. G., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Bulletin 24, p. 71-79.

Sauropodomorpha (Sauropoda, Prosauropoda)

Genus: Nova (9)

Amazonsaurus CARVALHO, AVILLA & SALGADO, 2003
Antetonitrus YATES & KITCHING, 2003
Brohisaurus MALKANI, 2003b (nomen nudum)
Ferganasaurus ALIVANOV & AVERIANOV, 2003
Gobititan YOU, TANG & LUO, 2003
Isisaurus WILSON & UPCHURCH, 2003
Lusotitan TELLES ANTUNES & MATEUS, 2003
Mendozasaurus GONZALES RIGA, 2003
Rinconsaurus CALVO & GONZALEZ-RIGA, 2003

Species: Nova (8)

Amazonsaurus maranhaensis CARVALHO, AVILLA & SALGADO, 2003
Antetonitrus ingenipes YATES & KITCHING, 2003
Brohisaurus kirthari MALKANI, 2003b (nomen nudum)
Ferganasaurus verzilini ALIVANOV & AVERIANOV, 2003
Gobititan shenzhouensis YOU, TANG & LUO, 2003
Mendozasaurus neguyelap GONZALES RIGA, 2003
Rinconsaurus caudamirus CALVO & GONZALEZ-RIGA, 2003
Thecodontosaurus caducus YATES, 2003

Synonym: Nova (4)

Barosaurus vivianae (JENSEN, 1985) CURTICE, 2003
= Supersaurus vivianae JENSEN, 1985
Efraasia minor (HUENE, 1908) YATES, 2003
= Teratosaurus minor HUENE, 1908
= Sellosaurus fraasi HUENE, 1907-1908
= Plateosaurus fraasi (HUENE 1907-1908)
= Thecodontosaurus diagnosticus E. FRAAS, 1913 (nomen nudum)
= Palaeosaurus diagnosticus HUENE, 1932 (ex Thecodontosaurus diagnosticus E. FRAAS, 1913 juvenile)
= Palaeosauriscus diagnosticus (HUENE, 1932) KUHN, 1939 (Juvenile)
= Efraasia diagnostica (HUENE, 1932) GALTON, 1973 (Juvenile)
Isisaurus colberti (JAIN & BRANDYOPADHYAY, 1997) WILSON & UPCHURCH, 2003
= Titanosaurus colberti JAIN & BRANDYOPADHYAY, 1997
Lusotitan atalaiensis (de LAPPARENT & ZBYSZEWSKI, 1957) TELLES ANTUNES & MATEUS, 2003
= Astrodon (Brachiosaurus) atalaiensis (de LAPPARENt & ZBYSZEWSKI, 1957) KINGMAN, 1962
= Brachiosaurus ? atalaiensis de LAPPARENT & ZBYSZEWSKI, 1957

Alifanov, V. R., and Averianov, A. O., 2003, Ferganasaurus verzilini gen. et sp. nov., a new neosauropod (Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropod) from the Middle Jurassic of Fergana Valley, Kirghizia: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 23, n. 2, p. 358-372. (Ferganasaurus verzilini)

Allain, R., and Pereda Suberbiola, X., 2003, Dinosaurs of France: Comptes Rendus Palevol, v. 2, p. 27-44.

Averianov, A., Starkov, A., and Skutschas, P., 2003, Dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous Murtoi Formation in Buryatia, Eastern Russia: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 23, n. 3, p. 586-594.

Bonde, N., and Christiansen, P., 2003, New dinosaurs from Denmark: Comptes Rendus Palevol, v. 2, p. 13-26.

Bonnan, M. F., 2003, The evolution of manus shape in sauropod dinosaurs: implications for functional morphology, forelimb orientation, and phylogeny: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 23, n. 3, p. 595-613. Link to pdf

Calvo, J. O., and Gonzalez Riga, B. J., 2003, Rinconsaurus caudamirus gen. et sp. nov., a new titanosaurid (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina: Revisita Geologica de Chile, v. 30, n. 2, p. 333-353. (Rinconsaurus caudamirus)

Canudo, J. I., and Salgado, L, 2003, Los dinosaurios del Neocomiense (Cretacico Inferior) de la Peninsula Iberica y Gondwana occidental: implicaciones biogeograficas: Ciencias de la Tierra, v. 26, p. 251-268.

Dalla Vecchia, F. M., 2003, Observations on the presence of plant-eating dinosaurs in an oceanic carbonate platform: Natura Nascosta, n. 27, p. 14-27.

Eaton, J. G., and Kirkland, J. I., 2003, Diversity patterns of nonmarine Cretaceous vertebrates of the Western Interior Basin: In: High-Resolution Stratigraphic Paleontology, edited by Harries, P J., p. 263-313. Link to pdf

Forrest, R., and Oliver, N., 2003, Ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs from the Lower Spilsby Sandstone Member (Upper Jurassic), north Linclonshire: Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society, v. 54, part 4, 8pp. Link to pdf

Garcia, R., Salgado, L., and Coria, R. A., 2003, Primeros restos de dinosaurios sauropodos en el Jurasico de la Cuenca Neuquina, Patagonia, Argentina: Ameghiniana, tomo 40, n. 1, p. 123-126.

Gillette, D. D., 2003, The geographic and phylogenetic position of sauropoda dinosaurs from the Kota formation (Early Jurassic) of India: In: Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, v. 21, Special Issue, Geology of the Pranhita-Godavari Valley, India, guest editors, Saha, D., Chaudhuri, A. K., and Gillette, D. D., journal editor Burke, K., p. 683-689. 

Godefroit, P., and Knoll, F., 2003, Late Triassic dinosaur teeth from southern Belgium: Comptes Rendus Palevol, v. 2, p. 3-11.

Grigorescu, D., 2003, Dinosaurs of Romania: Comptes Rendus Palevol, v. 2, p. 97-101.

Henderson, D. M., 2003, Sauropod body shapes and narrow- and wide- gauge trackways: In: Alberta Palaeontological Society, Seventh Annual Symposium, “Fossils in Motion” Abstracts, p. 29-32.

Hornug, J. J., and Sachs, S., 2003, Der pionier der wirbeltierpaläontologie C.E. Hermann von Meyer (1801-1869) und die saurier der Pflaz: Pfälzer Heimat, Jahrgang 54, Heft 4, p. 139-146.

Jagt, J. W. M., Mulder, E. W. A., Schulp, A. S., Dortangs, R. W., and Fraaije, R. H. B., 2003, Dinosaurs from the Maastrichtian-type area (southeastern Netherlands, northeastern Belgium): Comptes Rendus Palevol, v. 2, p. 67-76.

Khosla, A., Vir Kapur, V., Sereno, P. C., Wilson, J. A., Wilson, G. P., Duthel, D., Sahni, A., Sigh, M. P., Kumar, S., and Rana, R. S., 2003, First dinosaur remains from the Cenomanian-Turonian Nimar Sandstone (Bagh Beds), District Dhar, Madhya Pradesh, India: Journal of the Paleontological Society of India: V. 48, p. 115-127.

Kurzanov, S. M., Efimov, M. B., and Gubin, Y. M., 2003, New archosaurs from the Jurassic of Siberia and Mongolia: Paleontological Journal, v. 37, n. 1, p. 53-57.

Langer, M. C., 2003, The pelvic and hind limb anatomy of the stem-sauropodomorph Saturnalia tupiniquim (Late Triassic, Brazil): PaleoBios, v. 23, n. 2, p. 1-40.

Levin, E., 2003, Dinosaur family values: Discover, v. 24, n. 6, p. 34-41.

Lingham-Soliar, T., 2003, A functional and biomechanical perspective of locomotion in sauropod dinosaurs - or why sauropods did not waddle: Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen, v. 229, n. 1, p. 19-20.

Lingham-Solair, T., 2003, The dinosaurian origin of feathers: perspectives from dolphin (Cetacea) collagen fibers: Naturwissenschaften, v. 90, p. 563-567.

Maisch, M. W., Matzke, A. T., Pfretzschner, H.-U., Sun, G., Stohr, H., and Grossmann, F., 2003, Fossil vertebrates from the Middle and Upper Jurassic of the Southern Juggar Basin (NW China) - results of the Sino-German Expeditions 1999-2000. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie Monatschefte, 2003, n. 5, p. 297-313.

Malkani, M. S., 2003, Discovery of partial skull and dnetary of titanosauria (Sauropoda Dinosaur) from the Late Cretaceous Pab Formation of Vitakri Area, Barkhan District, Balochistan, Pakistan: Geological Bulletin University of Peshawar, v. 36, p. 65-71. (Marisaruus jeffi)

Malkani, M. S., 2003, First Jurassic Dinosaur fossils found from Kirthar Range, Khuzdar District, Balochistan, Pakistan: Geological Bulletin University of Peshawar, v. 36, p. 73-83. (Brohisaurus kirthari)

Malkani, M. S., 2003, Pakistani Titanosauria: are armoured dinosaurs? Geological Bulletin University of Peshawar, v. 36, p. 85-91.

Meyer, C. A., and Thuring, B., 2003, Dinosaurs of Switzerland: Comptes Rendus Palevol, v. 2, p. 103-117.

Montellano-Ballesteros, M., 2003, A titanosaurid sauropod from the Upper Cretaceous of Chihuahua, Mexico: Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geologicas, v. 20, n. 2, p. 160-164. Link to pdf

Moser, M., 2003, Plateosaurus engelhardti Meyer, 1837 (Dinosauria: Sauropodomorpha) aus dem Feuerletten (Mittelkeuper: Obertrias) von Bayern: Zitteliana, B 24, 188pp. Link to pdf

Powell, J. E., 2003, Revision of South American titanosaurid dinosaurs: palaeobiological, palaeobiogeographical and phylogenetic aspects: Records of the Queen Victoria Museum, n. 111, p. 1-173. (Aeolosaurus rionegrinus)

Rauhut, O. W. M., 2003, A dentary of Patagosaurus (Sauropoda) from the Middle Jurassic of Patagonia. Ameghiniana, t. 40, n. 3, p. 425-432.

Rauhut, O. W. M., 2003, Revision of Amygdalodon patagonicus Cabrera, 1947 (Dinosauria, Sauropoda): Mitt. Mus. Nat. kd. Berl. Geowiss, Reihe, v. 6, p. 173-181.

Rauhut, O. W. M., Cladera, G., Vickers-Rich, P., and Rich, T. H., 2003, Dinosaur remains from the Lower Cretaceous of the Chubut Group, Argentina: Cretaceous Research, v. 24, p. 487-497.

Ruiz-Omenaca, J. I., and Canudo, J. I., 2003, Dinosaurios (Saurischia, Ornithischia) en el Barremiense (Cretacico Inferior) de la Peninsula Iberica): Ciencias de la Tierra, v. 26, p. 269-312. Link to pdf

Salgado, L., 2003, Considerations on the bony plates assigned to titanosaurs (Dinosauria, Sauropoda): Ameghiniana, t. 40, n. 3, p. 441-456.

Salgado, L., 2003, Should we abndon the name Titanosauridae: Some comments on the taxonomy of titanosaurian sauropods (Dinosauria): Revista Espanola de Paleontologia, v. 18, n. 1, p. 15-21.

Snively, E., 2003, “What’s your sign, beautiful?” at 200 dB: sexual selection in giant sauropod dinosaurs: In: Alberta Palaeontological Society, Seventh Annual Symposium, “Fossils in Motion” Abstracts, p. 61.

Souza Carvalho, I. de, Santos Avilla, L. dos, and Salgado, L., 2003, Amazonsaurus maranhensis gen. et sp. nov. (Sauropoda, Diplodocoidea) from the Late Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian) of Brazil: Cretaceous Research, v. 24, p. 697-713. (Amazonsaurus maranhensis)

Stempniewicz, M., and Pyzalla, A., 2003, Tendaguru Sauropod dinosaurs-- characterization of diagenetic alterations in fossil bone: ISL User Service, Annual Report, p. 42-43.

Stempniewicz, M., Pyzalla, A., and Gunther, A., 2003, Growth strategy of sauropod dinosaurs studied by pole figure analysis: GeNF-Experimental Report, 2003, p. 189-191.

Telles Antunes, M., and Mateus, O., 2003, Dinosaurs of Portugal: Comptes Rendus Palevol, v. 2, p. 77-95. (Lusotitan atalaiensis = Brachiosaurus? atalaiensis)

Tidwell, V., and Carpenter, K., 2003, Braincase of an Early Cretaceous titanosauriform sauropod from Texas: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 23, n. 1, p. 176-180.

Upchurch, P., and Martin, J., 2003, The anatomy and taxonomy of Cetiosaurus (Saurischia, sauropoda) from the Middle Jurassic of England: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 23, n. 1, p. 208-231.

Wedel, M. J., 2003, Vertebral pneumaticity, air sacs, and the physiology of sauropod dinosaurs: Paleobiology, v. 29, n. 2, p. 243-255. Link to pdf

Wedel, M. J., 2003, The evolution of vertebral pneumaticity in sauropod dinosaurs: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 23, n. 2, p. 344-357. Link to pdf

Weems, R. S., 2003, Plateosaurus foot structure suggests a single trackmaker for Eubrontes and Gigandipus footprints: In: The Great Rift Valleys of Pangea in eastern North America, Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, and Paleontology, v. 2, edited by Letourneau, P. M., and Olsen, P. E., Columbia University Press, Chapter 11, p. 293-313. Link to pdf

Wilhite, R., 2003 (for 2002), Tales tails can Tell: form, function, and distribution of diplodocid chevrons within the dinosauria:  In: The Mesozoic in Wyoming, Tate 2002, Casper College, p. 132-154.

Wilson, J. A., and Upchurch, P., 2003, A revision of Titanosaurus Lydekker (Dinosauria-Sauropoda), the first dinosaur genus with a 'Gondwanan' distribution: Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, v. 1., n. 3, p. 125-160. (Isisaurus colberti) Link to pdf

Yates, A. M., 2003, The species taxonomy of the sauropodomorph dinosaurs from the Lowenstein Formation (Norian, Late Triassic) of Germany: Palaeontology, v.46, Part 2, p. 317-337. (Efraasia diagnosticus a valid genus)

Yates, A. M., 2003, A new species of the primitive dinosaur Thecodontosaurus (Saurischia: Sauropodomorpha) and its implications for the systematics of early dinosaurs: Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, v. 1, n. 1, p. 1-42. (Thecodontosaurus caducus)

Yates, A. M., 2003, A definite prosauropod dinosaur from the Lower Elliot Formation (Norian: UpperTriassic) of South Africa: Palaeontologia Africana, v. 39, p. 63-68. Link to pdf

Yates, A. M., and Kitching, J. W., 2003, The earliest known sauropod dinosaur and the first steps toward sauropod locomotion: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, p. 1753-1758. (Antetonitrus ingenipes)

You, H., Tang, F., and Luo, Z., 2003, A new basal titanosaur (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) from the Early Cretaceous of China: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 77, n. 4, p. 424-429. (Gobititan shenzhouensis)

Zhang, Y.-g., and Li, J.-j., 2003, Stratigraphy of the Mamenchisaurus fauna in Jingyan, Sichuan: Journal of Stratigraphy, v. 27, n. 1, p. 50-53.

Ornithischia

Genus: Nova (14)

Bainoceratops TERESCHENKO & ALIFANOV, 2003
Colepiocephale SULLIVAN, 2003
Equijubus YOU, LUO, SHUBIN, WITMER, TANG & TANG, 2003
Fukuisaurus KOBAYASHI & AZUMA, 2003
Hanssuesia SULLIVAN, 2003
Hongshanosaurus YOU, XU & WANG, 2003
Lamaceratops ALIFANOV, 2003
Magnirostris YOU & DONG, 2003
Olorotitan GODEFROIT, BOLOTSKY & ALIFANOV, 2003
Platyceratops ALIFANOV, 2003
Serendipaceratops RICH & VICKERS-RICH, 2003
Shuangmiaosaurus YOU, LI & LI, 2003
Sphaerotholus WILLIAMSON & CARR, (2002) 2003
Zalmoxes WEISHAMPEL, JIANU, CSIKI & NORMAN, 2003

Species: Nova (13)

Bainoceratops efremovi TERESCHENKO & ALIFANOV, 2003
Equijubus normani YOU, LUO, SHUBIN, WITMER, TANG & TANG, 2003
Fukuisaurus tetoriensis KOBAYASHI & AZUMA, 2003
Hongshanosaurus houi YOU, XU & WANG, 2003
Lamaceratops tereschenkoi ALIFANOV, 2003
Magnirostris dodsoni YOU & DONG, 2003
Olorotitan arharensis GODEFROIT, BOLOTSKY & ALIFANOV, 2003
Platyceratops tatarinov ALFANOV, 2003
Serendipaceratops arthurcclarkei RICH & VICKERS-RICH, 2003
Shuangmiaosaurus gilmorei YOU, LI & LI, 2003
Sphaerotholus buchholtzae WILLIAMSON & CARR, (2002) 2003
Sphaerotholus goodwini WILLIAMSON & CARR, (2002) 2003
Zalmoxes shqiperorum WEISHAMPEL, JIANU, CSIKI & NORMAN, 2003

Synonym: Nova (3)

Colepiocephale lambei (STERNBERG, 1945) SULLIVAN, 2003
= Stegoceras lambei STERNBERG, 1945
Hanssuesia sternbergi (BROWN & SCHLAIKER, 1943) SULLIVAN, 2003
= Troodon sternbergi BROWN & SCHLAIKJER, 1943
= Stegoceras sternbergi (BROWN & SCHLAIKJER, 1943) STERNBERG, 1945
Zalmoxes robustus (NOPSCA, 1902) WEISHAMPEL, JIANU, CSIKI & NORMAN, 2003
= Mochlodon robustum NOPSCA, 1902 (partim)
= Rhabdodon robustus NOPCSA, 1915 (partim)

Adler, L., 2003, Teeth through time (including Tyrannosaurus rex, Troodon and Triceratops): In: Alberta Palaeontological Society, Seventh Annual Symposium, “Fossils in Motion” Abstracts, p. 4.

Alifanov, V. R., 2003, Two new dinosaurs of the infraorder neoceratopsia (Ornithischia) from the Upper Cretaceous of the Nemegt Depression, Mongolian People's Republic: Paleontological Journal, v. 37, n. 5, p. 524-534. (Lamaceratops tereschenkoi, Platyceratops tatarinovi).

Allain, R., and Pereda Suberbiola, X., 2003, Dinosaurs of France: Comptes Rendus Palevol, v. 2, p. 27-44.

Arkhangelsky, M. S., and Averianov, A. O. A., 2003, On the find of a primitive hadrosauroid dinosaur (Ornithischia, hadrosauroidea) in the Cretaceous of the Belgorod region: Paleontological Journal, v. 37, n. 1, p. 58-61. Link to pdf

Averianov, A., Starkov, A., and Skutschas, P., 2003, Dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous Murtoi Formation in Buryatia, Eastern Russia: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 23, n. 3, p. 586-594.

Buchholz, P. W., 2003 (for 2002), Phylogeny and biogeography of basal ornithischia: In: The Mesozoic in Wyoming, Tate 2002, Casper College, p. 18-34.

Canudo, J. I., and Salgado, L, 2003, Los dinosaurios del Neocomiense (Cretacico Inferior) de la Peninsula Iberica y Gondwana occidental: implicaciones biogeograficas: Ciencias de la Tierra, v. 26, p. 251-268.

Currie, P. J., Badamgarav, D., and Koppelhus, E. B., 2003, The first Late Cretaceous footprints from the Nemegt Locality in the Gobi of Mongolia: Ichnos, v. 10, p. 1-13.

Dal Sasso, C., 2003, Dinosaurs of Italy: Comptes Rendus Palevol, v. 2, n. 45-66.

Eaton, J. G., and Kirkland, J. I., 2003, Diversity patterns of nonmarine Cretaceous vertebrates of the Western Interior Basin: In: High-Resolution Stratigraphic Paleontology, edited by Harries, P J., p. 263-313. Link to pdf

Garcia, R., Salgado, L., and Coria, R. A., 2003, Primeros restos de dinosaurios sauropodos en el Jurasico de la Cuenca Neuquina, Patagonia, Argentina: Ameghiniana, tomo 40, n. 1, p. 123-126.

Godefroit, P., Bolotsky, Y., and Alifanov, 2003, A remarable hollow-crested hadrosaur from Russia: an Asian origin for lambeosaurines: Comptes Rendus Palevol, v. 2, p. 143-151. (Olorotitan arharensis)

Godefroit, P., and Knoll, F., 2003, Late Triassic dinosaur teeth from southern Belgium: Comptes Rendus Palevol, v. 2, p. 3-11.

Grigorescu, D., 2003, Dinosaurs of Romania: Comptes Rendus Palevol, v. 2, p. 97-101.

Heckert, A. B. , Lucas, S. G., and Krzyzanowski, S. E., 2003, Vertebrate fauna of the Late Campanian (Juditian) Fort Crittenden Formation, and the age of Cretaceous vertebrate faunas of southeastern Arizona (U.S.A.): Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen, v. 227, n. 3, p. 343-364.

Hilton, R. P., 2003, Dinosaurs and other Mesozoic reptiles of California: University of California Press, 318pp.

Jagt, J. W. M., Mulder, E. W. A., Schulp, A. S., Dortangs, R. W., and Fraaije, R. H. B., 2003, Dinosaurs from the Maastrichtian-type area (southeastern Netherlands, northeastern Belgium): Comptes Rendus Palevol, v. 2, p. 67-76.

Kobayashi, Y., and Azuma, Y., 2003, A new iguanodontian (Dinosauria: ornithopoda) from the Lower Cretaceous Kitadani Formation of Fukui Prefecture, Japan: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 23, n. 1, p. 166-175. (Fukuisaurus tetoriensis)

Manabe, M., Hasegawa, Y., and Takahashi, T., 2003, A hadrosaurid vertebra from the Ashizawa Formation, Futaba Group, Fukushima, Japan: Bulletin of Gunma Museum of Natural History, v. 7, p. 7-10.

Neraudeau, D., Allain, R., Perrichot, V., Videt, B,. de Lapparent de Brion, F., Guillocheau, F., Phillippe, M., Rage, J.-C., and Vullo, R., Decouverte d'un depot paralique a bois fossiles, ambre insectifere et restes d'Iguanodontidae (Dinosauria, Ornithopoda) dans le Cenomanien inferieur de Fouras (Charente-Maritime, Sud-Ouest de la France): Comptes Rendus Palevol, v. 2, p. 221-230.

Posmosanu, E., 2003, The palaeoecology of the dinosaur fauna from a Lower Cretaceous bauxite deposit from Bihor (Romania): Advances in Vertebrate Paleontology: "Hen to Panta”, p. 121-124.

Pereda Suberbiola, X,. Ruiz-omenaca, J. I., Ullastre, J., and Masriera, A., 2003, Primera cita de un dinosaurio hadrosaurio en el Cretacico Superior del Prepirineo oriental (Peguera, provincia de Barcelona): Geogaceta, v. 34, p. 195-198.

Rich, T. H., and Vickers-Rich, P., 2003, Protoceratopsian? ulnae from Australia: Records of the Queen Victoria Museum, v. 113, 10pp. (Serendipaceratops arthurcclarkei)

Ruiz-Omenaca, J. I., and Canudo, J. I., 2003, Dinosaurios (Saurischia, Ornithischia) en el Barremiense (Cretacico Inferior) de la Peninsula Iberica): Ciencias de la Tierra, v. 26, p. 269-312. Link to pdf

Sullivan, R. M., 2003, Revision of the dinosaur Stegoceras Lambe (Ornithischia, Pachycephalosauridae): Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 23, n. 1, p. 181-207. (Colepiocephale lambei = Stegoceras lambei, Hanssuesia sternbergi = Troodon sternbergi, Stegoceras sternbergi). Note: Sullivan resurrects Prenocephale brevis, Prenocephale edmontonensis, and Prenocephale goodwini = Sphaerotholus goodwini.

Sullivan, R. M., 2003, Hanssuesia, the correct name for 'Hanssuessia" Sullivan, 2003: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 23, n. 3, p. 714.

Telles Antunes, M., and Mateus, O., 2003, Dinosaurs of Portugal: Comptes Rendus Palevol, v. 2, p. 77-95.

Tereschenko, V. S., and Alifanov, V. R., 2003, Bainoceratops efremovi, a new protoceratopid dinosaur (Protoceratopidae, Neoceratopsia) from the Bain-Dzak locality (South Mongolia): Palaeontological Journal, v. 37, n. 3, p. 293-302. (Bainoceratops efremovi)

Weishampel, D. B., Jianu, C.-M., Ciski, Z., and Norman, D. B., 2003, Osteology and phylogeny of Zalmoxes (N. G.), an unusual Euornithopod dinosaur from the latest Cretceous of Romania: Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, v. 1, n. 2, p. 65-123. (Zalmoxes robustus = Mochlodon robustum (corrected to robustus) partin, Rhabdodon robustus, Zalmoxes shiqiperorum) Link to pdf

Willaimson, T. E., and Carr, T. D., (2002) 2003, A new genus of derived pachycephalosaurian from western North America: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 22, n. 4, p. 779-801. (Sphaerotholus goodwini, Sphaerotholus buchholtzae, Sphaerotholus edmontonensis = cf. Sphaerotholus sp). Note: If a genus already has a species name (holotype) and that species is sunk into a Genus sp, than it HAS TO HAVE the species name of the the holotype and can NOT be placed into just a sp.

You, H., and Dodson, P., 2003, Redescription of neoceratopsian dinosaur Archaeoceratops an early evolution of neoceratopsia: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 48, n. 2, p. 261-272.

You, H., and Dong, Z.-M., 2003, A new protoceratopsid (Dinosauria: Neoceratopsia) from the Late Cretaceous of Inner Mongolia, China: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 77, n. 3, p. 299-303. (Magnirostris dodsoni)

You, H., Ji, Q., Li, J,. and Li, Y., 2003, A new hadrosauroid dinosaur from the Mid-Cretaceous of Liaoning, China: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 77, n. 2, p. 148-154. (Shuangmiaosaurus gilmorei)

You, H., Lou, Z.-X., Shubin, N. H. Witmer, L. M., Tang, Z.-L., and Tang, F., 2003, The earliest-known duck-billed dinosaur from deposits of late Early Cretaceous age in northwest China and hadrosaur evolution: Cretaceous Research, v. 24, p. 347-355. (Equijubus normani) Link to pdf

You, H., Xu, X., and Wang, X., 2003, A new genus of Psittacosauridae (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) and the origin and early evolution of marginocephalian dinosaurs: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 77, n. 1, p. 15-20. (Hongshanosaurus houi)

Zhou, Z., Barrett, P. M., and Hilton, J., 2003, An exceptionally preserved Lower Cretaceous ecosystem: Nature, v. 421, p. 807-814. Link to pdf

Armored dinosaurs

Species: Nova (1)

Struthiosaurus languedocensis GARCIA & PEREDA SUBERBIOLA, 2003

Allain, R., and Pereda Suberbiola, X., 2003, Dinosaurs of France: Comptes Rendus Palevol, v. 2, p. 27-44.

Canudo, J. I., and Salgado, L, 2003, Los dinosaurios del Neocomiense (Cretacico Inferior) de la Peninsula Iberica y Gondwana occidental: implicaciones biogeograficas: Ciencias de la Tierra, v. 26, p. 251-268.

Eaton, J. G., and Kirkland, J. I., 2003, Diversity patterns of nonmarine Cretaceous vertebrates of the Western Interior Basin: In: High-Resolution Stratigraphic Paleontology, edited by Harries, P J., p. 263-313. Link to pdf

Ford, T. L., 2003 (for 2002), A new look at the armor of Ankylosaurus, just how did it look? In: The Mesozoic in Wyoming, Tate 2002, Casper College, p. 48-68.

Garcia, G., and Pereda Suberbiola, X., 2003, A new species of Struthiosaurus (Dinosauria: Ankylosauria) from the Upper Cretaceous of Villeveyrac (Southern France): Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 23, n.1, p. 156-165. (Struthiosaurus languedocensis)

Grigorescu, D., 2003, Dinosaurs of Romania: Comptes Rendus Palevol, v. 2, p. 97-101.

Hill, R. V., Witmer, L. M, and Norell, M. A., 2003, A new specimen of Pinacosaurus grangeri (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia: ontogeny and phylogeny of ankylosaurs: American Museum Novitates, n. 3395, 29pp.

Hilton, R. P., 2003, Dinosaurs and other Mesozoic reptiles of California: University of California Press, 318pp.

Kurzanov, S. M., Efimov, M. B., and Gubin, Y. M., 2003, New archosaurs from the Jurassic of Siberia and Mongolia: Paleontological Journal, v. 37, n. 1, p. 53-57.

Osi, A., Jianu, C.-M., and Weishampel, D. B., 2003, Dinosaurs from the Upper Cretaceous of Hungary: Advances in Vertebrate Paleontology: "Hen to Panta”, p. 117-120.

Pereda-Suberbiola, X., Galton, P. M., Torcida, F., Hueta, P., Izquierdo, L. A., Montero, D., Perez, G., adn Urien, V., 2003, First stegosaurian dinosaur remains from the Early Cretaceous of Burgos (Spain), with a review of Cretaceous Stegosaurs: Revista Espanola de Paleontolgia, v. 18, n. 2, p. 143-150. Link to pdf

Posmosanu, E., 2003, The palaeoecology of the dinosaur fauna from a Lower Cretaceous bauxite deposit from Bihor (Romania): Advances in Vertebrate Paleontology: "Hen to Panta”, p. 121-124.

Ruiz-Omenaca, J. I., and Canudo, J. I., 2003, Dinosaurios (Saurischia, Ornithischia) en el Barremiense (Cretacico Inferior) de la Peninsula Iberica): Ciencias de la Tierra, v. 26, p. 269-312. Link to pdf

Vickaryous M. K., and Russell, A. P., 2003, A redescription of the skull of Euoplocephalus tutus (Archosauria: Ornithischia): a foundation for comparative and systematic studies of ankylosaurian dinosaurs: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, v. 137, p. 157-186.

Dinosaurs in general

Achenbach, J., 2003, Dinosaurs come alive: National Geographic, v. 203, n. 3, p. 2-33.

Conneley, M. V., 2003 (for 2002), Paleoecology of the Morrison Formation, Como Bluff, Wyoming:  In: The Mesozoic in Wyoming, Tate 2002, Casper College, p. 35-47.

Dong, Z.-M., 2003, Contributions of new dinosaur materials from China to Dinosaurology: Memoir of the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, n. 2, p. 123-131.

Eaton, J. G., and Kirkland, J. I., 2003, Diversity patterns of nonmarine Cretaceous vertebrates of the Western Interior Basin: In: High-Resolution Stratigraphic Paleontology, edited by Harries, P J., p. 263-313. Link to pdf

Foster, J. R., 2003, Paleoecological analysis of the vertebrate fauna of the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic), Rocky Mountain Region, U.S.A.: New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Bulletin, 23, 95pp.

Ghosh, P., Bhattacharya, S. K., Sahni, A., Kar, R. K., Mohabey, D. M., and Ambwani, K., 2003, Dinosaur coprolites from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Lameta Formation of India: isotopic and other markers suggesting a C3 plant diet: Cretaceous Research, v. 24, p. 743-750.

Henderson, D. M., 2003, Footprints, trackways, and hip heights of bipedal dinosaurs—testing hip height predictions with computer models: In: Alberta Palaeontological Society, Seventh Annual Symposium, “Fossils in Motion” Abstracts, p. 33-37.

Hornug, J. J., and Sachs, S., 2003, Der pionier der wirbeltierpaläontologie C.E. Hermann von Meyer (1801-1869) und die saurier der Pflaz: Pfälzer Heimat, Jahrgang 54, Heft 4, p. 139-146.

Jackson, F. D., and Varricchio, D. J., 2003, Abnormal, multilayered eggshell in birds: implications for dinosaur reproductive anatomy: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 23, n. 3, p. 699-702.

Khosla, A., and Sahni, A., 2003, Biodiversity during the Deccan volcanic eruptive episode: Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, v. 21, p. 895-908.

Kudryavtseva, A. I., and Kudryavtsev, V. I., 2003, Mineral composition of dinosaur fossils fro the Kalbak-Kyry locality, Tuva: Palaeontological Journal, v. 37, n. 4, p. 432-438.

Lee, Y.-N., 2003, Dinosaur bones and eggs in South Korea: Memoir of the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, n. 2, p. 113-121.

McKenna, M. C., 2003 (for 2002), Collecting small vertebrates in the terrestrial Cretaceous of Wyoming and Mongolia:  In: The Mesozoic in Wyoming, Tate 2002, Casper College, p. 70-75.

Nickerson, D. E., 2003 (for 2002), Reconstructing a Morrison paleoriver: a model of regional river conditions using preserved sedimentary and fossil evidance:  In: The Mesozoic in Wyoming, Tate 2002, Casper College, p. 76-105.

Padian, K., 2003, European dinosaurs: Comptes Rendus Palevol, v. 2, p. 1-2.

Phillips, R. L., 2003, Depositional environments and processes in Upper Cretaceous nonmarine and marine sediments, Ocean Point dinosaur locality, North Slope, Alaska: Cretaceous Research, v. 24, p. 499-523.

Ruben, J. A., Jones, T. D., and Geist, N. R., 2003, Respiratory and reproductive paleophysiology of dinosaurs and early birds: Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, v. 76, n. 2, p. 141-164.

Russell, D. A., and Paesler, M. A., 2003, Environments of Mid-Cretaceous Saharan dinosaurs: Cretaceous Research, v. 24, p. 569-588.

Sahni, A., 2003, Indian dinosaurs revisited: Current Science, v. 85, n. 7, p. 904-910.

Seebacher, F., 2003, Dinosaur body temperatures: the occurrence of endothermy and ectothermy: Paleobiology, v. 29, n. 1, p. 105-122.

Tanke, D. H., 2003, Dinosaurs in the deep: the sinking of the SS Mount Temple and related military histories: In: Alberta Palaeontological Society, Seventh Annual Symposium, “Fossils in Motion” Abstracts, p. 62-77

Wegweiser, M. D., 2003 (for 2002), Sequence stratigraphy and paleoecology of Late Cretaceous Campanian-Maastrichtian transition strata in the western Bighorn Basin region of Wyoming:  In: The Mesozoic in Wyoming, Tate 2002, Casper College, p. 120-131.

Zhou, Z., Barrett, P. M., and Hilton, J., 2003, An exceptionally preserved Lower Cretaceous ecosystem: Nature, v. 421, p. 807-814.

Aves (Mesozoic)

Synonym: Nova (1)

Jeholornis prima ZHOU & ZHANG, 2002 (as per JI, JI, YOU, ZHANG, ZHANG, ZHANG, YUAN, & JI, 2003)
= Shenzhouraptor sinensis JI, JI, YOU, ZHANG, YUAN, JI, LI, & LI, 2002

Alibardi, L., 2003, Adaptation to land: The skin in comparison to that of amphibians and endotherm amniotes: In: Special issue: Development and evolution of amniote integuments, guest editors, Chuong, C.-M., and Homberger, D. G., Journal of Experimental Zoology, Molecular and Developmental Evolution, v. 298B, n. 1, p. 12-39.

Bragulla, H., and Hirschberg, R. M., 2003, Horse hooves and bird feathers: two model systems for studying the structure and development of highly adapted integumentary accessory organs - the role of the dermo-epidermal interface for the micro-architecture of complex epidermal structures: In: Special issue: Development and evolution of amniote integuments, guest editors, Chuong, C.-M., and Homberger, D. G., Journal of Experimental Zoology, Molecular and Developmental Evolution, v. 298B, n. 1, p. 140-151.

Briggs, J. C., 2003, Fishes and Birds: Gondwana life rafts reconsidered: Systematic Biology, v. 52, p. 548-553.

Bundle, M. W., and Dial, K. P., 2003, Mechanics of wing-assisted incline running (WAIR): The Journal of Experimental Biology, v. 206, n. 24, p. 4553-4564.

Chatterjee, S., and Templin R. J., 2003, The flight of Archaeopteryx: Naturwissenschaften, v. 90, p. 27-32.

Chuong, C.-M., and Homberger, D. G., 2003, Development and evolution of the amniote integument: current landscape and future horizon: In: Special issue: Development and evolution of amniote integuments, guest editors, Chuong, C.-M., and Homberger, D. G., Journal of Experimental Zoology, Molecular and Developmental Evolution, v. 298B, n. 1, p. 1-11.

Chuong, C.-M., Wu, P., Zhang, F.-C., Xu, X., Yu, M., Widelitz, R. B., Jiang, T.-X., and Hou, L., 2003, Adaptation to the sky: defining the feather with integument fossils from Mesozoic China and experimental evidence from molecular laboratories: In: Special issue: Development and evolution of amniote integuments, guest editors, Chuong, C.-M., and Homberger, D. G., Journal of Experimental Zoology, Molecular and Developmental Evolution, v. 298B, n. 1, p. 42-56.

Dalla Vecchia, F. M., and Chiappe, L. M., (2002) 2003, First avian skeleton from the Mesozoic of northern Gondwana: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 22, n. 4, p. 856-860.

Dial, K. P., 2003, Wing-assisted incline running and the evolution of flight: Science, v. 299, p. 402-404.

Dial, K. P., 2003, Evolution of avian locomotion: correlates of flight style, locomotor modules, nesting biology, body size, development, and the origin of flapping flight: The Auk, v. 120, n. 4, p. 941-952.

Eaton, J. G., and Kirkland, J. I., 2003, Diversity patterns of nonmarine Cretaceous vertebrates of the Western Interior Basin: In: High-Resolution Stratigraphic Paleontology, edited by Harries, P J., p. 263-313. Link to pdf

Feduccia, A., 2003, Bird origins: problem solved, but the debate contiues...TRENDS in Ecology and Evolution, v. 18, n. 1, p. 9-10.

Feduccia, A., 2003, 'Big bang' for tertiary birds? TRENDS in Ecology and Evolution, v. 18, n. 4, p. 172-176.

Galis, F., Kundrat, M., and Sinervo, B., 2003, An old controversy solved: bird embryos have five fingers: TRENDS in Ecology and Evolution, v. 17, n. 1, p. 7-9.

Grigorescu, D., 2003, Dinosaurs of Romania: Comptes Rendus Palevol, v. 2, p. 97-101.

Hilton, R. P., 2003, Dinosaurs and other Mesozoic reptiles of California: University of California Press, 318pp.

Hutchinson, J. R., 2003, Early birds surmount steep slopes: Nature, v. 426, p. 777-778.

Jackson, F. D., and Varricchio, D. J., 2003, Abnormal, multilayered eggshell in birds: implications for dinosaur reproductive anatomy: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 23, n. 3, p. 699-702.

Ji, Q., Ji., S.-H., You, H., Zhang, J., Zhang, H., Zhang, N., Yuan, C., and Ji., X., 2003, An Early Cretaceous Avialian bird, Shenzhouraptor sinensis from western Liaoning, China: Acta Geologica Sinca, v. 77, n. 1, p. 21-26. (Shenzhouraptor sinensis = Jeholornis prima)

Larsson, H. C. E., and Wagner, G. P., 2003, Old morphologies misinterpreted: TRENDS in Ecology and Evolution, v. 18, n. 1, p. 10.

Lingham-Soliar, T., 2003, Evolution of birds: icnthyosaur integumental fibers conform to dromaeosaur protofeathers: Naturwissenschaften, v. 90, p. 428-432.

Lingham-Solair, T., 2003, The dinosaurian origin of feathers: perspectives from dolphin (Cetacea) collagen fibers: Naturwissenschaften, v. 90, p. 563-567.

Mayr, G., and Clarke, J., 2003, The deep divergences of neornithine birds: a phylogenetic analysis of morphologicla characters: Cladistics, v. 19, p. 527-533.

Padian, K., 2003, Four-winged dinosaurs, bird precursors, or neither? BioScience, v. 53, n. 5, p. 450-452.

Pennisi, E., 2003, Uphill dash may have led to flight: Science, v. 299, p. 329.

Prum, R. O., 2003, Are current critiques of the theropod origin of birds science? rebuttal to Feduccia (2002): The Auk, v. 120, n. 2, p. 550-561.

Prum, R. O., and Brush, A. H., 2003, Which came first, the feather or the bird? Scientific American, v. 288, n. 3, p. 84-93.

Prum, R. O., and Dyck, J., 2003, A hierarchial model of plumage: morphology, development, and evolution: In: Special issue: Development and evolution of amniote integuments, guest editors, Chuong, C.-M., and Homberger, D. G., Journal of Experimental Zoology, Molecular and Developmental Evolution, v. 298B, n. 1, p. 73-90.

Ricqles, A. J. de., Padian, K., Horner, J. R., Lamm, E.-T., and Myhrvold, N., 2003, Osteohistology of Confuciusornis sanctus (Theropoda: Aves): Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 23, n. 2, p. 373-386.

Ruben, J. A., Jones, T. D., and Geist, N. R., 2003, Respiratory and reproductive paleophysiology of dinosaurs and early birds: Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, v. 76, n. 2, p. 141-164.

Ruiz-Omenaca, J. I., and Canudo, J. I., 2003, Dinosaurios (Saurischia, Ornithischia) en el Barremiense (Cretacico Inferior) de la Peninsula Iberica): Ciencias de la Tierra, v. 26, p. 269-312. Link to pdf

Sawyer, R. H., and Knapp, L. W., 2003, Avian skin development and the evolutionary origin of feathers: In: Special issue: Development and evolution of amniote integuments, guest editors, Chuong, C.-M., and Homberger, D. G., Journal of Experimental Zoology, Molecular and Developmental Evolution, v. 298B, n. 1, p. 57-72.

Sawyer, R. H., Salvatore, B. A., Potylicki, T.-T. F., French, J. O., Glenn, T. C., and Knapp, L. W., 2003, Origin of feathers: feather beta (ß) keratins are expressed in discrete epidermal cell populations of embryonic scutate scales: Journal of Experimental Zoology (Mol. Dev. Evol)., v. 295B, p. 12-24. Link to pdf

Senter, P., and Robins, J. H., 2003, Taxonomic status of the specimens of Archaeopteryx: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 23, n. 4, p. 961-965.

Stephan, B., 2003, Die nachweisbaren strukturen der federn von Archaeopteryx mit anmerkungen zu Longisquama und diversen Proavis-modellen: Mitteilungen aus dem Museum fur Naturkunde in Berlin, Geowissenschaftliche Reihe, v. 6, p. 183-193.

Thulborn, R. A., 2003, Wind-assisted flight of Archaeopteryx: Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen, v. 229, n. 1, p. 61-74.

Zhou, Z., Barrett, P. M., and Hilton, J., 2003, An exceptionally preserved Lower Cretaceous ecosystem: Nature, v. 421, p. 807-814. Link to pdf

Zhou, Z., and Zhang, F., 2003, Anatomy of the primitive bird Sapeornis chaoyangensis from the Early Cretaceous of Liaoning, China: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 40, p. 731-747.

Zhou, Z., and Zhang, F., 2003, Jeholornis compared to Archaeopteryx, with a new understanding of the earliest avian evolution: Naturwissenschaften, v. 90, p. 220-225.

Synapsids

Pelycosaurs

Genus: Nova (1)

Archaeovenator REISZ & DILKES, 2003

Species: Nova (1)

Archaeovenator hamiltonensis REISZ & DILKES, 2003

Pineiro, G., Verde, M,. Ubilla, M., and Ferigolo, J., 2003, First basal sysnapsids ("Pelycosaurs") from the Upper Permian-?Lower Triassic of Uruguay, South America: Journal of Paleontology, v. 77, n. 2, p. 389-392.

Reisz, R. R., and Dilkes, D. W., 2003, Archaeovenator hamiltonensis, a new varanopid (Synapsida: Eupelycosauria) from the Upper Carboniferous of Kansas: In: Studies on the evolution of vertebrates -- papers in honour of Robert Lynn Caroll, special editors, Sues, H.-D., Murry, A. M., and Anderson, J. S., Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 40, n. 4, p. 667-678. (Archaeovenator hamiltonensis)

Ruta, M., Coates, M. I., and Quick, D. L. J., 2003, Early tetrapod relationships revisited: Biological Review, v. 78, p. 251-345.

Sidor, C. A., 2003, Evolutionary trends and the origin of the mammalian lower jaws: Paleobiology, v. 29, n. 4, p. 605-640.

Theriodontia

Genus: Nova (6)

Brasilitherium BONAPARTE, MARTINELLI, SCHULTZ & RUBERT, 2003
Brasilodon BONAPARTE, MARTINELLI, SCHULTZ & RUBERT, 2003
Bullacephalus RUBIDGE & KITCHING, 2003
Leogorgon IVAKHNENKO, 2003
Santacruzodon ABDALA & RIBEIRO, 2003
Ustia IVAKHENKO, 2003

Species: Nova (6)

Brasilitherium riograndensis BONAPARTE, MARTINELLI, SCHULTZ & RUBERT, 2003
Brasilodon quadrangularis BONAPARTE, MARTINELLI, SCHULTZ & RUBERT, 2003
Bullacephalus jacksoni RUBIDGE & KITCHING, 2003
Leogorgon klimovensis IVAKHNEKNO, 2003
Santacruzodon hopsoni ABDALA & RIBEIRO, 2003
Ustia atra IVAKHNENKO, 2003

Abdala, F., 2003, Galesaurid cynodonts from the Early Triassic of South Africa: another example of conflicting distribution of characters in non-mammalian cynodonts: South African Journal of Science, v. 99, p. 95-96.

Abdala, F., and Ribeiro, A. M., 2003, A new traversodontid cynodont from the Santa Maria Formation (Ladinian-Carnian) of southern Brazil, with a phylogenetic analysis of Gondwanan traversodontids: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, v. 139, p. 529-545. (Santacruzodon hopsoni)

Bonaparte, J. F., Martinelli, A. G., Schultz, C. L., and Rubert, R., 2003, The sister group of mammals: small cynodonts from the Late Triassic of Southern Brazil: Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia, v. 5, p. 5-27. (Brasilitherium riograndensis, Brasilodon quadrangularis)

Clemens, W. A., Wilson, G. P., and Molnar, R. E., 2003, An enigmatic (Synapsid?) tooth from the Early Cretaceous of New South Wales, Australia: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 23, n. 1, p. 232-237.

Damiani, R., Neveling, J., Modesto, J., and Yates, A., 2003, Barendskraal, a diverse amniote locality from the Lystrosaurus Assemblage Zone, Early Triassic of South Africa: Palaeontologia Africana, v. 39, p. 53-62. Link to pdf

Damianik, R., Modesto, S., Yates, A., and Neveling, J., 2003, Earliest evidence of cynodont burrowing: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, p. 1747-1751.

Ivakhnenko, M. F., 2003, The features of lower jaw articulation in the gorgonopian Suchogorgon (Therapsida): Paleontological Journal, v. 37, n. 1, p. 48-52.

Ivakhnenko, M. F., 2003, Eotherapsids from the East European Placket (Late Permian): Palaeontological Journal, v. 37, supplement 4, S339-S465. (Microurania mikia, Syodon gusevi = Notosyodon gusevi, Titanophoneus adamanteus = Doliosauriscus adamanteus, Ulemosaurus gigas = Deuterosaurus gigas)

Ivakhnenko, M. F., 2003, Angular  region of the lower jaw in primitive therapsids: Paleontological Journal, v. 37, n. 3, p. 287-292.

Ray, S., and Bandyopadhyay, S., 2003, Late Permian vertebrate community of the Pranhita-Godavari valley, India: In: Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, v. 21, Special Issue, Geology of the Pranhita-Godavari Valley, India, guest editors, Saha, D., Chaudhuri, A. K., and Gillette, D. D., journal editor Burke, K., p. 643-654. 

Rubidge, B. S., and Kitching, J. W., 2003, A new burnetiamorph (Theraspida: Biarmosuchia) from the Lower Beaufort Group of South Africa: Palaeontology, v. 46, part 1, p. 199-210. (Bullacephalus jacksoni)

Sidor, C. A., 2003, The naris and palate of Lycaenodon longiceps (Therapsida: Biarmosuchia), with comments on their early evolution in the therapsida: Journal of Paleontology, v. 77, n. 5, p. 977-984.

Sidor, C. A., 2003, Evolutionary trends and the origin of the mammalian lower jaws: Paleobiology, v. 29, n. 4, p. 605-640.

Sidor, C. A., and Welman, J., 2003, A second specimen of Lemurosaurus pricei (Therapsida: Burnetimorhpa): Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 23, n. 3, p. 631-642.

Wyllie, A., 2003, A review of Robert Broom's therapsid holotypes: have they survived the test of time? Palaeontologica Africana, v. 39, p. 1-19.

Zeigler, K. E., Heckert, A. B., and Lucas, S. G., 2003, The vertebrate fauna of the Upper Triassic (Revueltian) Snyder Quarry: In: Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Triassic (Revueltian) Snyder Quarry, New Mexico, edited by Zeigler, K. F., Heckert, A. B., and Lucas, S. G., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Bulletin 24, p. 71-79.

Deinocephalia

Genus: Nova (3)

Colobodectes MODESTO, RUBIDGE, VISSER, & WELMAN, 2003
Lanthanostegus MODESTO, RUBIDGE & WELMAN, 2003

Rhadiodromus EFREMOV, 1951
Xiyukannemeyeria LIU & LI, 2003

Species: Nova (4)

Colobodectes cluveri MODESTO, RUBIDGE, VISSER, & WELMAN, 2003
Kannemeyeria lophorhinus RENAUT, DAMIANI, YATES & HANCOX, 2003
Microurania mikia IVACHNENKO, 2003
Rhadiodromus mariae SURKOV, 2003

Synonym: Nova (3)

Lanthanostegus mohoii (MODESTO, RUBIDGE & WELMAN, 2002) MODESTO, RUBIDGE & WELMAN, 2003

= Lanthanocephalus mohoii MODESTO, RUBIDGE & WELMAN, 2002

Syodon gusevi (CHUDINOV, 1968) IVAKHENKO, 2003
= Notosyodon gusevi CHUDINOV, 1968
Xiyukannemeyeria brevirostris (SUN, 1963 ) LIU & LI, 2003
= Parakannemeyeria brevirostris SUN, 1963

Angielczyk, K. D., and Kurkin, A. A., 2003, Phylogenetic analysis of Russian Permian dicynodonts (Therapsida: Anomodontia): implications for Permian biostratigraphy and Pangaean biogeography: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, v. 139, p. 157-212.

Angielczyk, K. D., and Kurkin, A. A., 2003, Has the utility of Dicynodon for Late Permian terrestrial biostratigraphy been overstated? Geology, v. 31, n. 4, p. 363-366.

Botha, J., 2003, Biological aspects of the Permian dicynodont Oudenodon (Theraspida: Dicynodontia) deduced from bone histology and cross-sectional geometry: Palaeontologia Africana, v. 39, p. 37-44. Link to pdf

Damiani, R., Neveling, J., Modesto, J., and Yates, A., 2003, Barendskraal, a diverse amniote locality from the Lystrosaurus Assemblage Zone, Early Triassic of South Africa: Palaeontologia Africana, v. 39, p. 53-62. Link to pdf

Ivakhnenko, M. F., 2003, Eotherapsids from the East European Placket (Late Permian): Palaeontological Journal, v. 37, supplement 4, S339-S465. (Ustia atra, Leogorgon klimovensis)

Liu, J., and Li, J.-L., 2003, A new maaterial of Kannemeyerid from Xinjiang and the restudy of Parakannemeyeria brevirostris: Vertebrata PalAsiatica, v. 41, n. 2, p. 147-156. (Xiyukannemeyeria brevirostris = Parakannemeyeria brivirostris)

Maisch, M. W., 2003, Observations on Karoo and Gondwana vertebrates. Part 5. Notes on the anatomy an dphylogenetic position of Propelanomodon devilliersi Toerien, 1955 (Dicynodontia) from the Upper Permian of South Africa: Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie Monatschefte, 2003, n. 6, p. 340-350.

Modesto, S., Rubidge, B. S., Visser, I., and Welman, J., 2003, A new basal dicynodont from the Upper Permian of South Africa: Palaeontology, v. 46, part 1, p. 211-223. (Colobodectes cluveri)

Modesto, S., Rubidge, B. S., and Welman, J., 2003, Erratum: A replacment name for Lanthanocephalus Modesto, Rubidge, and Welman 2002, not Lanthanocephalus Williams and Starmer 2000: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 40, p. 467. (Lanthanostegus mohoii = Lanthanocephalus mohii)

Ray, S., and Chinsamy, A., 2003, Functional aspects of the postcranial anatomy of the Permian dicynodont Diictodon and their ecological implications: Palaeontology, v. 46, part 1, p. 151-183.

Ray, S., and Bandyopadhyay, S., 2003, Late Permian vertebrate community of the Pranhita-Godavari valley, India: In: Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, v. 21, Special Issue, Geology of the Pranhita-Godavari Valley, India, guest editors, Saha, D., Chaudhuri, A. K., and Gillette, D. D., journal editor Burke, K., p. 643-654.

Renaut, A. J., Damiani, R. J, Yates, A. M., and Hancox, P. J., 2003, A taxonomic note concerning a dicynodont (Synapsida: Anomodontia) from the Middle Triassic of East Africa: Palaeontologica Africana, v. 39, p. 93-94. (Kannemeyeria lophorhinus) Link to pdf

Sidor, C. A., 2003, Evolutionary trends and the origin of the mammalian lower jaws: Paleobiology, v. 29, n. 4, p. 605-640.

Sullivan, C., Reisz, R. R., and Smith, R. M. H., 2003, The Permian mammal-like herbivore Diictodon, the oldest known example of sexually dimorphic armament: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, p. 173-177.

Surkov, M. V., 2003, A new anomodont (Therapsida) from the Middle Triassic of the Southern Fore-Urals: Palaeontological Journal, v. 37, n. 4, p. 423-431. (Rhadiodromus mariae)

Thulborn, T., and Turner, S., 2003, The last dicynodont: an Australian Cretaceous relict: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, p. 986-993. 

Wyllie, A., 2003, A review of Robert Broom's therapsid holotypes: have they survived the test of time? Palaeontologica Africana, v. 39, p. 1-19.

Mammals (Mesozoic)

Genus: Nova (8)

Denisodon HAHN & HAHN, 2003
Kennetheredium SIGOGNEAU-RUSSELL, 2003a
Krusatodon SIGOGNEAU-RUSSELL, 2003b
Kryptotherium SIGOGNEAU-RUSSELL, 2003c
Maotherium ROUGIER, JI, & NOVACEK, 2003
Sahnitherium RANA & WILSON, 2003
Schowalteria FOX & NAYLOR, 2003
Sinodelphys LUO, JI, WIBLE & YUAN, 2003

Species: Nova (13)

Borealestes mussetti SIGOGNEAU-RUSSELL, 2003b
Denisodon moroccensis HAHN & HAHN, 2003
Gobiconodon palaios SIGOGNEAU-RUSSELL, 2003c
Gobiconodon zofiae LI, et al, 2003
Kennetheredium leesi SIGOGNEAU-RUSSELL, 2003a
Krusatodon kirtlingtonensis SIGOGNEAU-RUSSELL, 2003b
Kryptotherium polysphenos SIGOGNEAU-RUSSELL, 2003c
Maotherium sinensis ROUGIER, JI & NOVACEK, 2003
Palaeoxonodon freemani SIGOGNEAU-RUSSELL, 2003a
Peraiocynodon major SIGOGNEAU-RUSSELL, 2003b
Sahnitherium rangapurensis RANA & WILSON, 2003
Schowalteria clemensi FOX & NAYLOR, 2003
Sinodelphys szalayi LUO, JI, WIBLE & YUAN, 2003

Agadjanian, A. K., 2003, Questions of early adaptive radiation of mammals: Paleontological Journal, v. 37, n. 1, p. 76-88.

Agadjanian, A. K., 2003, Adaptive radiation of mammals: major stages: Paleontological Journal, v. 37, n. 2, p. 179-186.

Archibald, J. D., 2003, Timing and biogeography of the eutherian radiation: fossils and molecules compared: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, v. 28, p. 350-359.

Archibald, J. D., and Averianov, A. O., 2003, The Late Cretaceous placental mammal Kulbeckia: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 23, n. 2, p. 404-419.

Averianov, A. O., and Archibald, J. D., 2003, Mammals from the Upper Cretaceous Aitym Formation, Kyzylkum Desert, Uzbekistan: Cretaceous Research, v. 24, p. 171-191.

Averianov, A. O., Archibald, J. D., and Martin, T., 2003, Placental nature of the alleged marsupial from the Cretaceous of Madagascar: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 48, n. 1, p. 149-151.

Cuenca-Bescos, G., and Canudo, J. I., 2003, A new gobiconodontid mammal from the Early Cretaceous of Spain and its palaeogeographic implications: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 48, n. 4, p. 575-582.

Eaton, J. G., and Kirkland, J. I., 2003, Diversity patterns of nonmarine Cretaceous vertebrates of the Western Interior Basin: In: High-Resolution Stratigraphic Paleontology, edited by Harries, P J., p. 263-313. Link to pdf

Fox, R. C., and Nayler, B. G., 2003, A Late Cretaceous taeniodont (Eutheria, Mammalia) from Alberta, Canada: Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen, v. 229, n. 3, p. 317-338. (Schowalteria clemensi)

Goin, F. J., Candela, A. M., and De Muizon, C., 2003, The affinities of Roberthoffstetteria nationalgeographica (Marsupialia) and the origin of the polydolopine molar pattern: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 23, n. 4, p. 869-876.

Hahn, G., and Hahn, R., 2003, New multituberculate teeth from the Early Cretaceous of Morocco: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 48, n. 3, p. 349-356. (Denisodon moroccensis)

Hilton, R. P., 2003, Dinosaurs and other Mesozoic reptiles of California: University of California Press, 318pp.

Horovitz, I., 2003, Postcranial skeleton of Ukhaatherium nessovi (Eutheria, Mammalia) from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 23, n. 4, p. 857-868.

Kielan-Jaworowska, Z., Hurum, J. H., and Badamgarav, 2003, An extended range of multituberculate Kryptobaatar and distribution of mammals in the Upper Cretaceous of the Gobi Desert: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 48, n. 2, p. 273-278.

Krause, D. W., Gottfried, M. D., O'Connor, P. M., and Roberts, E. M., 2003, A Cretaceous mammale from Tanzania: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 48, n. 3, p. 321-330.

Leshchinsky, S. V., Averianov, A. O., Faigerts, A. V., Skutchas, P. P., and Rezvyi, A. S., 2003, A new locality of Early Cretaceous mammals in western Siberia: Dolkady Biological Sciences, v. 391, p. 149-352.

Luo, Z.-X., Ji, Q., Wible, J. R., and Yuan, C.-X., 2003, An Early Cretaceous tribosphenic mammal and metatherian evolution: Science, v. 302, p. 1934-1940. (Sinodelphys szalayi)

Rage, J.-C., 2003, Relationships of the Malagasy fauna during the Late Cretaceous: northern or southern routes?: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 48, n. 4, p. 661-662.

Rana, R. S., and Wilson, G. P., 2003, New Late Cretaceous mammals from the Intertrappean beds of Rangapur, india and paleobiogeographic framework: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 48, n. 3, p. 331-348. (Sahnitherium rangapurensis)

Rougier, G. W., Ji, Q., and Novacek, M. J., 2003, A new symmetrodont mammal with für impressions from the Mesozoic of China: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 77, n. 1, p. 7-14. (Maotherium sinensis)

Rougier, G. W., Spurlin, B. K., and Kik, P. K., 2003, A new specimen of Eurylambda aequicrurius and considerations on "symmetrodont" dentition and relationships: American Museum Novitates, n. 3398, 15pp.

Sanchez-Villagra, M. R., and Maier, W., 2003, Ontogensis of the scapula in marsupial mammals, with special emphasis on perinatal stages of didelphids and remarks on the origin of the therian scapula: Journal of Morphology, v. 258, p. 115-129.

Sidor, C. A., 2003, Evolutionary trends and the origin of the mammalian lower jaws: Paleobiology, v. 29, n. 4, p. 605-640.

Sigogneau-Russell, D., 2003a, Holotherian mammals from the Forest Marble (Middle Jurassic of England): Geodiversitas, v. 25, n. 3, p. 501-537. (Palaeoxonodon freemani, Kennetheredium leesi)

Sigogneau-Russell, D., 2003b, Docodonts from the British Mesozoic: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 48, n. 3, p. 457-374. (Borealestes mussetti, Krusatodon kirtlingtonensis, Peraiocynodon major)

Sigogneau-Russell, D., 2003c Diversity of triconodont mammals from the Early Cretaceous of North Africa - affinities of the Amphilestids: Palaeovertebrata, v. 32, n. 1, p. 27-55. (Gobiconodon palaios, Kryptotherium polysphenos)

Wilson, G. P., Hilton, R. P., and Gohre, E. S., 2003, The first Mesozoic mammal from California: PaleoBios, v. 23, n. 1, p. 20-23.

Zhou, Z., Barrett, P. M., and Hilton, J., 2003, An exceptionally preserved Lower Cretaceous ecosystem: Nature, v. 421, p. 807-814. Link to pdf

Eggs

Oogenus: Nova (2)

Tiantaioolithus FANG, LIWU, YANGEN & LIANGFENG, 2003
Tipoolithus GARCIA, TABUCE, CAPPETTA, MARANDAT, BENTALEB, BENABDALLAH & VIANEY-LIAUD, 2003

Oospecies: Nova (7)

Dendroolithus shuangtangensis FANG, LIWU, YANGEN & LIANGFENG, 2003
Elongatoolithus chichengshanensis FANG, LIWU, YANGEN & LIANGFENG, 2003
Elongatoolithus laijiaensis FANG, LIWU, YANGEN & LIANGFENG, 2003
Megaloolithus maghrebiensis GARCIA, TABUCE, CAPPETTA, MARANDAT, BENTALEB, BENABDALLAH & VIANEY-LIAUD, 2003
Spheroolithus jincunensis FANG, LIWU, YANGEN & LIANGFENG, 2003
Tiantaioolithus jiangi FANG, LIWU, YANGEN & LIANGFENG, 2003
Tipoolithus achloujensis GARCIA, TABUCE, CAPPETTA, MARANDAT, BENTALEB, BENABDALLAH & VIANEY-LIAUD, 2003

Synonym: Nova (5)

Megaloolithus baghensis KHOLSA & SAHNI, 1995 (as per VIANEY-LIAUD, KHOSLA, & GARCIA, 2003)
= Megaloolithus pseudomamillare VIANEY-LIAUD, HERISCH, SAHNI & SIGE, 1997
= Megaloolithus balasinorensis MOHABEY, 1998
Megaloolithus cylindricus KHOLSA & SAHNI, 1995
= Megaloolithus rahioliensis MOHABEY, 1998
Megaloolithus jabalpurensis KHOLSA & SAHNI, 1995
= Megaloolithus patagonicus CALVO, ENGLLAND, HEREDIA & SALGADO, 1997
= Megaloolithus matleyi MOHABEY, 1997
Megaloolithus mohabeyi KHOLSA & SAHNI, 1995
= Megaloolithus phensaniensis MOHABEY, 1998
Megaloolithus walpurensis KHOLSA & SAHNI, 1995
= Megaloolithus khempurensis MOHABEY, 1998
Note: VIANEY-LIAUD, KHOSLA & GARCIA, 2003 place Megaloolithus walpurensis within the M. khempurensis because of the fragmentary nature of M. walpurensis, but M. walpurensis has priority.

Allain, R., and Pereda Suberbiola, X., 2003, Dinosaurs of France: Comptes Rendus Palevol, v. 2, p. 27-44.

Cojan, I., Renard, M., and Emmanuel, L., 2003, Palaeonenvironmental reconstruction of dinosaur nesting sites based on a geochemical approach to eggshells and associated palaeosols (Maastrichtian, Provenice Basin, France): Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 191, p. 111-138.

Fang, X., Lu, L., Jiang, Y,. and Yang, L., 2003, Cretaceous fossil eggs from the Tiantai basin of Zhejiang, with a discussion on the extinction of dinosaurs: Geological Bulletin of China, v. 22, n. 7, p. 512-520. (Dendroolithus shuangtangensis, Elongatoolithus chichengshanensis, Elongatoolithus laijiaensis, Spheroolithus jincuensis, Tiantaioolithus jiangi)

Garcia, G., Tabuce, R., Cappetta, H., Marandat, B., Bentaleb, I., Benabdallah, A., and Vianey-Liaud, M., 2003, First record of dinosaur eggshells and teeth from the North-WestAfrican Maastrichtian (Morocco): Palaeovertebrata, v. 32, nos. 2-4, p. 59-69. (Megaloolithus maghrebiensis, Tipoolithus achloujensis)

Grigorescu, D., 2003, Dinosaurs of Romania: Comptes Rendus Palevol, v. 2, p. 97-101.

Lee, Y.-N., 2003, Dinosaur bones and eggs in South Korea: Memoir of the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, n. 2, p. 113-121.

Telles Antunes, M., and Mateus, O., 2003, Dinosaurs of Portugal: Comptes Rendus Palevol, v. 2, p. 77-95.

Valais, s. de, Apestegulia, S., and Udrizar Sauthier, D., 2003, Nuevas evidencias de dinosaurios de la Formacion Puerto Yerua (Cretacico), Provincia de Entre Rios, Argentina: Ameghiniana, t. 40, n. 4, p. 631-635.

Vianey-Liaud, M., Khosla, A., and Garcia, G., 2003, Relationships between European and Indian dinosaur eggs and eggshellls of the oofamily Megaloolithidae: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 23, n. 3, p. 575-585. (Megaloolithus cylindricus = Megaloolithus rahioliensis, Megaloolithus mohabeyi = Megaloolithus phensaniensis, Megaloolithus jabalpurensis = Megaloolithus matleyi, = Megaloolithus patagonicus, Megaloolithus walpurensis = Megaloolithus khempurensis (note, the authors have it listed as the other way around, the problem is M. khempurensis was named after M. walpurensis and the later has priority over the former), Megaloolithus bahensis = Megaloolithus pseudomamillare, = Megaloolithus balasinorensis)

Zhao, Z.-K., 2003, The nesting behavior of troodontid dinosaurs: Vertebrata PalAsiatica, v. 41, n. 2, p. 157-168.

Ichnology

Genus: Nova (7)

Evazoum NICOSIA & LOI, 2003
Hadrosauropodus LOCKLEY, NADON & CURRIE, 2003
Jiayinosauropus DONG, ZHOU, & WU, 2003
Lavinipes AVANZINI, LEONARDI & MIETTO, 2003
Sarjeantopodus LOCKLEY, NADON & CURRIE, 2003
Serpentichnus BRADDY, MORRISSEY & YATES, 2003
Sukhonopus GUBIN & BULANOV in GUBIN, GOLUBEV, BULANOV & PETUCHOV, 2003

Species: Nova (10)

Evazoum sirigui NICOSIA & LOI, 2003
Hadrosauropodus langstoni LOCKLEY, NADON & CURRIE, 2003
Iguanodontipus billsarjeanti MEYER & THÜRING, 2003
Jiayinosauropus johnsoni DONG, ZHOU, & WU, 2003
Lavinipes cheminii AVANZINI, LEONARDI & MIETTO, 2003
Pteraichnus palacieisaenzi PASCUAL ARRIBAS & SANZ PEREZ, 2000 emend BILLON & MAZIN, 2003 (nomen dubium)
= Pteraichnus palaciei-saenzi PASCUAL ARRIBAS & SANZ PEREZ, 2000
Sarjeantopodus semipalmatus LOCKLEY, NADON & CURRIE, 2003
Serpentichnus robledoensis BRADDY, MORRISSEY & YATES, 2003
Saurexallopus zerbstorum LOCKLEY, NADON & CURRIE, 2003
= Saurexallopus zerbsti LOCKLEY, NADON & CURRIE, 2003
Note: The authors incorrectly used the wrong latinzed ending. The species name is in honor of Leonard Zerbst, Arlene Zerbst and thier family, thus the correct ending is -orum not -i.
Sukhonopus primus GUBIN & BULANOV in GUBIN, GOLUBEV, BULANOV & PETUCHOV, 2003

Synonym: Nova (4)

Gigandipus hei (YOUNG & YOUNG, 1987) LOCKLEY, MATSUKAWA & LI, 2003
= Chonglongpus hei YOUNG & YOUNG, 1987
Grallator minusculus (E. HITCHCOCK, 1858), LULL, 1915
= Grallator maximus LAPPARENT & MONETNAT, 1967
Otozouma pollex (ELLENBERGER, 1971) RAINFORTH, 2003
= Kalosauropus pollex ELLENBERGER, 1970
= Kalosauropus pollex ELLENBERGER, 1971
= Kalosauropus pollex victor ELLENBERGER, 1971 (nomen nudum)
= Kalosauropus pollex minor ELLENBERGER, 1971 (nomen nudum)
= Kalosauropus pollex minusculus ELLENBERGER, 1971 (nomen nudum)
Pteraichnus elegans (AMBROGGI & LAPPARENT, 1954) BILLON-BRUYAT & MAZIN, 2003 (nomen dubium)
= Agadirichnus elegans AMBROGGI & LAPPARENT, 1954 (nomen dubium)

Ahmed, A.-K., and Mukandi, M. A., 2003, Report on new dinosaur footprint sites in the Ntumbe River area (Hurungwe District), and discovery of the first giant sauropod footprints in Sub-Saharan Africa: Annals of the Zimbabwe Geological Survey, volume 21, 2001-2002, p. 38-50.

Allain, R., and Pereda Suberbiola, X., 2003, Dinosaurs of France: Comptes Rendus Palevol, v. 2, p. 27-44.

Avanzini, M., Leonardi, G., and Mietto, P., 2003, Lavinipes cheminii ichnogen. ichnosp. nov., a possible sauropodomorph track from the Lower Jurassic of the Italian Alps: Ichnos, v. 10, p. 179-193. (Lavinipes cheminii)

Braddy, S. J., Morrissey, L. B., and Yates, A. M., 2003, Amphibian swimming traces from the Lower Permian of southern New Mexico: Palaeontology, v. 46, part 4, p. 671-683. (Serpentichnus robledoensis)

Billon-Byrant, J.-P., and Mazin, J.-M., 2003, The systematic problem of tetrapod ichnotaxa: the case study of Pteraichnus Stokes, 1957 (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea): In: Evolution and Palaeobiology of Pterosaurs, edited by Buffetaut, E., and Mazin, J.-M., Geological Society Special Publication, n. 217, p. 315-324.

Bugin, Yu. M., Goloubev, V. K., Bulanov, V. V., and Petuchov, S. V., 2003, Pareiasaurian tracks from the Upper Permian of Eastern Europe: Paleontological Journal, v. 37, n. 5,p. 514-523. (Sukhonopus primus)

Currie, P. J., Badamgarav, D., and Koppelhus, E. B., 2003, The first Late Cretaceous footprints from the Nemegt Locality in the Gobi of Mongolia: Ichnos, v. 10, p. 1-13. Link to pdf

Dal Sasso, C., 2003, Dinosaurs of Italy: Comptes Rendus Palevol, v. 2, n. 45-66.

Dalla Vecchia, F. M., 2003, Dinosaurs in the stream: footprints from a lost island: Natura Nascosta, n. 26, p. 28-38.

Demathieu, G., 2003, Comparasion des ichnopopulations des Grands Causses (Sud de la France) et du Veillon (Vendee): Les Naturaliste Vendeen, n. 3, p. 59-60. (Grallator minusculus = Grallator maximus)

Dong, D.-Z., Zouh, Z.-Li., and Wu, S.-Y., 2003, Note on a hadrosaur footprint from Heilongjiang, river area of China: Vertebrata PalAsiatica, v. 41, n. 4, p. 324-326. (Jiayinosauropus johnsoni)

Foster, J. R., Hamblin, A. H., and Lockley, M. G., 2003, Apatopus trackway and other footprints from the Chinle Group of Southern Utah: an update: Ichnos, v. 10, p. 165-167.

Garcia, R., Salgado, L., and Coria, R. A., 2003, Primeros restos de dinosaurios sauropodos en el Jurasico de la Cuenca Neuquina, Patagonia, Argentina: Ameghiniana, tomo 40, n. 1, p. 123-126.

Gallard, C., Bernier, P., Barale, G., Bourseau, J.-P., Buffetaut, E., Ezquerra, R., Gall, J.C., Lapparent de Broin, F. de, Renous, S., and Wenz, S., 2003, A giant Upper Jurassic turtle revealed by its trackways: Lethaia, v. 36, p. 315-322.

Gaston, R., Lockley, M. G., Lucas, S. G., and Hunt, A. P., 2003, Grallator-dominated fossil footprints assemblages and associated enigmatic footprints from the Chile Group (Upper Triassic), Gateway Area, Colorado: Ichnos, v. 10, p. 153-163.

Gubin, Y. M., Golubev, V. K., Bulanov, V. V., and Petukhov, S. V., 2003, Pareiasaurian tracks from the Upper Permian of Eastern Europe: Palaeontological Journal, n. 5, p. 67-76. Link to pdf

Haubold, H., and Lucas, S. G., 2003, Tetrapod footprints of the Lower Permian Choza Formation of Castle Peak, Texas: Paläontologische Zeitschrift, v. 77, n. 2, p. 247-261.

Huh, M., Hwang, K. G., Paik, I. S., Chung, C. H., and Kim, B. S., 2003, Dinosaur tracks from the Cretaceous of South Korea: distribution, occurences and paleobiological significance: The Island Arc, v. 12, p. 132-144.

Kappus, E. J., Lucas, S. G., Hunt, A. P., Heckert, A. P., and Lockley, M. G., 2003, Dinosaur footprints from the Lower Cretaceous Sarten Member of the Mojado Formation at Cerro de Cristo Rey, Dona Ana County, New Mexico: Ichnos,v. 10, p. 263-267.

Klein, H., and Haubold, H., 2003, Differenzierung von ausgewahlten Chirotherien der Trias mittels landmarkanalyse: Hallesches Jahrb. Geowiss, v. 25, p. 21-36.

Krappus, E., and Cornell, W. C., 2003, A new Cretaceous dinosaur tracksite in southern New Mexico: Palaeontologia Electronica, v. 6, n. 3, 6 pp.

Lingham-Soliar, T., Broderick, T., and Ahmed, A. A. K., 2003, Closely associated theropod trackways from the Jurassic of Zimbabwe: Naturwissenschaften, v. 90, p. 572-756.

Lockley, M., Matsukawa, M., and Li, J., 2003, Crouching theropods in taxonomic jungles: ichnological and ichnotaxonomic investigations of footprints with metatarsal and ischial impressions: Ichnos, v. 10, p. 169-177.

Lockley, M. G., Nadon, G., and Currie, P. J., 2003, A diverse dinosaur-bird footprint assemblage from the Lance Formation, Upper Cretaceous, Eastern Wyoming: implications for ichnotaxonomy: Ichnos, v. 11, p. 229-249. (Saurexallopus zerbstorum emend from zerbsti (Note: The authors incorrectly used the wrong latinzed ending. The species name is in honor of Leonard Zerbst, Arlene Zerbst and thier family, thus the correct ending is -orum not -i), Hadrosauropodus langstoni, Sarjeantopodus semipalmatus)

Loope, D. B., and Rowe, C. M., 2003, Long-lived pluvial episodes during deposition of the Navajo Sandstone: The Journal of Geology, v. 111, p. 223-232.

Lu, Z.-S., Hao, Z.-K., Chen, B., and Li, X-Y., 2003, New evidences of Late Triassic swimming traces in Hengshan County, Shaanxi Province, China: Acta Palaeontologica Sinica, v. 42, n. 2, p. 266-276.

Lucas, S. G., 2003, Triassic tetrapod footprint biostratigraphy and biochronology: Albertiana, v. 28, p. 75-84.

Lucas, S. G., Heckert, A. B., and Hunt, A. P., 2003, Tetrapod footprints from the Middle Triassic (Perovkan-Early Anisian) Moenkopi Formation, West-Central New Mexico: New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook, 54th Field Conference, Geology of the Zuni Plateau, p. 241-244.

Mauko, A., and Florjancic, B., 2003, Dinosaur footprints in the Upper Turonian-Coniacian limestone in the Krnica Bay (NE Istria, Croatia): Geologija, v. 46, n. 1, p. 93-100.

Marty, D., Hug, W. A., Iberg, A., Cavin, L., Meyer, C. A., and Lockley, M. G., 2003, Preliminary report on the Courtedoux dinosaur tracksite from the Kimmeridgian of Switzerland: Ichnos, v. 10, p. 209-219.

Mateus, O., and Antunes, M. T., 2003, A new dinosaur tracksite in the Lower Cretaceous of Portugal: Ciencias da Terra (UNL), n. 15, p. 253-262.

McCrea, R. T., 2003, Fossil tracks from Tumbler Ridge: a brief history of collaboration between amateurs and academics: In: Alberta Palaeontological Society, Seventh Annual Symposium, “Fossils in Motion” Abstracts, p. 41-48.

Melchor, R. N., Bellosi, E. S., and Genise, J. F., 2003, Invertebrate and vertebrate trace fossils from a Triassic lacustrine delta: the Los Rastros Formation, Ischigualasto Provincial Park, San Juan, Argentina: Asociacion Paleontologica Argentina. Publicacion Especial 9, IV Reunion Argentina de Ichnologia y II Reunion de Icnologia del Mercosur, p. 17-22.

Meyer, C. A., and Thuring, B., 2003, Dinosaurs of Switzerland: Comptes Rendus Palevol, v. 2, p. 103-117.

Meyer, C. A., and Thuring, B., 2003, The first iguanodontid dinosaur tracks from the Swiss Alps (Schrattenkalk Formation, Aptian): Ichnos, v. 10, p. 221-228. (Iguanodontipus billsarjeanti)

Mickelson, D. L., 2003, Jurassic dinosaur tracksites from the American West: In: Alberta Palaeontological Society, Seventh Annual Symposium, “Fossils in Motion” Abstracts, p. 52-56.

Milan, J., and Mateus, O., 2003, Fra strandbred til museum pa syv dage - historien om et gigantisk dinosaur fodspor: VARV, n. 3, p. 8-14.

Moratalla, J. J., Hernan, J., and Jimenez, S., 2003, Los Cayos dinosaur tracksite: an overview on the Lower Cretaceous ichno-diversity of the Cameros Basin (Cornago, La Rioja Province, Spain): Ichnos, v. 10, p. 229-240.

Mossman, D. J., Brüning, R., and Powell, H. P., 2003, Anatomy of a Jurassic theropod trackway from Ardley, Oxfordshire, U. K.: Ichnos, v. 10, p. 195-207.

Nicosia, U., and Loi, M., 2993, Triassic footprints from Lerici (La Spezia, Northern Italy): Ichnos, v. 10, p. 127-140. (Evazoum sirigui)

Padian, K., 2003, Pterosaur stance and gait and the interpretation of trackways: Ichnos, v. 10, p. 115-126.

Pemberton, S. G., Sarjeant, W. A. S., and McCrea, R. T., 2003, The Reverend Henry Duncan: fossil footprints and savings banks: In: Alberta Palaeontological Society, Seventh Annual Symposium, “Fossils in Motion” Abstracts, p. 57.

Rainforth, E. C., 2003, Revision and re-evaluation of the Early Jurassic dinosaurian ichnogenus Otozoum: Palaeontology, v. 46, part 4, p. 803-838. (Otozouma pollex = Kalosauropus pollex, Pseudotetrasauropus grandcombensis = Otozoum grandcombensis)

Romano, M., and Whyte, M. A., 2003, Jurassic dinosaur tracks and trackways of the Cleveland Basin, Yorkshire: preservation, diversity and distributions: Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society, v. 54, part 3, p. 185-215.

Sarjeant, W. A. S., and McCrea, R. T., 2003, Trackign fossil vertebrates in Canada: In: Alberta Palaeontological Society, Seventh Annual Symposium, “Fossils in Motion” Abstracts, p. 60.

Smith, S. D., 2003 (for 2002), Theropod trackway found north of Glenrock, Wyoming:  In: The Mesozoic in Wyoming, Tate 2002, Casper College, p. 114-119.

Weems, R. S., 2003, Plateosaurus foot structure suggests a single trackmaker for Eubrontes and Gigandipus footprints: In: The Great Rift Valleys of Pangea in eastern North America, Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, and Paleontology, v. 2, edited by Letourneau, P. M., and Olsen, P. E., Columbia University Press, Chapter 11, p. 293-313. Link to pdf

Palaeopathologies

Bennett, C., 2003, A survey of pathologies of large pterodactyloid pterosaurs: Palaeontology, v. 46, part 1, p. 185-198.

Rothschild, R. M., Tanke, D. H., Helbling, M., and Martin, L. D., 2003, Epidemiologic study of tumors in dinosaurs: Naturwissenschaften, v. 90, p. 495-500.

Tanke, D. H., and Farke, A. A., 2003, Cranial abnormalities in horned dinosaurs: disease and normal biological processes—not combat wounds: In: Alberta Palaeontological Society, Seventh Annual Symposium, “Fossils in Motion” Abstracts, p. 78-81.

Gastroliths

Gasparini, Z. B., Salgado, L., and Casadio, S., 2003, Maastrichtian plesiosaurs from northern Patagonia: Cretaceous Research, v. 24, p. 157-170.

Ji, Q., Norell, M. A., Makovicky, P. J., Gao, K.-Q., Ji, S.-A., and Yuan, C., 2003, An early ostrich dinosaur and implications for ornithomimosaur phylogeny: American Museum Novitates, n. 3420, 19pp.

Kobayashi, Y., and Lu, J.-C., 2003, A new ornithomimid dinosaur with gregarious habits from the Late Cretaceous of China: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 48, n. 2, p. 235-259.

Xu, X., 2003, Dinosaurs: In: The Jehol Biota. The emergence of feathered dinosaurs, beaked birds and flowering plants, Editor-in-chief, Chang, M.-M., Co-editors, Chen, P.-J., Wang, Y.-Q., and Wang, Y., English editor, Miao, D-S., p. 108-127.

Zhou, Z.-H., and Zhang, F., 2003, Anatomy of the primitive bird Sapeornis chaoyangensis from the Early Cretaceous of Liaoning, China: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 40, p. 731-747.

Stomach contents

Kear, B. P., Boles, W. E., and Smith, E. T., 2003, Unusual gut contents in a Cretaceous ichthyosaur: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B, Supplement to v. 270, p. S206-S208.

Coprolites

Chin, K., Eberth, D. A., Schweitzer, M. H., Sloboda, W. J., and Horner, J. R., 2003, Remarkable preservation of undigested muscle tissue within a Late Cretaceous Tyrannosaurid coprolite from Alberta, Canada: Palaios, v. 18, p. 286-294.

Ghosh, P., Bhattacharya, S. K., Sahni, A., Kar, R. K., Mohabey, D. M., and Ambwani, K., 2003, Dinosaur coprolites from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Lameta Formation of India: isotopic and other markers suggesting a C3 plant diet: Cretaceous Research, v. 24, p. 743-750.

Jouy-Avanti, F., 2008, A standardized method for the description and the study of coprolites: Journal of Archaeological Science, v. 30, p. 367-372.

Cannibalism

Rogers, R. R., Krause, D. W., and Rogers, K. C., 2003, Cannibalism in the Madagascan dinosaur Majungatholus atops: Nature, v. 422, p. 515-518.

Fire (Mesozoic, Paleozoic)

Kring, D. A., and Durda, D. D., 2003, The day the World Burned. The dinosaur-killing impact set off a wave of wildfires that consumed Earth’s forests: Scientific American, v. 289, n. 6, p. 98-105.

Zeigler, K. E., 2003, Taphonomic analysis of the Snyder Quarry: a fire-related Upper Triassic vertebrate fossil assemblage from North-Central New Mexico: In: Paleontology and geology of the Upper Triassic (Revueltian) Snyder Quarry, New Mexico, edited by Ziegler, K. E., Heckert, A. B., and Lucas, S. G., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, bulletin 24, p. 49-62.

Beetle Borrings

Toothmarks

Everhart, M. J., 2003, First records of plesiosaur remains in the lower Smoky Hill Chalk Member (Upper Coniacian) of the Niobrara Formation in western Kansas: Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science, v. 106, n. ¾, p. 139-148.

Forrest, R., 2003, Evidence for scavenging by the marine crocodile Metriorhynchus on the carcass of a plesiosaur: Proceedings of the Geologist’s Association, v .114, p. 363-366.

Rogers, R. R., Krause, D. W., and Rogers, K. C., 2003, Cannibalism in the Madagascan dinosaur Majungatholus atops: Nature, v. 422, p. 515-518.

Histology

Botha, J., 2003, Biological aspects of the Permian dicynodont Oudenodon (Theraspida: Dicynodontia) deduced from bone histology and cross-sectional geometry: Palaeontologia Africana, v. 39, p. 37-44. Link to pdf

Caldwell, M. W., 2003, Histology of tooth attachment tissues in the Late Cretaceous mosasaurid Platecarpus: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 23, n. 3, p. 622-630.

Salgado, L., 2003, Considerations on the bony plates assigned to titanosaurs (Dinosauria, Sauropoda): Ameghiniana, v. 40, n. 3, p. 443-456.

Sayao, J. M., 2003, Histovariability in bones to two pterodactyloid pterosaurs from the Santana Formation, Araripe Basin, Brazil: preliminary results: In: Evolution and Palaeobiology of Pterosaurs, edited by Buffetaut, E., and Mazin, J.-M., Geological Society Special Publication, n. 217, p. 335-342.

Schweitzer, M. H., 2003, The future of molecular paleontology: Palaeontologia Electronica, v. 5, n. 2, 11pp.

Steel, L., 2003, The John Quekett sections and the earliest pterosaur histological studies: In: Evolution and Palaeobiology of Pterosaurs, edited by Buffetaut, E., and Mazin, J.-M., Geological Society Special Publication, n. 217, p. 325-334.

Soft tissue

Chin, K., Eberth, D. A., Schweitzer, M. H., Rando, T. A., Sloboda, W. J., and Horner, J. R., 2003, Remarkable preservation of undigested muscle tissue within a Late Cretaceous tyrannosaurid coprolite from Alberta, Canada: Palaios, v. 18, p. 286-294.

Frey, E. “D”, 2003, A new pterosaur from Mexico: In: 1st European Association of Vertebrate Paleontology, p. 21.

Gao, K. Q., and Shubin, N. H., 2003, Earliest known crown-group salamanders: Nature, v. 422, p. 424-428.

Godfrey, S. J., 2003, A diminutive temnospondyl amphibian from the Pennsylvanian of Illinois: In: Studies on the evolution of vertebrates-papers in honour of Robert Lynn Carroll, edited by Sues, H.-D., Murry, A. M., and J. S. Anderson, Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 40, p. 507-514.

Rougier, G. W., Ji, Q., and Novacek, M. J., 2003, A new symmetrodont mammal with fur impressions from the Mesozoic of China: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 77, n. 1, p. 7-14.

Bonebed

Taphonomy

Conneley, M. V., 2003 (for 2002), Paleoecology of the Morrison Formation, Como Bluff, Wyoming: In: The Mesozoic in Wyoming, Tate 2002, Casper College, p 35-48.

Phillips, R. L., 2003, Depositional environments and processes in Upper Cretaceous nonmarine and marine sediments, Ocean Point dinosaur locality, North Slope: Cretaceous Research, v. 24, p. 499-523.

Trueman, C. M., Benton, M. J., and Palmer, M. R., 2003, Geochemical taphonomy of shallow marine vertebrate assemblages: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 197, p. 151-169.

Zeigler, K. E., 2003, Taphonomic analysis of the Snyder Quarry: a fire-related Upper Triassic vertebrate fossil assemblage from North-Central New Mexico: In: Paleontology and geology of the Upper Triassic (Revueltian) Snyder Quarry, New Mexico, edited by Ziegler, K. E., Heckert, A. B., and Lucas, S. G., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, bulletin 24, p. 49-62.

Burrows

Damiani, R., Modesto, S., Yates, A., and Neveling, J., 2003, Earliest evidence of cynodont burrowing: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, p. 1747-1751.

DNA (and Blood)

(suppose) Tertiary Dinosaurs

Buck, B. J., Hanson, A. D., Hengst, R. A., and Hu, S.-S., 2003, “Tertiary Dinosaurs” in the Nanxiong Basin, Southern China, are reworked from the Cretaceous: The Journal of Geology, v. 112, p. 111-118.

Venomous

Extinction

Belcher, C. M., Collinson, M. E., Sweet, A. R., Hildebrand, A. R., and Scott, A. C., 2003, Fireball passes and nothing burns -- the role of thermal radiation in the Cretaceous-Tertiary event: evidence from the charcoal record of North America: Geology, v. 31, n. 12, p. 1061-1064.

Benton, M. J., and Twitchett, R. J., 2003, How to kill (almost) all life: the end-Permian extinction event: TRENDS in Ecology and Evolution, v. 18, n. 7, p. 358-365.

Fang, X., Lu, L., Jiang, Y., and Yang, L., 2003, Cretaceous fossil eggs from the Tiantai basin of Zhejiang, with a discussion on the extinction of dinosaurs: Geological Bulletin of China, v. 22, n. 7, p. 512-520.

Heydari, E., and Hassanzadeh, J., 2003, Deev Jahi model of the Permian-Triassic boundary mass extinction: a case for gas hydrates as the main cause of biological crisis on Earth: Sedimentary Geology, v. 163, p. 147-163.

Keller, G., Stinesbeck, W., Adatte, T., and Stuben, D., 2003, Multiple impacts across the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary: Earth-Science Reviews, v. 62, p. 327-363.

Payne, J. L., 2003, Applicability and resolving power of statistical tests for simultaneous extinction events in the fossil record: Paleobiology, v. 29, n. 1, p. 37-51.

Retallack, G. J., Smith, R. M. H., and Ward, P. D., 2003, Vertebrate extinction across Permian-Triassic boundary in Karoo Basin, South Africa: GSA Bulletin, v. 115, n. 9, p. 1133-1152.

Walkden, G., Parker, J., and Kelley, S., 2003, A Late Triassic impact ejecta layer in southwestern Britain: Science, v. 298, p. 2185-2188.

Integuments

Feathers

Bakhurina, N. N., and Unwin, D. M., 2003 (published in 2004), Reconstructing the flight apparatus of Eudimorphodon: In: Atti del Workshop Eudimorphodon: 30th from Discovery, Museo Civico di Scienze Naturali "e. Caffi" Di Bergamo, edited by Renesto, S., Rivista del Museo Civico di Scienze Naturali "Enrico Caffi", v. 22, p. 5-8.

Frey, E., Martill, D., M., and Buchy, C. C., 2003b, A new species of tapejarid pterosaur with soft tissue head crest: In: Evolution and Palaeobiology of Pterosaurs, edited by Buffetaut, E., and Mazin, J.-M., Geological Society Special Publication, n. 217, p. 65-72

Frey, E., Tischlinger, H., Buchy, M.-C., and Martill, D. M., 2003, New specimens of pterosauria (Reptilia) with soft parts with implications for pterosaurian anatomy and locomotion: In: Evolution and Palaeobiology of Pterosaurs, edited by Buffetaut, E., and Mazin, J.-M., Geological Society Special Publication, n. 217, p. 233-266.

Ji, Q., Ji, S-A., You, H., Zhang, J., Zhang, H., Zhang, N., Yuan, Y., and Ji, X., 2003, An Early Cretaceous avialian bird, Shenzhouraptor sinensis from Western Liaoning, China: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 77, n. 1, p. 21-26.

Naish, D., and Martill, D. M., 2003, Pterosaurs – a successful invasion of prehistoric skies: Biologist, v. 50, n. 5, p. 213-216.

Prum, R. O., 2003, Dinosaurs take to the air: Nature, v. 421, p. 323-324.

Prum, R. O., 2003, Are current critiques of the theropod origin of birds science? Rebuttal to Feduccia (2002): The Auk, v. 120, n. 2, p. 550-561.

Prum, R. O., and Brush, A. H., 2003, Which came first, the feather or the bird? Scientific American, v. 288, n. 3, p. 84-93.

Prum, P. O., and Dyck, J., 2003, A hierarchical model of plumage: morphology, development, and evolution: In: Special Issue: Development and evolution of amniote integuments, guest editors, Chuong, C.-M., and Homberger, D. G., Journal of Experimental Zoology (Molecular and developmental evolution), v. 298B, p. 73-90.

Sawyer, R. H., and Knapp, L. W., 2003, Avian skin development and the evolutionary origin of feathers: Journal of Experimenal oology (Mol Dev Evol) 298B: pp. 57-72.

Stephan, B., 2003, Die nachweisbaren strukturen der federn von Archaeopteryx mit anmerkungen zu Longisquama und diversen Proavis-modellen: Mitteilungen aus dem Museum fur Naturkunde in Berlin, Geowissenschaftliche Reihe, v. 6, p. 183-193.

Wang, X.-L., and Zhou, Z.-H., 2003, Pterosaurs: In: The Jehol Biota. The emergence of feathered dinosaurs, beaked birds and flowering plants, Editor-in-chief, Chang, M.-M., Co-editors, Chen, P.-J., Wang, Y.-Q., and Wang, Y., English editor, Miao, D-S., p. 98-107.

Xu, X., 2003, Dinosaurs: In: The Jehol Biota. The emergence of feathered dinosaurs, beaked birds and flowering plants, Editor-in-chief, Chang, M.-M., Co-editors, Chen, P.-J., Wang, Y.-Q., and Wang, Y., English editor, Miao, D-S., p. 108-127.

Xu, X., Cheng, Y., Wang, X., and Chang, C., 2003, Pygostyle-like structure from Beipiaosaurus (Theropoda, Therizinosauroidea) from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Liaoning, China: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 77, n. 3, p. 294-298.

Xu, X., Zhou, Z., Wang, X., Kuang, X., Zhang, F., and Du, X., 2003, Four-winged dinosaurs from China: Nature, v. 421, p. 335-340.

Zhang, F-C., Zhou, Z-H., and Hou, L.-H., 2003, Birds: In: The Jehol Biota. The emergence of feathered dinosaurs, beaked birds and flowering plants, Editor-in-chief, Chang, M.-M., Co-editors, Chen, P.-J., Wang, Y.-Q., and Wang, Y., English editor, Miao, D-S., p. 128-149.

Zhou, Z., and Zhang, F., 2003, Jeholornis compared to Archaeopteryx, with a new understanding of the earliest avian evolution: Naturwissenschaften, v. 90, p. 220-225.

Skin

Hair

Luo, Z.-X., Ji, Q., Wible, J. R., and Yuan, C.-X., 2003, An Early Cretaceous tribosphenic mammal and metatherian evolution: Science, p. 302,

Luo, Z.-X., Ji, Q., Wible, J. R., and Yuan, C.-X., 2003, An Early Cretaceous tribosphenic mammal and metatherian evolution: Science, p. 302, p. 1934-1940.

Rougier, G. W., Ji, Q., and Novacek, M. J., 2003, A new symmetrodont mammal with fur impressions from the Mesozoic of China: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 77, n. 1, p. 7-14.

Wang, Y.-Q., Hu, Y.-M., and Li, C.-K., 2003, Mammals: In: The Jehol Biota. The emergence of feathered dinosaurs, beaked birds and flowering plants, Editor-in-chief, Chang, M.-M., Co-editors, Chen, P.-J., Wang, Y.-Q., and Wang, Y., English editor, Miao, D-S., p. 150-161.

Interesting Articles

Alibardi, L., 2003, Adaptation to land: The skin in comparison to that of amphibians and endotherm amniotes: In: Special issue: Development and evolution of amniote integuments, guest editors, Chuong, C.-M., and Homberger, D. G., Journal of Experimental Zoology, Molecular and Developmental Evolution, v. 298B, n. 1, p. 12-39.

Alley, N. F., and Frakes, L. A., 2003, First known Cretaceous glaciation: Livingston Tillite Member of the Cadna-owie Formation, South Australia: Austalian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 50, p. 139-144.

Azuma, Y., 2003, Early Cretaceous vertebrae remains from Katsuyama City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan: Memoir of the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, n. 2, p. 17-22.

Benham, P., 2003, Coprolites and gastroliths: clues to the inner  workings of Mesozoic vertebrates: In: Alberta Palaeontological Society, Seventh Annual Symposium, “Fossils in Motion” Abstracts, p. 5-8.

Bralower, T. J., Silva, I. P., and Malone, M. J., 2003, New evidence for abrupt climate change in the Cretaceous and Paleogene: an ocean drilling program expedition to Shatsky Rise, northwest Pacific: GSA Today, v. 12, n. 11, p. 4-10.

Breyer, J., and Butcher, W., 2003, Nothing new under the Earth: the geology of Jules Vernes' Journey to the Centre of the Earth: Earth Sciences History, v. 22, n. 1, p. 36-54.

Britz, R., and Bartsch, P., 2003, The myth of dorsal ribs in gnathostome vertebrates: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, p. S1-S4.

Chang, K.-H., and Park, S.-O., 2003, Cretaceous stratigraphy of Korea an dinterregional correlations: Memoir of the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, n. 2, p. 103-112.

Cuneo, N. R., Taylor, E. L., Taylor, T. N., and Krings, M., 2003, In situ fossil forest form the upper Fremouw Formation (Triassic) of Antarctica: paleoenvironmental setting and paleoclimate analysis: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 197, p. 239-261.

Dalla Vecchia, F. M., 2003, Strategie adattative nei retili Triassici: Natura Nascosta, N. 27, p. 28-41.

Davidson, J. P., 2003, Edward Drinker Cope, Professor Paleozoic and Buffalo Land: Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science, v. 106, p. 3/4, p. 177-191.

Dromart, G., Garcia, J.-P., Picard, S., Atrops, F., Lecuyer, C., and Sheppard, S. M. F., 2003, Ice age at the Middle-Late Jurassic transition? Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 213, p. 205-220.

Evans, D. C., Lam, V. D., Maddin, H. C, and Conacher, G. N. 2003, Taphonomy of the Prehistoric Park Quarry, Horseshoe Canyon Formation, Drumheller, Alberta: In: Alberta Palaeontological Society, Seventh Annual Symposium, “Fossils in Motion” Abstracts, p. 25-28. 

Fraaije, R. H. B., 2003, The oldest in situ hermit crab from the Lower Cretaceous of Speeton, UK: Palaeontology, v. 46, part 1, p. 53-57.

Fujita, M., 2003, Geological age and correlation of the vertebrate-bearing horizons in the Tetori Group: Memoir of the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, n. 2, p. 3-14.

Gardiner, B. G., 2003, The Piltdown forgery: a re-statement of the case against Hinton: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, v. 139, p. 315-355.

Hasiotis, S. T., 2003, Complex ichnofossils of solitary and social soil organisms: understanding their evolution and roles in terrestrial paleoecosystems: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 192, p. 259-320.

Heckert, A. B., and Zeigler, K. E., 2003, The Late Triassic Snyder Quarry: a brief history of discovery and excavation: In: Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Triassic (Revueltian) Snyder Quarry, New Mexico, edited by Zeigler, K. F., Heckert, A. B., and Lucas, S. G., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Bulletin 24, p. 5-13.

Hirayama, R., Manage, M., Isaji, S., Barret, P. M., Evans, S. E., Yabumoto, Y., Matsuoka, H., Yamaguchi, I., and Yamaguchi, M., 2003, Vertebrate fauna from the Early Cretaceous Kuwajima Formation fo Shiramine Vilage, Ishikawa Prefecture, Central Japan: Memoir of the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, n. 2, p. 15-16.

Jamniczky, H. A., Brinkman, D. B., and Russell, A. P., 2003, Vertebrate microsite sampling; How much is enough? Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 23, n. 4, p. 725-734.

Kearney, M., and Clark, J. M., 2003, Problems due to missing data in phylogenetic analyses including fossils: a critical review: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 23, n. 2, p. 263-274.

Korn, D., and Reif, W.-E., 2003, Problems of cladistics: the phylogenetic relevance of cladograms and hierarchical structure of organic diversity: Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie Monatschefte, v. 11, p. 683-704.

Lucas, S. G., Zeigler, K. E., Heckert, A. B., and Hunt, A. P., 2003, Upper Triassic stratigraphy and biostratigraphy, Chama Basin, North-Central New Mexico: In: Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Triassic (Revueltian) Snyder Quarry, New Mexico, edited by Zeigler, K. F., Heckert, A. B., and Lucas, S. G., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Bulletin 24, p. 15-39.

Marugan-Lobon, J., and Buscalioni, A. D., 2003, Disparity and geometry of the skull in Archosauria (Reptilia: Diapsida): Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, v. 80, p. 67-88.

Nel, A., Perrichot, V., and Neraudeal, D., 2003, The oldest trigonalid wasp in the Late Albian amber of Charente-Maritime (SW France) (Hymenoptera: Trigonalidae): Ecologae Geologicae Helvetiae, v. 96, p. 503-508.

Norell, M. A., and Wheller, W., 2003, Missing entry replacement data analysis: a replacement approach to dealing with missing data in paleontological and total evidence data sets: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 23, n. 2, p. 275-283.

Raynolds, R. G., and Johnson, K. R., 2003, Synopsis of the stratigraphy and paleontology of the uppermost Cretaceous and Lower Tertiary strata in the Denver Basin, Colorado: Rocky Mountian Geology, v. 38, n. 1, p. 171-181.

Reif, W.-E., 2003, The primacy of morphology: pattern cladism, idealistic morphology, and evolution: Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen, v. 228, n. 3, p. 399-419.

Schweitzer, C. E., Lacovara, K. J., Smith, J. B., Lamanna, M. C., Lyon, M. A., and Attia, Y., 2003, Mangrove-dwelling crabs (Decapoda: Brachyura: Necrocarcinidae) associated with dinosaurs from the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of Egypt: Juornal of Paleontology, v. 77, n. 5, p. 888-894.

Schweitzer, M. H., 2003, The future of moecular paleontology: Palaeontologia Electronica, v. 5, n. 2, 11pp.

Sennikov, A. G., Gubin, Y. M., Golubev, V. K. Bulanov, V. V., Ivakhnenko, M. F., and Kurkin, A. A., 2003, A new oryctocenosis of the aquatic vertebrate community from the Late Permian of Central Russia: Palaeontological Journal, v. 37, n. 4, p. 417-424.

Shu, D,. Morris, S. C., Zhang, Z. F., Liu, J. N. Han, J., Chen, L., Zhang, X. L., Yasu, K, and Li, Y., 2003, A new species of Yunnanozoan with implications for deuterostome evolution: Science, v. 299, p. 1380-1384. (Haikouella jianshanensis)

Smith, J. B., and Dodson, P., 2003, A proposal for a standard terminology of anatomical notation and orientation in fossil vertebrate dentitions: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 23, n. 1, p. 1-12.

Strauss, R. E., Atanassov, M. N., and de Oliveira, J. A., 2003, Evaluation of the principal-component and expectation-maximization methods for estimating missing data in morphometric studies: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 23, n. 2, p. 284-296.

Tanner, L. H., Chapman, M. G., and Zeigler, K. E., 2003, Facies analysis and sedimentologic model for deposition of bone-bearing strata in the Upper Triassic Petrified Forest Formation at the Snyder Quarry, North-Central New Mexico: In: Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Triassic (Revueltian) Snyder Quarry, New Mexico, edited by Zeigler, K. F., Heckert, A. B., and Lucas, S. G., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Bulletin 24, p. 41-48.

Trueman, C. N., Benton, M. J., and Palmer, M. R., 2003, Geochemical taphonomy of shallow marine vertebrate assemblages: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 197, p. 151-169.

Turner, J. S., 2003, Trace fossils and extended organisms: a physiological perspective: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 192, p. 15-31.

Wiens, J. J., 2003, Incomplete taxa, incomplete characters, and phylogenetic accuracy: is there a missing data problem?: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 23, n. 2 p. 297-310.

Wilkinson, M., 2003, Missing entries and multiple trees: instability, relationships, and support in parsimony analysis: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 23, n. 2, p. 311-323.

Zeigler, K. E., 2003, Taphonomic analysis of the Synder Quarry: a fire-related Upper Triassic vertebrate fossil assemblage from North-Centraly New Mexico: In: Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Triassic (Revueltian) Snyder Quarry, New Mexico, edited by Zeigler, K. F., Heckert, A. B., and Lucas, S. G., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Bulletin 24, p. 49-62.

Zeigler, K. E., Heckert, A. B., and Lucas, S. G., 2003, The Upper Triassic (Norian: Revueltian) Snyder Quarry, Chama Basin, North-Central New Mexico: an overview: In: Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Triassic (Revueltian) Snyder Quarry, New Mexico, edited by Zeigler, K. F., Heckert, A. B., and Lucas, S. G., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Bulletin 24, p. 1-3.

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