Agnatha

Placoderm

Genus: Nova (1)

Kimbryanodus TRINAJSTIC & LONG, 2009

Species: Nova (2)

Bothriolepis dorakarasugensis MOLOSHINKOV, 2009
Kimbryanodus williamburyensis TRINAJSTIC & LONG, 2009

Anderson, P. S. L., 2009, Biomechanics, functional patterns, and disparity in Late Devonian arthrodires: Paleobiology, v. 35,n . 3, p. 321-342.

Anderson, P. S. L., and Westneat, M. W., 2009, A biomechanical model of feeding kinematics for Dunkleosteus terrelli (Arthrodira, Placodermi): Paleobiology, v. 35, n. 2, p. 251-269.

Carr, R. K., Johanson, Z., and Ritchie, A., 2009, The phyllolepid placoderm Cowralepis mclachlani: insights into the evolution of feeding mechanisms in jawed vertebrates: Journal of Morphology, v. 270, p. 775-804.

Lelievre, H., and Carr, R. K., 2009, The occipital-synarcual complex in Nefudina qalibahensis (Placoderm): Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 2, p. 584-588.

Moloshnikov, S. V., 2009, New data on Late Devonian bothriolepidid Placoderms (Pisces, Antiarchi) from Tuva: Palaeontological Journal, v. 43, n. 5, p. 558-568. (Bothriolepis dorakarasugensis)

Nagel-Myers, J., Dietl, G. P., and Brett, C. E., 2009, First report of sublethal breakage-induced predation on Devonian bivales: PalAios, v. 24, p. 460-465.

Trinajstic, K., and Long, J. A., 2009, A new genus and species of Ptychodont (Placodermi) from the Late Devonian Gneudna Formation, Western Australia, and an analysis of Ptyctodont phylogeny: Geological Magazine, v. 146,n . 5, p. 743-760. (Kimbryanodus williamburyensis)

Fish

Genus: Nova (11)

Agoultichthys MURRAY & WILSON, 2009
Arctovitalia SYTCHEVSKAYA, 2009
Kapokichthys SYTCHEVSKAYA IN SYTCHEVSKAYA, ANDERSON, & ANDERSON, 2009
Kazanichthys MINIKH, 2009
Linegruan MICKLE, LUND & GROGAN, 2009
Moltenia SYTCHEVSKAYA IN SYTCHEVSKAYA, ANDERSON, & ANDERSON, 2009
Peia LI, 2009
Priscosturion GRANDE & HILTON, 2009
Pseudoellimma FIGUEIREDO, 2009
Uranichthys MINIKH, 2009
Varialepis MINIKH, 2009

Species: Nova (`6)

Agoultichthys chattertoni MURRAY & WILSON, 2009
Apateodus busseni FIELITZ & SHIMADA, 2009
Arctovitalia ochevi SYTCHEVSKAYA, 2009
Berycopsis paucoradius DIETZE, 2009
Denwoodichthys brevispinnus SYTCHEVSKAYA IN SYTCHEVSKAYA, ANDERSON, & ANDERSON, 2009
Kapokichthys spinolepis SYTCHEVSKAYA IN SYTCHEVSKAYA, ANDERSON, & ANDERSON, 2009
Kazanichthys uralensis MINIKH, 2009
Linegruan judithi MICKLE, LUND & GROGAN, 2009
Linegruan snowyi MICKLE, LUND & GROGAN, 2009
Moltenia andersoni SYTCHEVSKAYA IN SYTCHEVSKAYA, ANDERSON, & ANDERSON, 2009
Peia jurongensis LI, 2009
Pseudoellimma gallae FIGUEIREDO, 2009
Semionotus moltenus SYTCHEVSKAYA IN SYTCHEVSKAYA, ANDERSON, & ANDERSON, 2009
Uranichthys pretoriensis MINIKH, 2009
Varialepis stanislovi MINIKH, 2009
Varialepis vitalii MINIKH, 2009

Synonym: Nova (1)

Priscosturion longipinnis (GRANDE & HILTON, 2006) GRANDE & HILTON, 2009
= Psammorhynchus longipinnis GRANDE & HILTON, 2006

Alvarado-Ortega, J,. and Porras-Muzquiz, H., 2009, On the occurrence of Gillicus arcuatus (Cope, 1875) (Pisces, Ichthyodectiformes) in Mexico: Boletinde la Sociedad Geologica Mexicana, v. 61, n. 2, p. 215-224.

Alvarado-Ortega, J., Ovalles-Damian, E., and Blanco-Pinon, A., 2009, The fossil fishes from the Sierra Madre Formation, Ocozocaulta, Chiapas, Southern Mexico: Palaeontologia Electronica, v. 12, issues 2, 4a, 22pp. Link to pdf

Bravo-Cuevas, V. M., Gonzalez-Rodriguez, K. A., Esquivel-Macias, C., and Fielitz, C., 2009, Advances on stratigraphy and paleontology of the Muhi Quarry from the Mid-Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian) of Hidalgo, Central Mexico: Boletin de la Sociedad Geologia Mexicana, v. 61, n. 2, p. 155-165. Link to pdf

Diedrich, C., 2009, The vertebrates of the Anisian/Landinian boundary (Middle Triassic) from Bissendorf (NW Germany) and their contribution to the anatomy, palaeoecology, and palaeobiogeography of the Germanic Basin reptiles: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 273, p. 1-16.

Dietze, K., 2009, Morphology and phylogenetic relationships of certian neoteleostean fishes from the Upper Cretaceous of Sendenhorst, Germany: Cretaceous Research, v. 30, p. 559-574. (Berycopsis paucoradius)

Duan, Y., and Zhang, L., 2009, Early Cretaceous precious fossil-bearing beds in Wejialign-Yaolugou of Jianchang Basein, western Liaoning: Global Geology, v. 12, n. 2, p. 87-93.

Fielitz, C., and Shimada, K., 2009, A new species of Apateodus (Teleostei: Aulopiformes) from the Upper Cretaceous Niobrara Chalk of Western Kansas, U.S.A.: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 3, p. 650-658. (Apateodus busseni)

de Figueiredo, F. J., 2009, A new clupeiform fish from the Lower Cretaceous (Barremian) of Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, northeastern Brazil: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 4, p. 993-1005. (Pseudoellimma gallae)

Friedman, M., 2009, Ecomorphological selectivity among marine teleost fishes during the end-Cretaceous extinction: Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, v. 106, n. 13, p. 5218-5223.

Gallo, V., de Carvalho, M. S. S., and Souto, A. A., 2009, A possible occurrence of Diodontidae (Teleostei, Tetraodontiformes) in the Upper Cretaceous of the Paraiba Basin, northeastern Brazil: Cretaceous Research, v. 30, p. 559-604.

Grande, L., and Hilton, E. J., 2009, A replacement name for Psammorhynchus Grande & Hilton, 2006 (Actinopterygii, Acipenseriformes, Acipenseridae): Journal of Paleontology, v. 83, n. 2, p. 317-318. (Priscosturion longipinnis = Psammorhynchus longipinnis)

Kocsis, L., Osi, A., Vennemann, T., Trueman, C. N., and Palmer, M. R., 2009, Geochemical study of vertebrate fossils from the Upper Cretaceous (Santonian) Czehbanya Formation (Hungary): Evidence for a freshwater habitat of mosasaurs and pycnodont fish: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 280, 522-542.

Kolosov, P. N., Ivensen, G. V., Mikhailova, T. E., Kurzanov, S. M., Efimov, M. B., and Gubin, Y. M., 2009, Taphonomy of the Upper Mesozoic tetrapod Teete Locality (Yakutia): Palaeontological Journal, v. 43, n. 2, p. 201-207.

Li, Q., 2009, A new parasemionotid-like fish from the Lower Triassic of Jurong, Jiangsu Province, China: Palaeontology, v. 52, part 2, p. 369-384. (Peia jurongensis)

Mickle, K. E., Lund, R., and Grogan, E. D., 2009, Three new palaeoniscoid fishes from the Bear Gulch Limestone (Serpukhovian, Mississippian) of Montana (USAP and the relationships of lower actinopterygians: Geodiversitas, v. 31, n. 2, p. 623-668. (Linegruan judithi, Linegruan snowyi, Beagiascus pulcherrums) Link to pdf

Minikh, A. V., 2009, New actinopterygian fishes from the Upper Permina of Eastern Europe: In: Memories of Professor Vitalii G. Ochev, edited by Shishkin, M. A., and Tverdokhlebov, V. P., p. 130-140. (Kazanichthys uralensis, Varialepis stanislovi, Varialepis vitalii, Uranichthys pretoriensis) Link to pdf

Minikh, A. V., and Minikh, M. G., 2009, Main events in development of the Middle-Upper Permian ichthyofauna of Eastern Europe: In: Memories of Professor Vitalii G. Ochev, edited by Shishkin, M. A., and Tverdokhlebov, V. P., p. 141-157. Link to pdf

Murray, A. M., and Wilosn, M. V. H., 2009, A new Late Cretaceous Macrosemiid fish (Neopterygii, Halecostomi) from Morocco, with temporal and geographical range extensions for the family: Palaeontology, v. 52, part 2, p. 429-440. (Agoultichthys chattertoni)

Neraudeau, D., Vullo, R., Gomez, B., Girard, V., Lak, M., Videt, B., Depre, E., and Perrichot, V., 2009, Amber, plant and vertebrate fossils from the Lower Cenomanian parallic facies of Aix Island (Charente-Maritime, SW France): Geodiversitas, v. 31, n. 1, p. 13-27.

Newbrey, M. G., Murray, A. M., Wilson, M. V. H., Brinkman, D. B., and Neuman, A. G., 2009, Seventy-five-million-year-old tropical tetra-like fish from Canada tracks Cretaceous global warming: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B., published online, 5pp.

Nagel-Myers, J., Dietl, G. P., and Brett, C. E., 2009, First report of sublethal breakage-induced predation on Devonian bivales: PalAios, v. 24, p. 460-465.

Perea, D., Soto, M., Veroslavsky, G., Martinez, S., and Ubilla, M., 2009, A Late Jurassic fossil assemblage in Gondwana: Biostratigraphy and correlations of the Tacuarembo Formation, Parana Basin, Uruguay: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v. 28, p. 168-179.

Poyato-Ariza, F. J., and Bermudez-Rochas D. D., 2009, New Pycnodont fish (Arcodonichthys pasiegae gen. et sp. nov.) from the Early Cretaceous of the Basque-Cantabrian Basin, northern Spain: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 1, p. 271-275. (Arcodonichthys pasiegae)

Rinehart, L. F., Lucas, S. G. ,Heckert, A. B., Spielmann, J. A., and Celesky, M. D., 2009, The paleobiology of Coelophysis bauri (Cope) from the Upper Triassic (Apachean) Whitaker quarry, New Mexico, with detailed analysis of a single quarry block: New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, a division of the Department of Cultural Affaris, Bulletin, 45, 260pp.

Romano, C., and Brinkmann, W., 2009, Reappraisal of the lower actinopterygian Birgeria stensioei Aldinger, 1931 (Osteichthyes: Birgeriidae) from the Middle Triassic of Monte San Giorgio (Switzerland) and Besano (Italy): Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen, v. 252, n. 1, p. 17-31.

Salgado, L., Canudo, J. I., Garrido, A. C., Ruiz-Omenaca, J. L., Garcia, R. A., de la Fuente, M. S., Barco, J. L., and Bollati, R., 2009, Upper Cretaceous vertebrates from El Anfiteatro area, Rio Negro, Patagonia, Argentina: Cretaceous Research, v. 30, p. 767-784.

Schultze, H.-P., 2009, Interpretation of marine and freshwater paleoenvironments in Permo-Carboniferous deposits: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 281, p. 126-136.

Sereno, P. C., Tan, L., Brusatte, S. L., Kriegstein, H. J., Zhao, X., and Cloward, K., 2009, Tyrannosaurid skeletal design first evolved at small body size: Science, Science express, published on line, 6 pp.

Shimada, K., and Everhart, M. J. 2009, First record of Anomoeodus (Osteichthyes: Pycnodontiformes) from the Upper Cretaceous Niobrara Chalk of Western Kansas: Transacations of the Kansas Academy of Science, v. 112, n. 1/2, p. 98-102.

Sytchevskaya, E. K., 2009, The first find of the Acrolepidae (Pisces, Palaeoniciformes) in the Lower Triassic of Northern Asia: In: Memories of Professor Vitalii G. Ochev, edited by Shishkin, M. A., and Tverdokhlebov, V. P., p. 189-196. (Arctovitalia ochevi) Link to pdf

Sytchevskaya, E. K., Anderson, H. M., and Anderson, J. M., 2009, Late Triassic fishes of South Africa: In: Memories of Professor Vitalii G. Ochev, edited by Shishkin, M. A., and Tverdokhlebov, V. P., p. 197-215. (Denwoodichthys brevispinnus, Semionotus moltenus, Moltenia andersoni, Kapokichthys spinolepis) Link to pdf

Vullo, R., Bernardez, E., and Buscalioni, A. D., 2009, Vertebrates, from the middle?-late Cenomanian La Cabana Formation (Asturias, northern Spain): Palaeoenviromental and palaeobiogeogrpahic implications: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 276, p. 120-129.

Vullo, R., Buscalioni, A. D., Marugan[Lobon, J., and Moratalla, J. J., 2009, First pterosaur remains from the Early Cretaceous lagerstatte of Las Hoyas, Spain: palaeoecological significance: Geological Magazine, v. 146, n. 6, p. 931-936.

Genus: Nova (2)

Guiyu ZHU, ZHAO, JIA, LU, QIAO, QU, 2009
Qingmenodus LU & ZHU, 2010 (published in 2009)

Species: Nova (2)

Guiyu oneiros ZHU, ZHAO, JIA, LU, QIAO, QU, 2009
Qingmenodus yui LU & ZHU, 2010 (published in 2009)

Lu, J., and Zhu, M., 2010 (published in 2009), An onychodont fish (Osteichthyes, Sarcopterygii) from the Early Devonian of China, and the evolution of the Onychodontiformes: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B, v. 277, p. 293-299. (Qingmendous yui)

Minikh, A. V., and Minikh, M. G., 2009, Main events in development of the Middle-Upper Permian ichthyofauna of Eastern Europe: In: Memories of Professor Vitalii G. Ochev, edited by Shishkin, M. A., and Tverdokhlebov, V. P., p. 141-157. Link to pdf

Schultze, H.-P., 2009, Interpretation of marine and freshwater paleoenvironments in Permo-Carboniferous deposits: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 281, p. 126-136.

Witzmann, F., 2009, Comparative histology of sculptured dermal bones in basal tetrapods, and the implications for the soft tissue dermis: Palaeodiversity, v. 2, p. 233-270.

Zhu, M., and Yu, X., 2009, Stem sarcopterygians have primitive polybasal fin articulation: Biology Letters, v. 5, p. 372-375.

Zhu, M., Zhao, W., Jia, L., Lu, J., Qiao, T., and Qu, Q., 2009, The oldest articulated osteichthyan reveals mosaic gnathostome characters: Nature, v. 458, p. (Guiyu oneiros)

Genus: Nova (2)

Cathlorhynchus CAMPBELL, BARWICK, & SENDEN, 2009
Dipnorhynchus Subgenus: Placorhynchus CAMPBELL, BARWICK, & SENDEN, 2009

Species: Nova (2)

Cathlorhynchus trismodipterus CAMPBELL, BARWICK, & SENDEN, 2009
Dipnorhynchus Subgenus: Placorhynchus cathlesae CAMPBELL & BARWICK, 1999

Campbell, K. S. W., Barwick, R. E., and Senden, T. J., 2009, Evolution of dipnoans (lungfish) in the Early Devonian of southeastern Australia: Alcheringa, v. 33, p. 59-78. (Cathlorhynchus trismodipterus, Dipnorhynchus (Placorhynchus) cathlesae)

Nagel-Myers, J., Dietl, G. P., and Brett, C. E., 2009, First report of sublethal breakage-induced predation on Devonian bivales: PalAios, v. 24, p. 460-465.

Novikov, I. V., Lebedev, O. A., and Krupina, N. I., 2009, New data on the early Triassic sarcopterygians (Pisces: Actinistia and Dipnoi) of Eastern Europe: In: Memories of Professor Vitalii G. Ochev, edited by Shishkin, M. A., and Tverdokhlebov, V. P., p. 158-170. Link to pdf

Perea, D., Soto, M., Veroslavsky, G., Martinez, S., and Ubilla, M., 2009, A Late Jurassic fossil assemblage in Gondwana: Biostratigraphy and correlations of the Tacuarembo Formation, Parana Basin, Uruguay: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v. 28, p. 168-179.

Salgado, L., Canudo, J. I., Garrido, A. C., Ruiz-Omenaca, J. L., Garcia, R. A., de la Fuente, M. S., Barco, J. L., and Bollati, R., 2009, Upper Cretaceous vertebrates from El Anfiteatro area, Rio Negro, Patagonia, Argentina: Cretaceous Research, v. 30, p. 767-784.

Schultze, H.-P., 2009, Interpretation of marine and freshwater paleoenvironments in Permo-Carboniferous deposits: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 281, p. 126-136.

Geng, B.-H., Zhu, M., and Jin, F., 2009, A revision and phylogenetic analysis of Guizhoucoelacanthus (Sarcopterygii, Actinistia) from the Triassic of China: Vertebrata PalAsiatica, v. 47, n. 3, p. 165-177.

Rinehart, L. F., Lucas, S. G. ,Heckert, A. B., Spielmann, J. A., and Celesky, M. D., 2009, The paleobiology of Coelophysis bauri (Cope) from the Upper Triassic (Apachean) Whitaker quarry, New Mexico, with detailed analysis of a single quarry block: New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, a division of the Department of Cultural Affaris, Bulletin, 45, 260pp.

Schultze, H.-P., 2009, Interpretation of marine and freshwater paleoenvironments in Permo-Carboniferous deposits: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 281, p. 126-136.

Fish Ichnology

Costeur, L., and Ezquerra, R., 2009, Early Cretaceous fish trails from La Rioja, Spain: Cretaceous Research, v. 30, p. 1027-1030.

Fish Burrows

Fish Coprolites

Dias-da-Silva, S., Dias, E. V,. and Schultz, C. L., 2009, First record of stereospondyls (Tetrapoda, Temnospondyli) in the Upper Triassic of Southern Brazil: Gondwana Research, v. 15, p. 131-136.

Dias-Da-Silva, S., and Ilha, A. L. R., 2009, On the presence of a pustulated temnospondyl in the Lower Triassic of Southern Brazil: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 54, n. 4, p. 609-614.

Dilkes, D. W., 2009, Comparison and biomechanical interpretations of the vertebrae and osteoderms of Cacops aspidephorus and Dissorophus multicinctus (Temnospondyli, Dissorophidae): Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 4, p. 1013-1021.

Fröbisch, N. B., and Schoch, R. R., 2009, The largest specimen of Apateon and the life history pathway of neoteny in the Paleozoic temnosondyl family Branchiosauridae: Fossil Record, v. 12, n. 1, p. 83-90.

Gridi-Papp, M., and Narins, P. M., 2009, Environmental influences in the evolution of tetrapod hearing sensitivity and middle ear tuning: Integrative and Comparative Biology, v. 49, n. 6, p. 702-716.

Maisch, M. W., Vega, C. S., and Schoch, R. R., 2009, No dicynodont in the Keuper--a reconsideration of the occurrence of aff. Dinodontosaurus in the Middle Triassic of Southern Germany: Palaeodiversity, v. 2, p. 271-278.

Rayfield, E. J., Barrett, P. M., and Milner, A. R., 2009, Utility and validity of Middle and Late Triassic 'Land Vertebrate faunachrons': Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 1, p. 80-87.

Schultze, H.-P., 2009, Interpretation of marine and freshwater paleoenvironments in Permo-Carboniferous deposits: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 281, p. 126-136.

Shishkin, M. A., and Sulej, T., 2009, Early Triassic Temnospondyls of the Czatkowice 1 tetrapod assemblage: Palaeontologia Polonica, v. 65, p. 31-77. (Parotosuchus (Parotosuchus) speleus)

Cook, E., and Trueman, C., 2009, Taphonomy and geochemistry of a vertebrate microremains assemblage from the Early Triassic fissure deposits at Czatkowice 1, Southern Poland: Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 65, p. 17-30.

Paszkowski, M., 2009, The Early Triassic Karst of Czatkowice 1, Southern Poland: Palaeontologia Polonica, v. 65, p. 7-16.

Witzmann, F., 2009, Cannibalism in a small growth stage of the Early Permian branchiosaurid Apateon gracilis (Credner, 1881) from Saxony: Fossil Record, v. 12, n. 1, p. 7-11.

Witzmann, F., 2009, Comparative histology of sculptured dermal bones in basal tetrapods, and the implications for the soft tissue dermis: Palaeodiversity, v. 2, p. 233-270.

Witzmann, F., Scholz, H., and Ruta, M., 2009, Morphospace occupation of temnospondyl growth series: a geometric morphometric approach: Alcheringa, v. 33, p. 237-255.

Genus: Nova (1)

Nannaroter ANDERSON, SCOTT & REISZ, 2009

Species: Nova (1)

Nannaroter mckinziei ANDERSON, SCOTT & REISZ, 2009

Anderson, J. S., Scott, D., and Reisz, R. R., 2009, Nannaroter mckinzei, a new ostodolepid 'microsaur' (Tetrapoda, Lepospondyli, Recumbirostra) from the Early Permian of Richards Spur (Ft. Sill), Oklahoma: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 2, p. 379-388. (Nannaroter mckinzei)

Bolt, J. R., and Rieppel, O., 2009, The holotype skull of Llistrofus pricei Carroll and Gaskill, 1978 (Microsauria: Hapsidopareiontidae): Journal of Paleontology, v. 83, n. 3, p. 471-483.

Schultze, H.-P., 2009, Interpretation of marine and freshwater paleoenvironments in Permo-Carboniferous deposits: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 281, p. 126-136.

Skutschas, P. P., Martin, T., and Sun, G., 2009, The co-occurrence of non-lissamphibian temnospondyls and salamanders in the Late Jurassic of the southern Junggar Basin (Xinjiang Autonomous Region, NW China): Proceedings of the Zoological Insitute RAS, v. 313, n. 2, p. 143-148. Link to pdf

Lower Reptiles (“Anapsids”)

Genus: Nova (2)

Australothyris MODESTO, SCOTT & REISZ, 2009
Procolina BORSUK-BIALYNICKA & LUBKA, 2009

Species: Nova (2)

Australothyris smithi MODESTO, SCOTT & REISZ, 2009
Procolina teresae BORSUK-BIALYNICKA & LUBKA, 2009

Abdala, F., Martinelli, A. G., Bento Soares, M., de la Fuente, M., and Ribeiro, A. M., 2009, South American Middle Triassic continental faunas with amniotes: biostratigraphy and correlation: Palaeontological Society of Southern Africa, Palaeontolographica Africana, v. 44, p. 83-87.

Borsuk-Bialynicka, M., and Lubka, M., 2009, Procolophonids from the Early Triassic of Poland: Palaeontologia Polonica, v. 65, p. 107-144. (Procolina teresae)

Cabreira, S. F., and Cisneros, J. C., 2009, Tooth histology of the parareptile Soturnia caliodon from the Upper Triassic of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 54, n. 4, p. 743-748.

Cook, E., and Trueman, C., 2009, Taphonomy and geochemistry of a vertebrate microremains assemblage from the Early Triassic fissure deposits at Czatkowice 1, Southern Poland: Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 65, p. 17-30.

Cisneros, J. C., and Tsuji, L. A., 2009, Nycteroleter affinities of a Permian parareptile from the South African Karoo Basin: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 54, n. 1, p. 165-169.

Evans, D. C., Maddin, H. C., and Reisz, R. R., 2009, A re-evaluation of sphenacodontid synapsid material from the Lower Permian fissure fills near Richards Spur, Oklahoma: Palaeontology, v. 52, part 1, p. 219-227.

Gridi-Papp, M., and Narins, P. M., 2009, Environmental influences in the evolution of tetrapod hearing sensitivity and middle ear tuning: Integrative and Comparative Biology, v. 49, n. 6, p. 702-716.

Lucas, S. G., 2009, Timing and magnitude of tetrapod extinctions across the Permo-Triassic Boundary: Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, v. 36, p. 491-502.

Modesto, S. P., Scott, D. M., and Reisz, R. R., 2009, A new parareptile with temporal fenestration from the Middle Permian of South Africa: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 46, n. 1, p. 9-20. (Australothyris smithi)

Modesto, S. P., Scott, D. M., and Reisz, R. R., 2009, Arthropod remains in the oral cavities of fossil reptiles support inference of early insectivory: Biology Letters, published on line, 3 pp.

Paszkowski, M., 2009, The Early Triassic Karst of Czatkowice 1, Southern Poland: Palaeontologia Polonica, v. 65, p. 7-16.

Saila, L. K., 2009, Alpha taxonomy of the Russian Permian procolophonoid reptiles: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 54, v. 4, p. 599-608.

Sumin, D. L., 2009, Hibernation as a factor responsible for preservation of the Pareiasauria in the Kotelnich Locality: In: Memories of Professor Vitalii G. Ochev, edited by Shishkin, M. A., and Tverdokhlebov, V. P., p. 171-174. Link to pdf

Tsuji, L. A., and Müller, J., 2009, Assembling the history of the Parareptilia: phylogeny, diversification, and a new definition of the clade: Fossil Record, v. 12, n. 1, p. 71-81.

Turtles

Genus: Nova (4)

Aurorachelys VANDERMARK, TARDUNO, BRINKMAN, COTTRELL & MASON, 2009
Cedrobaena LYSON & JOYCE, 2009b
Kinkonychelys GAFFNEY, KRAUSE & ZALMOUT, 2009
Peckemys LYSON & JOYCE, 2009b

Species: Nova (7)

Adocus bostobensis SYROMYATNIKOVA & DANILOV, 2009
Adocus dzhurtasensis SYROMYATNIKOVA & DANILOV, 2009
Aurorachelys gaffneyi VANDERMARK, TARDUNO, BRINKMAN, COTTRELL & MASON, 2009
Euclastes coahuliaensis BRINKMAN, AQUILLON-MARTINEZ, DE LEON DAVILA, JAMNICZKY, EBERTH & COLBERT, 2009
Kinkonychelys rogersi GAFFNEY, KRAUSE & ZALMOUT, 2009
Palatobaena cohen LYSON & JOYCE, 2009a
Peckemys brinkman LYSON & JOYCE, 2009b

Synonym: Nova (1)

Cedrobaena putorius LYSON & JOYCE, 2009b (referred material)
= Plesiobaena putorius GAFFNEY, 1972

Aquentin, J., Barrett, P. M., Jones, M. E. H., Moore-Fay, S., and Evans, S. E., 2008, A new stem turtle from the Middle Jurassic of Scotland: new insights into the evolution and palaeoecology of basal turtles: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B., v. 276, p. 879-886 (Eileanchelys waldmani) Link to pdf

Benson, R. B. J., Butler, R. J., Lindgren, J., and Smith, A. S., 2009, Mesozoic marine tetrapod diversity: mass extinctions and temporal heterogeneity in geological megabiases affecting vertebrate: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B, published online, 6pp.

Brinkman, D., Aquillo-Martinez, M. C., de Leon Davila, C. A., Jamniczky, H., Eberth, D. A., and Colbert, M., 2009, Euclastes coahuilaensis sp. nov., a basal cheloniid turtle from the Late Campanian Cerro del Pueblo Formation of Coahuila State, Mexico: PaleoBios, v. 28, n. 3, p. 76-88. (Euclastes coahuilaensis)

Duan, Y., and Zhang, L., 2009, Early Cretaceous precious fossil-bearing beds in Wejialign-Yaolugou of Jianchang Basein, western Liaoning: Global Geology, v. 12, n. 2, p. 87-93.

Gaffney, E. S., Hooks, G. E., III, and Schneider, V. P., 2009, New material of North American Side-Necked Turtles (Pleurodira: Bothremydidae): American Museum Novitates, n. 3655, 26pp.

Gaffney, E. S., Krause, D. W., and Zalmout, I. S., 2009, Kinkonychelys, a new side-necked turtle (Pelomedusoides: Bothremydidae) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar: American Museum Novitates, no. 3662, 25 pp. (Kinkonychelys rogersi)

Gaffney, E. S., and Jenkins, F. A., jr., 2009, The cranial morphology of Kayentachelys, an Early Jurassic cryptodire, and the early history of turtles: Acta Zoologica, published on line, 34pp.

Grarcia, A. P., Ortega, F., and Murelaga, X., 2009, Una probable tortuga pancryptodira del Cretacico Superior de lo Hueco (Cuenca, Espana): Paleolustiana, n. 1, p. 365-371.

Jackson, F. D., Jin, X., and Schmitt, J. G., 2009, Fungi in a Lower Cretaceous Turtle egg from China: evidence of ecological interactions: PalAios, v. 24, p. 840-845.

Jacobs, L. L., Mateus, O., Polcyn, M. J., Schulp, A. S., Scotese, C. R., Goswami, A., Ferguson, K. M., Robbins, J. A., Vineyard, D. P., and Buto Neto, A., 2009, Cretaceous paleogeography, paleoclimatology, and amniote biogeography of the low and mid-latitude South Atlantic Ocean: Bulletin of the Geological Society of France, t. 180, n. 4, p. 333-341.

Joyce, W. G., Lucas, S. G., Scheyer, T. M., Heckert, A. B., and Hunt, A. P., 2008, A thin-shelled reptile from the Late Triassic of North America and the origin of the turtle shell: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, series B, v. 276, p. 507-513. (Chinlechelys tenertesta) Link tp pdf

Kocsis, L., Osi, A., Vennemann, T., Trueman, C. N., and Palmer, M. R., 2009, Geochemical study of vertebrate fossils from the Upper Cretaceous (Santonian) Czehbanya Formation (Hungary): Evidence for a freshwater habitat of mosasaurs and pycnodont fish: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 280, 522-542.

Lee, Y.-N., Hutchison, J. H., and Chang, K.-H., 2009, The first Mesozoic turtle from South Korea: Cretaceous Research, v. 30, p. 1287-1292.

Lyson, T. R., and Joyce, W. G., 2009a, A new species of Palatobaena (Testudines: Baenidae) and a maximum parsimony and bayesian phylogenetic analysis of Baenidae: Journal of Paleontology, v. 83, n. 3, p. 457-470. (Palatobaena cohen)

Lyson, T. R., and Joyce, W. G., 2009b, A revision of Plesiobaena (Testudinoes: Baenidae) and an assessment of Baenid ecology across the K/T boundary: Journal of Paleontology, v. 83, n. 6, p. 833-853. (Peckemys brinkman)

Marmi, J., Vila, B., and Galobart, A., 2009, Solemys (Chelonii, Solemydidae) remains from the Maastrichtian of Pyrenees: evidence of a semi-aquatic lifestyle: Cretaceous Research, v. 30, p. 1307-1312.

Neraudeau, D., Vullo, R., Gomez, B., Girard, V., Lak, M., Videt, B., Depre, E., and Perrichot, V., 2009, Amber, plant and vertebrate fossils from the Lower Cenomanian parallic facies of Aix Island (Charente-Maritime, SW France): Geodiversitas, v. 31, n. 1, p. 13-27.

Nagashima, H., Sugahara, F,. Takechi, M,. Ericsson, R., Kawashima-Ohya, Y., Naraita, Y., and Kuratami, S., 2009, Evolution of the Turtle body plan by the folding and creation of new muscle connections: Science, v. 325, p. 193-196.

Ortega, F., Malafaia, E., Escaso, F., Garcia, A. P., and Dantas, P., 2009, Faunas de repteis do Jurassico Superior de Portugal: Paleolusitana, n. 1, p. 43-56.

Perea, D., Soto, M., Veroslavsky, G., Martinez, S., and Ubilla, M., 2009, A Late Jurassic fossil assemblage in Gondwana: Biostratigraphy and correlations of the Tacuarembo Formation, Parana Basin, Uruguay: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v. 28, p. 168-179.

Pereda-Suberbiola, X., 2009, Biogeographical affinities of Late Cretaceous continental tetrapods of Europe: a review: Bulletin of Geological Society of France, t. 180, n. 1, p. 57-71.

Rivera-Sylva, H. E., Frey, E., Palomino-Sanchez, F. J., Guzman-Gutierrez, J. R., and Ortiz-Mendieta, J. A., 2009, Preliminary report on a Late Cretaceous vertebrate fossil assemblage in Northwestern Coahuila, Mexico: Boletin de la Sociedad Geologica Mexicana: v. 61, n. 2, p. 239-244.

Salgado, L., Canudo, J. I., Garrido, A. C., Ruiz-Omenaca, J. L., Garcia, R. A., de la Fuente, M. S., Barco, J. L., and Bollati, R., 2009, Upper Cretaceous vertebrates from El Anfiteatro area, Rio Negro, Patagonia, Argentina: Cretaceous Research, v. 30, p. 767-784.

Syromyatnikova, E. V., and Danilov, I. G., 2009, New material and a revision of turtles of the genus Adocus (Adocidae) from the Late Cretaceous of Middle Asia and Kazakhstan: Proceedings of the Zoological Institute, RAS, v. 313, n. 1, p. 74-94. (Adocus dzhurtasensis, Adocus bostobensis) Link to pdf

Vandermark, D., Tarduno, J. A., Brinkman, D. B., Cottrell, R. D., and Mason, S., 2009, New Late Cretaceous macrobaenid turtle with Asian affinities from the High Canadian Arctic: dispersal via ice-free polar routes: Geology, v. 37, n. 2, p. 183-186. (Aurorachely sgaffneyi)

Vullo, R., Bernardez, E., and Buscalioni, A. D., 2009, Vertebrates, from the middle?-late Cenomanian La Cabana Formation (Asturias, northern Spain): Palaeoenviromental and palaeobiogeogrpahic implications: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 276, p. 120-129.

Diapsida (Lower Lepidosauromorphs)

Lizards and Snakes

Genus: Nova (2)

Palaeoscincosaurus SULLIVAN & LUCAS, 1996
Utahgenys NYDAM & FITZPATRICK, 2009

Species: Nova (2)

Palaeoscincosaurus pharkidodon NYDAM & FITZPATRICK, 2009
Utahgenys evansi NYDAM & FITZPATRICK, 2009

Benson, R. B. J., Butler, R. J., Lindgren, J., and Smith, A. S., 2009, Mesozoic marine tetrapod diversity: mass extinctions and temporal heterogeneity in geological megabiases affecting vertebrate: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B, published online, 6pp.

Candeiro, C. R. A., Nava, W., Martinelli, A. G., Forasiepi, A. M., Scanferla, C. A., and Muzzopappa, P., 2009, New lizard record (Diapsida, Lepidosauria) from the Upper Cretaceous Adamantina Formation, Brazil: Bulletin of Geosciences, v. 84, n. 3, p. 573-576. Link to pdf

Consoli, C. P., and Stilwell, J. D., 2009, Late Cretaceous marine reptile (Elasmosauridae and Mosasauridae) of the Chatham Islands, New Zealand: Cretaceous Research, v. 30, p. 991-999.

Dutchak, A. R., and Caldwell, M. W., 2009, A redescription of Aigialosaurus (= Opetiosaurus) bucchichi (Kornhuber, 1901) (Squamata: Aigilosauridae) with comments on mosasuaroid systematics: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 2, p. 437-452.

Evans, S. E., and Wang, Y., 2009, A long-limbed lizard from the Upper Jurassic/Lower Cretaceous of Daohugou, Ningcheng, Nei Mongol, China: Vertebrata PalAsiatica, v. 47, n. 1, p. 21-34.

Fernandez, M., and Martin, J. E., 2009, Description and phylogenetic relationships of Taniwhasaurus antarcticus (Mosasauridae, Tylosauridae) from the upper Campanian (Cretaceous) of Antarctica: Cretaceous Research, v. 30, p. 717-726.

Grigor'ev, D. V., Averianov, A. O., Arkhangelsky, M. S., Pervushov, E. M., and Zozyrev, N. Yu, 2009, A mosasaur from the Cenomanian of Russia: Paleontological Journal, v. 43, n. 3, p. 311-317.

Jacobs, L. L., Mateus, O., Polcyn, M. J., Schulp, A. S., Scotese, C. R., Goswami, A., Ferguson, K. M., Robbins, J. A., Vineyard, D. P., and Buto Neto, A., 2009, Cretaceous paleogeography, paleoclimatology, and amniote biogeography of the low and mid-latitude South Atlantic Ocean: Bulletin of the Geological Society of France, t. 180, n. 4, p. 333-341.

Kocsis, L., Osi, A., Vennemann, T., Trueman, C. N., and Palmer, M. R., 2009, Geochemical study of vertebrate fossils from the Upper Cretaceous (Santonian) Czehbanya Formation (Hungary): Evidence for a freshwater habitat of mosasaurs and pycnodont fish: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 280, 522-542.

Kolosov, P. N., Ivensen, G. V., Mikhailova, T. E., Kurzanov, S. M., Efimov, M. B., and Gubin, Y. M., 2009, Taphonomy of the Upper Mesozoic tetrapod Teete Locality (Yakutia): Palaeontological Journal, v. 43, n. 2, p. 201-207.

Konishi, T., and Caldwell, M. W., 2009, New material of the mosasaur Plioplatecarpus nichollsae cuthbertson et al., 2007, clarifies problematic features of the holotype specimen: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 2, p. 417-436.

Lindgren, J., 2009, Cranial osteology of the giant mosasaur Plesiotylosaurus (Squamata, Mosasauridae): Journal of Paleontology, v. 83, n. 3, p. 448-456.

Lindgren, J., Alwmark, C., Caldwell, M. W., and Fiorillo, A. R., 2009, Skin of the Cretaceous mosasaur Plotosaurus: implications for aquatic adapatations in giant marine reptiles: Biology Letters, v. 5, p. 528-531.

Mo, J.-Y., Xu, X., and Evans, S. E., 2010 (published in 2009), The evolution of the lepidosaurian lower temporal bar: new perspectives from the Late Cretaceous of South China: Proceedings of the Royal Society, series B, v. 277, p. 331-336, published on line March 18, 6pp.

Neraudeau, D., Vullo, R., Gomez, B., Girard, V., Lak, M., Videt, B., Depre, E., and Perrichot, V., 2009, Amber, plant and vertebrate fossils from the Lower Cenomanian parallic facies of Aix Island (Charente-Maritime, SW France): Geodiversitas, v. 31, n. 1, p. 13-27.

Nydam, R. L., and Fitzpatrick, B. M., 2009, The occurrence of Contogenys-like lizards in the Late Cretaceous and Early Tertiary of the western interior of the U.S.A.: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 28, n. 3, p. 677-701. (Palaeosincosaurus pharkidodon, Utahgenys evansi)

Ortega, F., Malafaia, E., Escaso, F., Garcia, A. P., and Dantas, P., 2009, Faunas de repteis do Jurassico Superior de Portugal: Paleolusitana, n. 1, p. 43-56.

Pereda-Suberbiola, X., 2009, Biogeographical affinities of Late Cretaceous continental tetrapods of Europe: a review: Bulletin of Geological Society of France, t. 180, n. 1, p. 57-71.

Ross, M. R., 2009, Charting the Late Cretaceous seas: mosasaur richness and morphological diversification: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 2, p. 409-416.

Vullo, R., Bernardez, E., and Buscalioni, A. D., 2009, Vertebrates, from the middle?-late Cenomanian La Cabana Formation (Asturias, northern Spain): Palaeoenviromental and palaeobiogeogrpahic implications: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 276, p. 120-129.

Sphenodonts

Arantes, B. de A., Soares, M. B,. and Schultz, C. L., 2009, Clevosaurus brasiliensis (Lepidosauria, Sphenodontia) do Triassico superior do Rio Grande do Sul: anaaomia pos-craniana e relacoes filogeneticas: Rev. Bras. Paleontol, v. 12, n. 1, p. 43-54.

Curtis, N., Jones, M. E. H., Evans, S. E., O'Higgins, P., and Fagan, M. J., 2009, Visualising muscle anatomy using three-dimensional computer models - an example using the head and neck muscles of Sphenodon: Palaeontologia Electronica, v. 12, issue 3, 18pp.

Rinehart, L. F., Lucas, S. G. ,Heckert, A. B., Spielmann, J. A., and Celesky, M. D., 2009, The paleobiology of Coelophysis bauri (Cope) from the Upper Triassic (Apachean) Whitaker quarry, New Mexico, with detailed analysis of a single quarry block: New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, a division of the Department of Cultural Affaris, Bulletin, 45, 260pp.

Ichthyosaurs

Synonym: Nova (1)

Shastasaurus tangae (CAO & LAO, 2000) SHANG & LI, 2009
= Guizhouichthyosaurus tangae CAO & LAO, 2000
= Panjiangsaurus epicharis CHEN & CHANG, 2003
= Cymbonspondylus asiaticus LI & YOU, 2002

Benson, R. B. J., Butler, R. J., Lindgren, J., and Smith, A. S., 2009, Mesozoic marine tetrapod diversity: mass extinctions and temporal heterogeneity in geological megabiases affecting vertebrate: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B, published online, 6pp.

Diedrich, C., 2009, The vertebrates of the Anisian/Landinian boundary (Middle Triassic) from Bissendorf (NW Germany) and their contribution to the anatomy, palaeoecology, and palaeobiogeography of the Germanic Basin reptiles: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 273, p. 1-16.

Ensom, P. C., Clements, R. G., Feist-Burkhardt, S., Milner, A. R., Chitolie, J,. Jeffery, P. A., and Jones, C., 2009, The age and identity of an ichthyosaur reputedly from the Purbeck Limestone Group, Lower Cretaceous, Dorset, southern England: Cretaceous Research, v. 30, p. 699-709.

O'Keefe, F. R., Street, H. P., Cavigelli, J. P., Socha, J. J., and O'Keefe, R. D., 2009, A plesiosaur containing an ichthyosaur embryo as stomach contents from the Sundance Formation of the Bighorn Basin, Wyoming: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 4, p. 1306-1310.

Shang, Q.-H., and Li, C., 2009, On the occurrence of the ichthyosaur Shastasaurus in the Guanling Biota (Late Triassic), Guizhou, China: Vertebrate PalAsiatica, v. 47, n. 3. p. 178-193. (Shastasaurus tangae = Guizhouichthyosaurus tangae)

Wahl, W. R., 2009, Taphonomy of a nose dive: bone and tooth displacement and mineral accretion in an ichthyosaur skull: Paludiola, v. 7, n. 3, p. 107-116.

Sauropterygians and Placodontians

Genus: Nova (2)

Gallardosaurus GASPARINI, 2009
Nichollsssaura DRUCKENMILLER & RUSSELL, 2009

Species: Nova (1)

Gallardosaurus iturraldei GASPARINI, 2009

Synonym: Nova (1)

Nichollsssaura borealis (DRUCKENMILLER & RUSSELL, 2008) DRUCKENMILLER & RUSSELL, 2009
= Nichollsia borealis DRUCKENMILLER & RUSSELL, 2008

Benson, R. B. J., Butler, R. J., Lindgren, J., and Smith, A. S., 2009, Mesozoic marine tetrapod diversity: mass extinctions and temporal heterogeneity in geological megabiases affecting vertebrate: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B, published online, 6pp.

Cheng, Y.-N., Holmes, R., Wu, X.-C., and Alfonso, N., 2009, Sexual dimorphism and life history of Keichousaurus hui (Reptilia: Sauropterygia): Journal of Vertebrtae Paleontology, v. 29, n. 2, p. 401-408.

Consoli, C. P., and Stilwell, J. D., 2009, Late Cretaceous marine reptile (Elasmosauridae and Mosasauridae) of the Chatham Islands, New Zealand: Cretaceous Research, v. 30, p. 991-999.

Diedrich, C., 2009, The vertebrates of the Anisian/Landinian boundary (Middle Triassic) from Bissendorf (NW Germany) and their contribution to the anatomy, palaeoecology, and palaeobiogeography of the Germanic Basin reptiles: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 273, p. 1-16.

Druckenmiller, P. S., and Russell, A. P., 2009, The new plesiosaurian genus Nichollssaura from Alberta, Canada: replacement name for the preoccupied genus Nichollsia: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 1, p. 276. (Nichollssaura borealis = Nichollsia borealis)

Gasparini, Z., 2009, A new Oxfordian pliosaurid (Plesiosauria, Pliosauridae) in the Caribbean seaway: Palaeontology, v. 52, part 3, p. 661-669. (Gallardosaurus iturraldei) Link to pdf

Klein, N., 2009, Skull morphology of Anarosaurus heterodontus (Reptilia: Sauropterygia: Pachypleurosauria) from the Lower Muschelkalk of the Germanic basin (Winterswijk, The Netherlands): Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 3, p. 665-676.

Klein, N., and Albers, P. C. H., 2009, A new species of the sauropsid reptile Nothosaurus from the Lower Muschelkalk of the western Germanic Basin, Winterswijk, The Netherlands: Acta Palaeontologia Polonica, v. 54, n. 4, p. 589-598. (Nothosaurus winkelhorsti) Link to pdf

O'Keefe, F. R., and Street, H. P., 2009, Osteology of the cryptocleidoid plesiosaur Tatenectes laramiensis, with comments on the taxonomic status of the Cimoliasauridae: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 1, p., 48-57.

O'Keefe, F. R., Street, H. P., Cavigelli, J. P., Socha, J. J., and O'Keefe, R. D., 2009, A plesiosaur containing an ichthyosaur embryo as stomach contents from the Sundance Formation of the Bighorn Basin, Wyoming: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 4, p. 1306-1310.

Schmeisser, R. L., and Gillette, D. D., 2009, Unusual occurrence of gastroliths in a polycotylid plesiosaur from the Upper Cretaceous Trophic Shale, Southern Utah: PalAios, v. 24, p. 453-459.

Vullo, R., Bernardez, E., and Buscalioni, A. D., 2009, Vertebrates, from the middle?-late Cenomanian La Cabana Formation (Asturias, northern Spain): Palaeoenviromental and palaeobiogeogrpahic implications: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 276, p. 120-129.

Lower Archosauromorpha

Genus: Nova (1)

Czatkowiella BORSUK-BIALYNICKA, & EVANS, 2009

Species: Nova (1)

Czatkowiella harae BORSUK-BIALYNICKA, & EVANS, 2009

Borsuk-Bialynicka, M., and Evans, S. E., 2009, A long-necked archosauromorph from the Early Triassic of Poland: Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 65, p. 203-234. (Czatkowiella harae)

Borsuk-Bialynicka, M., and Evans, S. E., 2009, Cranial and mandibular osteology of the Early Triassic archosauriform Osmolskina czatkowicensis from Poland: Palaeontologia Polonica, v. 65, p. 235-281.

Borsuk-Bialynicka, M., and Sennikov, A. G., 2009, Archosauriform postcranial remains from the Early Triassic Karst Deposits of southern Poland: Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 65, p. 283-328.

Cook, E., and Trueman, C., 2009, Taphonomy and geochemistry of a vertebrate microremains assemblage from the Early Triassic fissure deposits at Czatkowice 1, Southern Poland: Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 65, p. 17-30.

Diedrich, C., 2009, The vertebrates of the Anisian/Landinian boundary (Middle Triassic) from Bissendorf (NW Germany) and their contribution to the anatomy, palaeoecology, and palaeobiogeography of the Germanic Basin reptiles: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 273, p. 1-16.

Dilkes, D., and Sues, H.-D., 2009, Redescription and phylogenetic relationships of Doswellia kaltenbachi (Diapsida: Archosauriformes) from the Upper Triassic of Virgina: Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology, v. 29, n. 1, p. 58-79.

Duan, Y., and Zhang, L., 2009, Early Cretaceous precious fossil-bearing beds in Wejialign-Yaolugou of Jianchang Basein, western Liaoning: Global Geology, v. 12, n. 2, p. 87-93.

Gottmann-Quesda, A., and Sander, P. M., 2009, A redescription of the early archosauromorph Protorosaurus speneri Meyer, 1832, and its phylogenetic relationships: Palaeotographica Abt A., v. 287, Lfg. 4-6, p. 123-220.

Hou, L.-H., Li, P.-P., Ksepak, D. T., Gao, K.-Q., and Norell, M. A., 2009, Implications of flexible-shelled eggs in a Cretaceous choristoderan reptile: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B., published online, 5pp.

Kolosov, P. N., Ivensen, G. V., Mikhailova, T. E., Kurzanov, S. M., Efimov, M. B., and Gubin, Y. M., 2009, Taphonomy of the Upper Mesozoic tetrapod Teete Locality (Yakutia): Palaeontological Journal, v. 43, n. 2, p. 201-207.

Lucas, S. G., 2009, Timing and magnitude of tetrapod extinctions across the Permo-Triassic Boundary: Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, v. 36, p. 491-502.

Matsumoto, R., Suzuki, S., Tsogtbaatar, K., and Evans, S. E., 2009, New material of the enigmatic reptile Khurendukhosaurus (Diapsida: Chroistodera) from Mongolia: Naturwissenshaften, v. 96, p. 233-242.

Nesbitt, S. L., Stocker, M. R., Small, B. J., and Downs, A., 2009, The osteology and relationships of Vancleavea campi (Reptilia: Archosauriformes): Zoological Journal,v. 157, p. 814-864.

Paszkowski, M., 2009, The Early Triassic Karst of Czatkowice 1, Southern Poland: Palaeontologia Polonica, v. 65, p. 7-16.

Pereda-Suberbiola, X., 2009, Biogeographical affinities of Late Cretaceous continental tetrapods of Europe: a review: Bulletin of Geological Society of France, t. 180, n. 1, p. 57-71.

Rinehart, L. F., Lucas, S. G. ,Heckert, A. B., Spielmann, J. A., and Celesky, M. D., 2009, The paleobiology of Coelophysis bauri (Cope) from the Upper Triassic (Apachean) Whitaker quarry, New Mexico, with detailed analysis of a single quarry block: New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, a division of the Department of Cultural Affaris, Bulletin, 45, 260pp.

Schwarz-Wings, D., Rees, J., and Lindgren, J., 2009, Lower Cretaceous mesoeucrocodylians from Scandinavia (Denmark and Sweden): Cretaceous Research, v. 30, p. 1345-1355.

Spielmann, J. A., Lucas, S. G., Heckert, A. B., Rinehart, L. F., and Ricchards III, H. R., 2009, Redescription of Spinosuchus caseanus (Archosaurmorpha: Trilophosauridae) from the Upper Triassic of North America: Palaeondiversity, v. 2, p. 283-313. Link to pdf

“Thecodontia, Pseudosuchia"

Genus: Nova (3)

Collilongus BORSUK-BIALYNICKA, & SENNIKOV, 2009
Hypselorhachis CHARIG, 1967 emend BUTLER, BARRETT, ABEL & GOWER, 2009
Polonosuchus BRUSATTE, BUTLER, SULEJ & NIEDZWIEDZKI, 2009

Species: Nova (2)

Collilongus rarus BORSUK-BIALYNICKA, & SENNIKOV, 2009
Hypselorhachis mirabilis CHARIG, 1967 emend BUTLER, BARRETT, ABEL & GOWER, 2009
= Hypselorhachis mirabilis CHARIG, 1967 (nomen nudum)

Synonym: Nova (1)

Polonosuchus silesiacus (SULEJ, 2005) BRUSATTE, BUTLER, SULEJ & NIEDZWIEDZKI, 2009
= Teratosaurus silesiacus SULEJ, 2005

Abdala, F., Martinelli, A. G., Bento Soares, M., de la Fuente, M., and Ribeiro, A. M., 2009, South American Middle Triassic continental faunas with amniotes: biostratigraphy and correlation: Palaeontological Society of Southern Africa, Palaeontolographica Africana, v. 44, p. 83-87.

Borsuk-Bialynicka, M., and Evans, S. E., 2009, Cranial and mandibular osteology of the Early Triassic archosauriform Osmolskina czatkowicensis from Poland: Palaeontologia Polonica, v. 65, p. 235-281.

Borsuk-Bialynicka, M., and Sennikov, A. G., 2009, Archosauriform postcranial remains from the Early Triassic Karst Deposits of southern Poland: Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 65, p. 283-328. (Collilongus rarus)

Brusatte, S. L., Butler, R. J., Sulej, T., and Niedzwiedzki, G., 2009, The taxonomy and anatomy of rauisuchian archosaurs from the Late Triassic of Germany and Poland: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 54, n. 2, p. 221-230. (Polonosuchus silesiacus = Teratosaurus silesiacus)

Butler, R. J., Barrett, P. M., Abel, R. L., and Gower, D. J., 2009, A possible ctenosauriscid archosaur from the Middle Triassic Manda beds of Tanzania: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 4, p. 1022-1031.

Cook, E., and Trueman, C., 2009, Taphonomy and geochemistry of a vertebrate microremains assemblage from the Early Triassic fissure deposits at Czatkowice 1, Southern Poland: Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 65, p. 17-30.

Desojo, J. B., and Arucci, A. B., 2009, New material of Luperosuchus fractus (Archosauria: Crurotarsi) from the Middle Triassic of Argentina: the earliest known south american 'Rauisuchian': Journal of Vertebrae Paleontology, v. 29, n. 4, p. 1311-1315.

Desojo, J. B., and Vizcano, S. F., 2009, Jaw biomechanics in the South American aetosaur Neoaetosauroides engaeus: Paläontologische Zeitschrift, v. 83, p. 499-510.

Diedrich, C., 2009, The vertebrates of the Anisian/Landinian boundary (Middle Triassic) from Bissendorf (NW Germany) and their contribution to the anatomy, palaeoecology, and palaeobiogeography of the Germanic Basin reptiles: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 273, p. 1-16.

Dilkes, D., and Sues, H.-D., 2009, Redescription and phylogenetic relationships of Doswellia kaltenbachi (Diapsida: Archosauriformes) from the Upper Triassic of Virgina: Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology, v. 29, n. 1, p. 58-79.

Gower, J. D., and Schoch, R. R., 2009, Postcranial anatomy in the Rauisuchian archosaur Batrachotomus kupferzellensis: Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology, v. 29, n. 1, p. 103-122.

Nesbitt, S. L., Stocker, M. R., Small, B. J., and Downs, A., 2009, The osteology and relationships of Vancleavea campi (Reptilia: Archosauriformes): Zoological Journal,v. 157, p. 814-864.

Paszkowski, M., 2009, The Early Triassic Karst of Czatkowice 1, Southern Poland: Palaeontologia Polonica, v. 65, p. 7-16.

Rayfield, E. J., Barrett, P. M., and Milner, A. R., 2009, Utility and validity of Middle and Late Triassic 'Land Vertebrate faunachrons': Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 1, p. 80-87.

Rinehart, L. F., Lucas, S. G. ,Heckert, A. B., Spielmann, J. A., and Celesky, M. D., 2009, The paleobiology of Coelophysis bauri (Cope) from the Upper Triassic (Apachean) Whitaker quarry, New Mexico, with detailed analysis of a single quarry block: New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, a division of the Department of Cultural Affaris, Bulletin, 45, 260pp.

Crocodilia (Mesosuchia, Eusuchia)

Genus: Nova (6)

Armadillosuchus MARINHO & CARVALHO, 2009
Coringasuchus KELLNER, PINHEIRO, AZEVEDO, HENRIQUES, DE CARVALHO & OLIVEIRA, 2009
Kaprosuchus SERENO & LARSSON, 2009
Laganosuchus SERENO & LARSSON, 2009
Morrinhosuchus IORI & CARVALHO, 2009
Yacarerani NOVAS, PAIS, POL, CARVALHO, SCANFERLA, MONES & RIGLOS, 2009

Species: Nova (9)

Araripesuchus rattoides SERENO & LARSSON, 2009
Armadillosuchus arudai MARINHO & CARVALHO, 2009
Coringasuchus anisodontis KELLNER, PINHEIRO, AZEVEDO, HENRIQUES, DE CARVALHO & OLIVEIRA, 2009
Kambara taraina BUCHANAN, 2009
Kaprosuchus saharicus SERENO & LARSSON, 2009
Laganosuchus maghrebensis SERENO & LARSSON, 2009
Laganosuchus thaumastos SERENO & LARSSON, 2009
Morrinhosuchus luziae IORI & CARVALHO, 2009
Yacarerani boliviensis NOVAS, PAIS, POL, CARVALHO, SCANFERLA, MONES & RIGLOS, 2009

Synonym: Nova (11)

Cricosaurus arauceansis (GASPARINI & DELLAPE, 1976) YOUNG & de ANDRADE, 2009
= Geosaurus arauceansis GASPARINI & DELLAPE, 1976
Cricosaurus gracilis (PHILLIPS, 1871) YOUNG & de ANDRADE, 2009
= Steneosaurus gracilis PHILLIPS, 1871
= Metriorhynchus gracilis (PHILLIPS, 1871)
Cricosaurus macrospondylus (KOKEN, 1889) YOUNG & de ANDRADE, 2009
= Enaliosuchus macrospondylus KOKEN, 1889
Cricosaurus saltillense (BUCHY, VIGNAUD, FREY, STINNESBECK, GONZALEZ, 2006) YOUNG & de ANDRADE, 2009
= Geosaurus saltillense BUCHY, VIGNAUD, FREY, STINNESBECK, GONZALEZ, 2006
Cricosaurus schroderi (KUHN, 1936) YOUNG & de ANDRADE, 2009
= Enaliosuchus schroderi KUHN, 1936
Cricosaurus suevicus (FRAAS, 1902) YOUNG & de ANDRADE, 2009
= Geosaurus suevicus FRAAS, 1902
= Gavialis priscus QUENSTEDT, 1855 non SOMMERING, 1816
= Rhachenosaurus gracilis QUENSTEDT, 1885 non SOMMERING, 1816
Cricosaurus vignaudi (FREY, BUCHY, STINNESBECK & LOPEZ-OLIVA, 2002) YOUNG & de ANDRADE, 2009
= Geosaurus vignaudi FREY, BUCHY, STINNESBECK & LOPEZ-OLIVA, 2002
Dakosaurus nicaeensis (AMBAYRAC, 1913) YOUNG & de ANDRADE, 2009
= Aggiosaurus nicaeensis AMBAYRAC, 1913
Geosaurus carpenteri (WILKINSON, YOUNG & BENTON, 2008) YOUNG & de ANDRADE, 2009
= Dakosaurus carpenteri WILKINSON, YOUNG & BENTON, 2008
Geosaurus lapparenti (DEBLEMAS & STRANNOLOUBSKY, 1957) YOUNG & de ANDRADE, 2009
= Dakosaurus lapparenti DEBLEMAS & STRANNOLOUBSKY, 1957
Miadanasuchus oblita (BUFFETAUT & TAQUET, 1979) SIMONS & BUCKLEY, 2009
= Trematochampsa oblita BUFFETAUT & TAQUET, 1979

Abdala, F., Martinelli, A. G., Bento Soares, M., de la Fuente, M., and Ribeiro, A. M., 2009, South American Middle Triassic continental faunas with amniotes: biostratigraphy and correlation: Palaeontological Society of Southern Africa, Palaeontolographica Africana, v. 44, p. 83-87.

Allen, V., Paxton, H., and Hutchinson, J. R., 2009, Variation in center of mass etimates for extant sauropsids and its importance for reconstructing inertial properties of extinct archosaurs: The Antomical Record, v. 292, p. 1442-1461.

Bickelmann, C., and Klein, N., 2009, The Late Pleistocene horned crocodile Voay robustus (Grandidier & Vaillant, 1872) from Madagascar in the Museum für Naturkunde Berline: Fossil Record, v. 12, n. 1, p. 13-21.

Brochu, C. A., Wagner, J. R., Jouve, S., Sumarll, C. D., and Densmore, L. D., 2009, A correction corrected: consensus over the meaning of crocodylia and why it matters: Systematic Biology, v. 58, n. 5, p. 537-543.

Buchanan, L. A., 2009, Kambara taraina sp. nov. (Crocodylia, Crocodyloidea), a new Eocene Mekosuchine from Queensland, Australia, and a revision of the genus: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 2, p. 473-486. (Kambara taraina)

Classens, L. P. A. M., 2009, A cineradiographic study of lung ventilation in Alligator mississippiensis: Journal of experimental Zoology, v. 311A: p. 563-585.

Delfino, M., and Smith, T., 2009, A reassessment of the morphology and taxonomic status of 'Crocodylus' depressifrons Blainville, 1855, (Crocodylia, Crocodyloidea) based on the Early Eocene remains from Belgium: Zoological Journal of Linnean Society, v. 156, p. 140-167.

Figueiredo, R. G., and Kellner, A. W. A., 2009, A new crocodylomorph specimen from the Araripe Basin (Crato Member, Santana Formation), northeastern Brazil: Paläontologische Zeitschrift, v. 83, p. 323-331.

Fernandez, M. S., and Herrera, Y., 2009, Paranasal sinus system of Geosaurus araucaensis and the homology of the antorbital fenestra of metriorhynchids (Thalattosuchia: Crocodylomorpha): Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 3, p. 702-714.

Herrera, Y., Fernandez, M. S., and Varela, J. A., 2009, Morfologie del miembro anterior de Geosaurus araucanensis Gasparini y Dellape, 1976 (Crocodyliformes: Thalattosuchia): Ameghiniana, v. 46, no. 4, p. 657-667.

Holliday, C. M., and Witmer, L. M., 2009, The epipterygid of crocodyliformes and its significance for the evolution of the orbitotemporal region of eusuchians: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 3, p. 715-733.

Iori, F. V., and Carvalho, I. de S., 2009, Morrinhosuchus luziae, um novo crocodylomorpha notosuchia da Bacia Bauru, Brazil: Revista Brasileira de Geociencias, v. 39, n. 4, p. 717-725. (Morrinhosuchus luziae)

Karl, H.-V., Gröning, E., Brauckmann, C, and Knötschke, N., 2009, First remains of the head of Stenosaurus (Crocodylomorpha: Teleosauridae) from the Late Jurassic of Oker (Lower Saxony, Germany): Studia Geologica Salmanticensia, v. 44, n. 2, p. 187-201.

Kellner, A. W. A., Pinheiro, A. E. P., Azevedo, S. A. K., Henriques, D. D. R., de Carvalho, L. B., and Oliveira, G. R., 2009, A new crocodyliform from the Alcantara Formation (Cenomanian), Cajual Island, Brazil: Zootaxa, n. 2030, p. 49-58. (Coringasuchus anisodontis)

Khosla, A., Sertich, J. J. W., Prasad, G. R., and Verma, O., 2009, Dyrosaurid remains from the intertrappean beds of India and the Late Cretaceous distribution of Dyrasauridae: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 4, p. 1321-1326.

Kocsis, L., Osi, A., Vennemann, T., Trueman, C. N., and Palmer, M. R., 2009, Geochemical study of vertebrate fossils from the Upper Cretaceous (Santonian) Czehbanya Formation (Hungary): Evidence for a freshwater habitat of mosasaurs and pycnodont fish: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 280, 522-542.

Jouve, S., 2009, The skull of Teleosaurus cadomensis (Crocodylomorpha: Thalattosuchia) and phylogenetic analysis of Thalattosuchia: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 1, p. 88-102.

Marinho, T. S., and Carvalho, I. S., 2009, An armadillo-like sphagesaurid crocodyliform from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v. 27, p. 36-41. (Armadillosuchus arrudai)

Neraudeau, D., Vullo, R., Gomez, B., Girard, V., Lak, M., Videt, B., Depre, E., and Perrichot, V., 2009, Amber, plant and vertebrate fossils from the Lower Cenomanian parallic facies of Aix Island (Charente-Maritime, SW France): Geodiversitas, v. 31, n. 1, p. 13-27.

Novas, F. E., Pais, D. F., Pol, D., de Souza Carvalho, I., Scanferla, A., Mones, A., and Riglos, M. S., 2009, Bizarre notosuchian crocodyliform with associated eggs from the Upper Cretaceous of Boliva: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 4, p. 1316-1320. (Yacarerani boliviensis)

Ortega, F., Malafaia, E., Escaso, F., Garcia, A. P., and Dantas, P., 2009, Faunas de repteis do Jurassico Superior de Portugal: Paleolusitana, n. 1, p. 43-56.

Osi, A., and Weishampel, D. B., 2009, Jaw mechanism and dental function in the Late Cretaceous basal Eusuchian Iharkutosuchus: Journal of Morphology, v. 270, p. 903-920.

Perea, D., Soto, M., Veroslavsky, G., Martinez, S., and Ubilla, M., 2009, A Late Jurassic fossil assemblage in Gondwana: Biostratigraphy and correlations of the Tacuarembo Formation, Parana Basin, Uruguay: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v. 28, p. 168-179.

Pereda-Suberbiola, X., 2009, Biogeographical affinities of Late Cretaceous continental tetrapods of Europe: a review: Bulletin of Geological Society of France, t. 180, n. 1, p. 57-71.

Pierce, S. E., Angielczyk, K. D., and Rayfield, E. J., 2009, Morphospace occutation in Thalattosuchian crocodylomorphs: skull shape variation, species delineation and temporal patterns: Palaeontology, v. 52, part 5, p. 1057-1087.

Pierce, S. E., Angielcyk, K. D., and Rayfield, E. J., 2009, Shape and mechanics in thalattosuchian (Crocodylomorpha) skulls: implications for feeding behaviour and niche partitiong: Journal of Anatomy, v. 215, p. 555-576.

Pol, D., and Gasparini, Z., 2009, Skull anatomy of Dakosaurus andiniensis (Thalattosuchia: Crocodylomorpha) and the phylogenetic position of Thalattosuchia: Journal of Systematic Paleontology, v. 7, n. 2, p. 163-197.

Pol, D., Turner, a. H., and Norell, M. A., 2009, Morphology of the Late Cretaceous crocodylomorph Shamosuhus djadochtaensis and a discussion of neosuchian phylogeny as related to the origin of Eusuchia: Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, n. 324, 103pp.

Rinehart, L. F., Lucas, S. G. ,Heckert, A. B., Spielmann, J. A., and Celesky, M. D., 2009, The paleobiology of Coelophysis bauri (Cope) from the Upper Triassic (Apachean) Whitaker quarry, New Mexico, with detailed analysis of a single quarry block: New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, a division of the Department of Cultural Affaris, Bulletin, 45, 260pp.

Rivera-Sylva, H. E., Frey, E., and Guzman-Gutierrez, J. R., 2009, Evidence of predation of the vertebra of a hadrosaurid dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) of Coahuila, Mexico: Notebooks on Geology, letter 2009/02, 6pp.

Rivera-Sylva, H. E., Frey, E., Palomino-Sanchez, F. J., Guzman-Gutierrez, J. R., and Ortiz-Mendieta, J. A., 2009, Preliminary report on a Late Cretaceous vertebrate fossil assemblage in Northwestern Coahuila, Mexico: Boletin de la Sociedad Geologica Mexicana: v. 61, n. 2, p. 239-244.

Salgado, L., Canudo, J. I., Garrido, A. C., Ruiz-Omenaca, J. L., Garcia, R. A., de la Fuente, M. S., Barco, J. L., and Bollati, R., 2009, Upper Cretaceous vertebrates from El Anfiteatro area, Rio Negro, Patagonia, Argentina: Cretaceous Research, v. 30, p. 767-784.

Schelhorn, R., Schwarz-Wings, D., Maisch, M. W., and Wings, O., 2009, Late Jurassic Sunosuchus (Crocodylomorpha, Neosuchia) from the Qigu Formation in the Junggar Basin (Xinjiang, China): Fossil Record, v. 12, n. 1, p. 59-69.

Schwarz-Wings, D., Frey, E., and Martin, T., 2009, Reconstruction of the bracing system of the trunk and tail in Hyposaurine Dyrosaurids (Crocodylomorpha: Mesoeucrocodylia): Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 2, p. 453-472.

Schwarz-Wings, D., Rees, J., and Lindgren, J., 2009, Lower Cretaceous mesoeucrocodylians from Scandinavia (Denmark and Sweden): Cretaceous Research, v. 30, p. 1345-1355.

Sereno, P. C., and Larsson, H. C. E., 2009, Cretaceous Crocodyliformes from the Sahara: ZooKeys, v. 28, p. 1-143. (Araripesuchus rattoides, Kaprosuchus saharicus, Laganosuchus thaumastos, Laganosuchus maghrebensis)

Simons, E. L. R., and Buckley, G. A., 2009, New material of "Trematochampsa" oblita (CRocodyliformes Trematochampsidae) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 2, p. 599-604. (Miadanasuchus oblita = Trematochampsa oblita)

Tanimoto, M., 2009, The oldest crocodilian fossil in Kansai exhibited at the Exhibition of "The Age of Dinosaurs in Kansai and Fossils of Kobiwako Group" held at Ueno History and Folklore Museum in 2008 summer: Iga Basin Fossil Club Bulletin, no. 3, p. 12-13.

Vullo, R., Bernardez, E., and Buscalioni, A. D., 2009, Vertebrates, from the middle?-late Cenomanian La Cabana Formation (Asturias, northern Spain): Palaeoenviromental and palaeobiogeogrpahic implications: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 276, p. 120-129.

White, M., 2009, When Crocs ruled: National Geographic, v. 216, no. 5, p. 128-141.

Young, M. T., and de Andrade, M. B., 2009, What is Geosaurus? Redescription of Geosaurus giganteus (Thalattosuchia: Metriorhynchidae) from the Upper Jurassic of Bayern, Germany: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, v. 157, p. 551-585. (Cricosaurus arauceansis = Geosaurus arauceansis, Cricosaurus gracilis = Steneosaurus gracilis, = Metriorhynchus gracilis, Cricosaurus macrospondylus = Enaliosuchus macrospondylus, Cricosaurus saltillense = Geosaurus saltillense, Cricosaurus schroderi = Enaliosuchus schroderi, Cricosaurus suevicus = Geosaurus suevicus, = Gavialis priscus, = Rhachenosaurus gracilis, Cricosaurus vignaudi = Geosaurus vignaudi, Dakosaurus nicaeensis = Aggiosaurus nicaeensis, Geosaurus carpenteri = Dakosaurus carpenteri, Geosaurus lapparenti = Dakosaurus lapparenti)

Pterosaurs

Genus: Nova (4)

Carnidactylus DALLA VECCHIA, 2009
Darwinopterus LU, UNWIN, JIN, LIU, & JI, 2009
Ningchengopterus LU, 2009
Wukongopterus WANG, KELLNER, JIANG & MENG, 2009

Species: Nova (4)

Darwinopterus modularis LU, UNWIN, JIN, LIU, & JI, 2009
Ningchengopterus liuae LU, 2009
Tupuxuara deliradamus WITTON, 2009
Wukongopterus lii WANG, KELLNER, JIANG & MENG, 2009

Synonym: Nova (1)

Carnidactylus rosenfeldi (DALLA VECCHIA, 1995) DALLA VECCHIA, 2009
= Eudimorphodon rosenfeldi DALLA VECCHIA, 1995

Averianov, A. O., and Panteleyev, A. V., 2009, Coracoid fragments of a large azhdarchid (Pterosauria, Azhdarchidae) from the Campanian of Saratov Province: In: Memories of Professor Vitalii G. Ochev, edited by Shishkin, M. A., and Tverdokhlebov, V. P., p. 74-77. Link to pdf

Butler, R. J., Barrett, P. M., and Gower, D. J., 2009, Postcranial skeletal pneumaticity and air-sacs in the earliest pterosaurs: Biology Letters, v. 5, p. 557-560.

Butler, R. J., Barrett, P. M., Nowbath, S., and Upchurch, P., 2009, Estimating the effects of sampling biases on pterosaur diversity patterns: implications for hypotheses of bird/pterosaur competitive replacement: Paleobiology, v. 35, n. 3, p. 432-446.

Chinsamy, A., Codorniu, L., and Chiappe, L., 2009, Palaeobiological implications of the bone histology of Pterodaustro guinazui: The Antomical Record, v. 292, p. 1462-2477.

Classens, L. P. A. M., O'Connor, P. M., and Unwin, D. M., 2009, Respiratory evolution facilitated the origin of pterosaur flight and aerial gigantism: Public Library of Science (PLOS) One, v. 4, n. 2, p. 8pp.

Costa, F. R., and Kellner, A. W. A., 2009, On two pterosaur humeri from the Tendaguru beds (Upper Jurassic, Tanzania): Anais de Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, v. 81, n. 4, p. 813-818.

Gao, K.-Q., Li, Q., Wei, M., Pak, H., and Pak, I., 2009, Early Creaceous birds and pterosaurs from the Sinuiju Series, and geographic extension of the Jehol Biota into the Korea Peninsula: Journal of the Paleontological Society of Korea, v. 25, n. 1, p. 57-61.

Lu, J., 2009, A baby pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Yixian Formation of Ningcheng, Inner Mongolia, China: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 83, n. 1, p. 1-8. (Ningchengopterus liuae)

Dalla Vecchia, F. M., 2009, Anatomy and systematics of the pterosaur Carniadactylus gen. n. rosenfeldi (Dalla Vecchia, 1995): Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia, v. 115, n. 2, p. 159-188. (Carniadactylus rosenfeldi = Eudimorphodon rosenfeldi)

Dalla Vecchia, F. M., 2009, The first Italian specimen of Austriadactylus cristatus (Diapsida, Pterosauria) from the Norian (Upper Triassic) of the Carnic Prealps: Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia, v. 115, n. 3, p. 291-304.

Duan, Y., and Zhang, L., 2009, Early Cretaceous precious fossil-bearing beds in Wejialign-Yaolugou of Jianchang Basein, western Liaoning: Global Geology, v. 12, n. 2, p. 87-93.

Kellner, A. W. A., Wang, X., Tischlinger, H., Campos, D. de A., Hone, D. W. E., and Xi, M., 2010 (published in 2009), The soft tissue of Jeholopterus (Pterosauria, Anurognathidae, Batrachognathinae) and the structure of the pterosaur wing membrane: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B, v. 277, p. 321-329, published on line August 5, 9 pp.

Lu, J., Azuma, Y., Dong, Z.-M., Barsbold, R., Kobayashi, Y, and Lee, Y.-N., 2009, New material of dsungaripterid pterosaurs (Pterosauria: Pterodacytloidea) from western Mongolia and its palaeoecological implications: Geological Magazine, v. 146, n. 5, p. 690-700.

Lu, J., Unwin, D. M., Jin, X., Liu, Y., and Ji, Q., 2009, Evidence for modular evolution in a long-tailed pterosaur wiht a pterodactyloid skull: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B., published online, 7pp. (Darwinopterus modulairs) Link to pdf

Mazin, J.-M., Billon-Bruyant, J.-P., and Padian, K., 2009, First record of a pterosaur landing trackway: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B., published online, 6pp.

Organ, C. L., and Shedlock, A. M., 2009, Palaeogenomics of pterosaurs and the evolution of small genome size in flying vertebrates: Biology Letters, v, 5, p. 47-50.

Ortega, F., Malafaia, E., Escaso, F., Garcia, A. P., and Dantas, P., 2009, Faunas de repteis do Jurassico Superior de Portugal: Paleolusitana, n. 1, p. 43-56.

Ösi, A., and Prondvai, E., 2009, Forgotten pterosaurs in Hungarian collections: first description of Rhamphorhynchus and Pterodactylus specimens: Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen, v. 252, n. 2, p. 167-180.

Palmer, C., and Dyke, G. J., 2009, Biomechanics of the unique pterosaur pteroid: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B, published on line, 7pp.

Pereda-Suberbiola, X., 2009, Biogeographical affinities of Late Cretaceous continental tetrapods of Europe: a review: Bulletin of Geological Society of France, t. 180, n. 1, p. 57-71.

Peters, D., 2009, A reinterpretation of pteroid articulations in pterosaurs: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 4, p. 1327-1330.

Sato, K., Sakamoto, K. Q., Watanuki, W., Takahashi, A., Katsumata, N,. Bost, C.-A., and Welmerskrich, H., 2009, Scaling of soaring seabirds and implications for flight abilities of Giant Pterosaurs: Public Library of Science (PLOS) One, 6pp.

Veldmeijer, A. J., Maijer, H. J. M., and Sinore, M., 2009, Description of pterosaurian (Pterodactyloidea: Anhangueridae, Brasileodactylus) remains from the Lower Cretaceous of Brazil: DEINSEA, v. 13, p. 9-40.

Vullo, R., Bernardez, E., and Buscalioni, A. D., 2009, Vertebrates, from the middle?-late Cenomanian La Cabana Formation (Asturias, northern Spain): Palaeoenviromental and palaeobiogeogrpahic implications: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 276, p. 120-129.

Vullo, R., Buscalioni, A. D., Marugan-Lobon, J., and Moratalla, J. J., 2009, First pterosaur remains from the Early Cretaceous lagerstatte of Las Hoyas, Spain: palaeoecological significance: Geological Magazine, v. 146, n. 6, p. 931-936.

Wang, X., Kellner, A. W. A., Jiang, S., and Meng, X., 2009, An unusual long-tailed pterosaur with elongated neck from western Liaoning of China: Anais de Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, v. 81, n. 4, p. 793-812. (Wukongopterus lii)

Watabe, M., Tsuihuji, T., Suzuki, S., and Tsogtbaatar, K., 2009, The first discovery of pterosaurs from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 54, n. 2, p. 231-242. Link to pdf

Wintton, M. P., A new species of Tupuxuara (Thalassodromidae, Azhdarchoidea) from the Lower Cretaceous Santana Formation of Brazil, with a note on the nomenclature of Thalassodromidae: Cretaceous Research, v. 30, p. 1293-1300. (Tupuxuara deliradamus)

Witton, M. P., Martill, D. M., and Green, M., 2009, On pterodactyloid diversity in the British Wealden (Lower Cretaceous) and a reappraisal of "Palaeornis" cliftii Mantell, 1844: Cretaceous Research, v. 30, p. 676-686.

Vullo, R., and Neraudeau, D., 2009, Pterosaur remains from the Cenomanian (Late Cretaceous) Paralic Deposits of Charentes, Western France: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 1, p. 277-282.

Xing, L., Wu, J., Lu, Y., Lu, J., and Ji, Q., 2009, Aerodynamic characteristics of the Crest with membrane attachment on Cretaceous pterodactyloid Nyctosaurus: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 83, n. 1, p. 25-32.

Dinosaur

Dinosauromorpha

Species: Nova (1)

Dromomeron gregorii NESBITT, IRMIS, PARKER, SMITH, TURNER & ROWE, 2009

Abdala, F., Martinelli, A. G., Bento Soares, M., de la Fuente, M., and Ribeiro, A. M., 2009, South American Middle Triassic continental faunas with amniotes: biostratigraphy and correlation: Palaeontological Society of Southern Africa, Palaeontolographica Africana, v. 44, p. 83-87.

Langer, M. C., Ezurra, M. D., Bittencourt, J. S., and Novas, F. E., 2009, The origin and early evolution of dinosaurs: Biological Review, v. 84, p. 1-56.

Nesbitt, S. J., Irmis, R. B., Parker, W. G., Smith, N. D., Turner, A. H., and Rowe, T., 2009, Hindlimb osteology and districution of basal Dinosauromorphs from the Late Triassic of North America: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 2, p. 498-516. (Dromomeron gregorii)

Nesbitt, S. J., Smith, N. D., Irmis, R. B., Turner, A. H., Downs, A., and Norell, M. A., 2009, A complete skeleton of a Late Triassic saurischian and the early evolution of dinosaurs: Science, v. 326, p. 1530-1533.

Rinehart, L. F., Lucas, S. G. ,Heckert, A. B., Spielmann, J. A., and Celesky, M. D., 2009, The paleobiology of Coelophysis bauri (Cope) from the Upper Triassic (Apachean) Whitaker quarry, New Mexico, with detailed analysis of a single quarry block: New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, a division of the Department of Cultural Affaris, Bulletin, 45, 260pp.

Theropoda

Genus: Nova (16)

Australovenator HOCKNULL, WHITE, TISCHLER, COOK, CALLEJA, SLOAN & ELLIOTT, 2009
Beishanlong MAKOVICKY, LI, GAO, LEWIN, ERICKSON, & NORELL, 2009
Ceratonykus ALIFANOV & BARSBOLD, 2009
Hesperonychus LONGRICH & CURRIE, 2009
Kemkemia CAU & MAGANUCO, 2009
Kol TURNER, NESBITT & NORELL, 2009
Leshansaurus LI, PENG, YE, JIANG, & HUANG, 2009
Limusaurus XU, CLARK, MO, CHOINIERE, FORSTER, ERICKSON, HONE, SULLIVAN, EBERTH, NESBITT, ZHAO, JIA, HAN, & GUO, 2009
Raptorex SERENO, TAN, BRUSATTE, KRIEGSTEIN, ZHAO & CLOWARD, 2009
BRUSATTE, BENSON, CHURE, XU, SULLIVAN & HONE, 2009
Shidaisaurus WU, CURRIE, DONG, PAN & WANG, 2009
Sinotyrannus JI, JI & ZHANG, 2009
Skorpiovenator CANALE, SCANFERLA, AGNOLIN & NOVAS, 2009
Tawa NESBITT, SMITH, IRMIS, TURNER, DOWNS & NORELL, 2009
Tianyuraptor ZHENG, XU, YOU, ZHAO & DONG, 2009
Xiongguanlong LI, NORELL, GAO, SMITH & MAKOVICKY, 2009
Zanabazar NORELL, MAKOVICKEY, BEVER, BALANOFF, CLARK, BARSBOLD & ROWE, 2009

Species: Nova (17)

Alioramus altai BRUSATTE, CARR, ERICKSON, BEVER & NORELL, 2009
Australovenator wintonensis HOCKNULL, WHITE, TISCHLER, COOK, CALLEJA, SLOAN & ELLIOTT, 2009
Beishanlong grandis MAKOVICKY, LI, GAO, LEWIN, ERICKSON, & NORELL, 2009
Ceratonykus oculatus ALIVANOV & BARSBOLD, 2009
Hesperonychus elizabethae LONGRICH & CURRIE, 2009
Kemkemia auditorei CAU & MAGANUCO, 2009
Kol ghuva TURNER, NESBITT & NORELL, 2009
Leshansaurus qianweiensis LI, PENG, YE, JIANG, & HUANG, 2009
Limusaurus inextricabilis XU, CLARK, MO, CHOINIERE, FORSTER, ERICKSON, HONE, SULLIVAN, EBERTH, NESBITT, ZHAO, JIA, HAN, & GUO, 2009
Nothronychus graffami ZANNO, GILLETTE, ALBRIGHT & TITUS, 2009
= Nothronychus nova? GILLETTE, ALBRIGHT, TITUS, & GRAFFAM, 2001, 2002
Raptorex kriegsteini SERENO, TAN, BRUSATTE, KRIEGSTEIN, ZHAO & CLOWARD, 2009
Shidaisaurus jinae WU, CURRIE, DONG, PAN & WANG, 2009
Sinotyrannus kazuoensis JI, JI & ZHANG, 2009
Skorpiovenator bustingorryi CANALE, SCANFERLA, AGNOLIN & NOVAS, 2009
Tawa hallae NESBITT, SMITH, IRMIS, TURNER, DOWNS & NORELL, 2009
Tianyuraptor ostromi ZHENG, XU, YOU, ZHAO & DONG, 2009
Xiongguanlong baimoensis LI, NORELL, GAO, SMITH & MAKOVICKY, 2009

Synonym: Nova (2)

Shaochilong maortuensis (HU, 1964) BRUSATTE, BENSON, CHURE, XU, SULLIVAN & HONE, 2009
= Chilantaisaurus maortuensis HU, 1964
= Genus: Nova CHURE, 2000
Zanabazar junior (BARSBOLD, 1974) NORELL, MAKOVICKEY, BEVER, BALANOFF, CLARK, BARSBOLD & ROWE, 2009
= Saurornithoides junior BARSBOLD, 1974

Agnolin, F. L., and Chiarelli, P., 2009, The position of the claws in Noasauridae (Dinosauria: Abelisauroidea) and its imlications for abelisauroid manus evolution: Paläontologische Zeitschrift, published on line, 7 pp.

Alifanov, V. R., and Barsbold, R., 2009, Ceratonykus oculatus gen. et sp. nov., a new dinosaur (?Theropoda, Alvarezsauria) from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia: Palaeontological Zhural, 2009, n. 1, p. 86-99. (Ceratonykus oculatus)

Alifanov, V. R., and Barsbold, R., 2009, Ceratonykus oculatus gen. et sp. nov., a new dinosaur (?Theropoda, Alvarezsauria) from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia: Palaeontological Journal, v. 43, n. 1, p. 94-106.

Allen, V., Paxton, H., and Hutchinson, J. R., 2009, Variation in center of mass etimates for extant sauropsids and its importance for reconstructing inertial properties of extinct archosaurs: The Antomical Record, v. 292, p. 1442-1461.

Averianov, A. O., and Skutscahs, P. P., 2009, Additons to the Early Cretaceous Dinosaur fauna of Transbaikalia, Eastern Russia: Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS, v. 313, n. 4, p. 363-378. Link to pdf

Balanoff, A. M., Xu, X., Kobayashi, Y., Matsufune, Y., and Norell, M. A., 2009, Cranial osteology of the theropod dinosaur Incisivosaurus gauthieri (Theropoda: Oviraptorosauria): American Museum Novatiates, n. 3651, 35pp.

Bates, K. T., Falkingham, P. L., Breithaupt, B. H., Hodgetts, D., Sellers, W. I., and Manning, P. L., 2009, How big was 'Big Al'? quantifying the effect of soft tissue and osteological unknowns on mass predictions of Allosaurus (Dnosauria: Theropoda): Palaeontologica Electronica, v. 12, issue 3, 14A, 33pp.

Bates, K. T., Manning, P. L., Hodgetts, D., and Sellers, W. L., 2009, Estimating mass properties of dinosaurs using laser imaging and 3D computer modelling: Public Library of Science (PLOS) One, v. 4, issue 2, 26pp.

Benson, R. B. J., 2009, A description of Megalosaurus bucklandii (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Bathonian of the UK and the relationships of Middle Jurassic Theropods: Zoological Journal, published on line, 54pp.

Benson, R. B. J., Brusatte, S. L., Hutt, S., and Naish, D., 2009, A new large basal tetanuran (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Wessez Formation (Barremian) of the Isle of Wight, England: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 2, p. 612-615.

Benson, R. B. J., Carrano, M. T., and Brusatte, S. L., 2009, A new clade of archaic large-bodied predatory dinosaurs (Theropoda: Allosauroidea) that survived to the latest Mesozoic: Naturwissenschaften, published online (14 October 2009), 6pp.

Bern, M., Phinney, B. S., and Goldberg, D., 2009, Reanalysis of Tyrannosaurus rex mass spectra: Journal of Proteome Research, v. 8, p. 4328-4332.

Bever, G. S., and Norell, M. A., 2009, The perinate skull of Byronosaurus (Troodontidae) with observations on the cranial ontogeny of paravian theropods: American Museum Novitates, n. 3657, 51pp.

Bittencourt, J. de S., and Kellner, A. W. A., 2009, The anatomy and phylogenetic position of the Triassic dinosaur Staurikosaurus pricei Colbert, 1970: Zootaxa, v. 2079, 56pp.

Brusatte, S. L., Benson, R. B. J., Chure, D. J., Xu, X., Sullivan, C., and Hone, D. W. E., 2009, The first definitive carcharodontosaurid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from Asia and the delayed ascent of tyrannosaurids: Naturwissenschafte, v. 96, p. 1051-1058. (Shaochilong maortuensis = Chilantaisaurus maortuensis)

Brusatte, S. L., Carr, T. D., Erickson, G. M., Bever, G. S., and Norell, M. A., 2009, A long-snouted, multihorned tyrannosaurid from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia: Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, v. 106, n. 41, p. 17261-17266. (Alioramus altai)

Canale, J. I., Scanferla, C. A., Agnolin, F. L., and Novas, F. E., 2009, New carnivorous dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of NW Patagonia and the evolution of abelisaurid theropods: Naturwissenschaften, v. 96, p. 409-414. (Skorpiovenator bustingorryi)

Canudo, J. I., Barco, J. L., Pereda-Suberbiola, X., Ruiz-Omenaca, J. I., Salgado, L., Torcida Fernandez-Baldor, F., and Gasulla, J. M., 2009, What Iberian dinosaurs reveal about the bridge said to exist between Gondwana and Laurasia in the Early Cretaceous: Bulletin of the Geological Society of France, t. 180, n. 1, p. 5-11.

Cau, A., and Maganuco, S., 2009, A new theropod dinosaur, represented by a single unusual caudal vertebra, from the Kem Kem beds (Cretaceous) of Morocco: Atti Soc. it. Sci. Nat. Museo civ. Stor. nat. Milano, v. 150, n. 1, p. 239-257. (Kemkemia auditorei)

D'Amore, D. C., 2009, A functional explanation for denticulaion in Theropod Dinosaur Teeth: The Antomical Record, v. 292, p. 1297-1314.

Dececchi, T. A., and Larsson, H. C. E., 2009, Patristic evolutionary rates suggest a puncutated pattern in forelimb evolution before and after the origin of birds: Paleobiology, v. 35, n. 1, p. 1-12.

Duan, Y., and Zhang, L., 2009, Early Cretaceous precious fossil-bearing beds in Wejialign-Yaolugou of Jianchang Basein, western Liaoning: Global Geology, v. 12, n. 2, p. 87-93.

Ezcurra, M. D., 2009, Theropod remains from the Uppermost Cretaceous of Colombia and their implications for the palaeozoogeography of western Gondwana: Cretaceous Research, v. 30, p. 1339-1344.

Ezcurra, M. D., and Mendez, A. H., 2009, First report of a derived abelisaurid theropod from the Bajo de la Carpa Formation (Late Cretaceous), Patagonia, Argentina: Bulletin of Geosciences, v. 84, n. 3, p. 547-554.

Farke, A. A., and Alicea, J., 2009, Femoral strength and posture in terrestrial birds and non-avian theropods: The Antomical Record, v. 292, p. 1406-1411.

Fiorillo, A. R., Tykoski, R. S., Currie, P. J., McCarthy, P. J., and Flaig, P., 2009, Description of two partial Troodon braincases from the Prince Creek Formation (Upper Cretaceous), North Slope, Alaska: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 1, p. 178-187.

Forster, C. A., Farke, A. A., McCartney, J. A., de Klerk, W. J., and Ross, C. F., 2009, A "basal" tetanuran from the Lower Cretaceous Kirkwood Formation of South Africa: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v .29, n. 1, p. 283-285.

Fuller, E., 2009, Dana Quarry and its dinosaurs: Dinosauria International, LLC, 32pp.

Garilli, V., Klein, N., Buffetaut, E., Sander, P. M., Pollina, F., Galletti, L., Cillari, A., and Guzzeta, D., 2009, First dinosaur bone from Sicily identified by histology and its palaeobiogeographical implications: Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen, v. 252, n. 2, p. 207-216.

Gatsey, S. M., Baker, M., and Hutchinson, J. R., 2009, Constraint-based exclusion of limb poses for reconstruction theropod dinosaur locomotion: Journal of Vertebrae Paleontology, v. 29, n. 2, p. 535-544.

Godefroit, P., Golovneva, L., Shchepetov, S., Garcia, G., and Alekseev, P., 2009, The last polar dinosaurs: high diversity of latest Cretaceous arctic dinosaurs in Russia: Naturwissenschaften, v. 96, p. 495-501.

Gong, E., Martin, L. D., Burnham, D. A., and Falk, A. R., 2009, The birdlike raptor Sinornithosaurus was venomous: Proceendings of the National Academy of Science, early editon, 3pp.

Gong, E., Martin, L. D., Burnham, D. A., and Falk, A. R., 2009, The birdlike raptor Sinornithosaurus was venomous: Proceendings of the National Academy of Science, v. 107, n. 2, p. 766-768.

Hirasawa, T., 2009, The ligamental scar in the costovertebral articulation of the tyrannosaurid dinosaurs: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 54, n. 1, p. 49-59.

Hocknull, S. A., White, M. A., Tischler, T. R., Cook, A. G., Calleja, N. D., and Sloan, T., 2009, New Mid-Cretaceous (Latest Albian) dinosaurs from Winton, Queensland, Australia: Public Library of Science (PLOS) One, v. 4, n. 7, p. 51pp. (Australovenator wintonensis)

Hu, D,. Hou, L., Zhang, L., and Xu, X., 2009, A pre-Archaeopteryx troodontid theropod from China with long feathers on the metatarsus: Nature, v., 461, 640-643.

Hutchinson, J. R., and Allen, V., 2009, The evolutionary continuum of limb function from early theropods to brids: Naturwissenschaften, v. 96, p. 423-448.

Ishigaki, S., Watabe, M., Tsogtbaatar, K., and Saneyoshi, M,. 2009, Dinosaur footprints from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia: Geological Quarterly, v. 53, n. 4, p. 449-460. Link to pdf

Ji, Q., Ji, S.-a., and Zhang, L.-j., 2009, First large tyrannosauroid theropod from the Early Cretaceous of Jehol Biota in northeastern China: Geological Bulletin of China, v. 28, n. 10, p. 1369-1374. (Sinotyrannus kazuoensis)

Knoll, F., and Ruiz-Omenaca, J. I., 2009, Theropod teeth from the basalmost Cretaceous of Anoual (Morocco) and thier palaeobiogeographical significance: Geological Magazine, v. 146, n. 4, p. 602-616.

Kocsis, L., Osi, A., Vennemann, T., Trueman, C. N., and Palmer, M. R., 2009, Geochemical study of vertebrate fossils from the Upper Cretaceous (Santonian) Czehbanya Formation (Hungary): Evidence for a freshwater habitat of mosasaurs and pycnodont fish: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 280, 522-542.

Kolosov, P. N., Ivensen, G. V., Mikhailova, T. E., Kurzanov, S. M., Efimov, M. B., and Gubin, Y. M., 2009, Taphonomy of the Upper Mesozoic tetrapod Teete Locality (Yakutia): Palaeontological Journal, v. 43, n. 2, p. 201-207.

Langer, M. C., Ezurra, M. D., Bittencourt, J. S., and Novas, F. E., 2009, The origin and early evolution of dinosaurs: Biological Review, v. 84, p. 1-56

Larson, D. W., 2009, Diversity and variation of theropod dinosaur teeth from the uppermost Santonian Milk River Formation (Upper Cretaceous), Alberta: a quantitative method supporting identification of the oldest dinosaur tooth assemblage in Canada: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 45, p. 1455-1468.

Li, D., Norell, M. A., Gao, K.-Q., Smith, N. D., and Makovicky, P. J., 2010 (published in 2009), A longirostrine tyrannosauroid from the Early Cretaceous of China: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B, v. 277, p. 183-190, published on line April 22, 8pp. (Xiongguanlong baimoensis)

Li, F., Peng, G., Ye, Y, Jiang, S., and Huang, D., 2009, A new carnosaur from the Late Jurassic of Qianwei, Sichuan, China: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 83, n. 9, p. 1203-1213. (Leshansaurus qianweiensis)

Lingham-Soliar, T., 2009, Response to comments by G. Mayr to my paper "Dinosaur protofeathers: pushing back the origin of feathers into the Middle Triassic?"; Journal of Ornithology, published on line, 3pp.

Longrich, N. R., and Currie, P. J., 2009, A microraptorine (Dinosauria-Dromaeosauridae) from the Late Cretaceous of North America: Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, early edition, p. 1-6. (Hesperonychus elizabethae)

Lu, J.-C., Li, X., Jiang, X., Jia, S., Li, M., Yuan, C., Zhang, X., and Ji, Q., 2009, A preliminary report of the new dinosaurian fauna from the Cretaceous dinosaurian fauna from the Cretaceous of the Ruyang basin, Henan Province of Central China: Journal of the Paleontological Society of Korea, v. 25, n. 1, p. 43-56. (Luoyanggia liudianensis)

Lubbe, T. V. der., Richter, U,. and Knötschke, N., 2009, Velociraptorine dromaeosaurid teeth from the Kimmeridgian (Late Jurassic) of Germany: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 54, n. 3, p. 401-408.

Makovicky, P. J., Li, D., Gao, K.-Q., Lewin, M,. Erickson,G. M., and Norell, M A., 2010 (published in 2009), A giant ornithomimosaur from the Early Cretaceous of China: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B, v. 277, p. 191-198, published on line April 22, 8pp. (Beishanlong grandis)

Malkani, M. S., 2009, New Balochiosaurus (Balochisauridae, Titanosauria, Sauropoda) and Vitakririnda (Theropoda) remains from Pakistan: Sindh Univ. Res. Journ. (Sci, Ser.), v. 41, n. 2, p. 65-91.

Manning, P. L., Margetts, L,. Johnson, M. R., Withers, P. J., Sellers, W. I., Falkingham, P. L., Mummery, P. M., Barrett, P. M., and Raymont, D. R., 2009, Biomechanics of dromaeosaurid dinosaur claws: application of x-ray microtomography, nanoindentation, and finite element analysis: The Antomical Record, v. 292, p. 1397-1405.

Mazzetta, G. V., Cisilino, A. P., Blanco, R. E., and Calvo, N., 2009, Cranial mechianics and functional interpretation of the horned carnivorous dinosaur Carnotaurus sastrei: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 3, p. 822-830.

Mayr, G., 2009, Response to Lingham-Soliar: dinosaur protofeathers: pushing back the origin of feathers into Middle Triassic? Journal of Ornithology, published on line, 2 pp.

McGowan, A. J., and Dyke, G. J., 2009, A surfet of theropods in the Moroccan Late Cretaceous? comparing diversity estimates from field data and fossil shops: Geology, v. 37, n. 9, 843-846.

Milner, A. R. C., Harris, J. D., Lockley, M. G., Kirkland, J. I., and Matthews, N. A., 2009, Bird-like anatomy, posture, and behavior revealed by an Early Jurassic theropod dinosaur resting trace: Public Library of Science (PLOS) One, v. 4, n. 3, p. 14pp.

Molnar, R. E., Obata, I., Tanimoto, M., and Matsukawa, M., 2009, A tooth of Fukuiraptor aff. F. kitadaniensis from the Lower Cretaceous Sebayashi Formation, Sanchu Cretaceous, Japan: Bulletin of Tokyo Gakugei University, Division of Natural Sciences, v. 61, p. 105-117.

Nesbitt, S. J., Smith, N. D., Irmis, R. B., Turner, A. H., Downs, A., and Norell, M. A., 2009, A complete skeleton of a Late Triassic saurischian and the early evolution of dinosaurs: Science, v. 326, p. 1530-1533. (Tawa hallae)

Nesbitt, S. J., Turner, A. H., Spaulding, M., Conrad, J. L., and Norell, M. A., 2009, The theropod furcula: Journal of Morphology, v. 270, p. 856-879.

Norell, M. A., Makovicky, P. J., Bever, G. S., Balanoff, A. M., Clark, J. M., Barsbold, R., and Rowe, T., 2009, A review of the Mongolian Cretaceous dinosaur Saurornithoides (Troodontidae: Theropoda): American Museum Novitates, n. 3654, 63pp. (Zanabazar junior + Saurornithoides junior)

Ortega, F., Malafaia, E., Escaso, F., Garcia, A. P., and Dantas, P., 2009, Faunas de repteis do Jurassico Superior de Portugal: Paleolusitana, n. 1, p. 43-56.

Parsons, W. L., and Parsons, K. M., 2009, Further descriptions of the osteology of Deinonychus antirrhopus (Saurischia, Theropoda): Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, v. 28, p. 43-54.

Perea, D., Soto, M., Veroslavsky, G., Martinez, S., and Ubilla, M., 2009, A Late Jurassic fossil assemblage in Gondwana: Biostratigraphy and correlations of the Tacuarembo Formation, Parana Basin, Uruguay: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v. 28, p. 168-179.

Pereda-Suberbiola, X., 2009, Biogeographical affinities of Late Cretaceous continental tetrapods of Europe: a review: Bulletin of Geological Society of France, t. 180, n. 1, p. 57-71.

Rinehart, L. F., Lucas, S. G. ,Heckert, A. B., Spielmann, J. A., and Celesky, M. D., 2009, The paleobiology of Coelophysis bauri (Cope) from the Upper Triassic (Apachean) Whitaker quarry, New Mexico, with detailed analysis of a single quarry block: New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, a division of the Department of Cultural Affaris, Bulletin, 45, 260pp.

Rivera-Sylva, H. E., Frey, E., Palomino-Sanchez, F. J., Guzman-Gutierrez, J. R., and Ortiz-Mendieta, J. A., 2009, Preliminary report on a Late Cretaceous vertebrate fossil assemblage in Northwestern Coahuila, Mexico: Boletin de la Sociedad Geologica Mexicana: v. 61, n. 2, p. 239-244.

Royo-Torres, R., Cobos, A., and Alcala, L., 2009, Diente de un gran dinosaurio teropodo (Allosauroidea) de la Formacion Villar del Arzobispo (Titonico-Berriasiense) de Riodeva (Espana): Estudios Geologicos, v. 65, n. 1, p. 91-99.

Salgado, L., Canudo, J. I., Garrido, A. C., Ruiz-Omenaca, J. L., Garcia, R. A., de la Fuente, M. S., Barco, J. L., and Bollati, R., 2009, Upper Cretaceous vertebrates from El Anfiteatro area, Rio Negro, Patagonia, Argentina: Cretaceous Research, v. 30, p. 767-784.

Salgado, L., Coria, R. A., Arucci, A. B., and Chiappe, L. M., 2009, Restos de Alvarezsauridae (Theropoda, Coelurosauria) en la Formacion Allen (Campaniano-Maastrichtiano), en Salitral Ojo de Agua, Provincia de Rio Negro, Argentina: Andean Geology, v. 36, n. 1, p. 67-80.

Schachner, E. R., Lyson, T. R., and Dodson, P., 2009, Evolution of the respiratory system in nonavian theropods: evidence from rib and vertebral morphology: The Antomical Record, v. 292, p. 1501-1513.

Senter, P., 2009, Pedal function in deinonychosaurs (Dinosauria: Theropoda): a comparative study: Bulletin of the Gunma Museum of Natural History, v. 13, p. 1-14.

Senter, P., 2009, Vestigial skeletal structures in dinosaurs: Journal of Zoology, v. 280, p. 60-71.

Sereno, P. C., and Brusatte, S. L., 2009, Comparative assessment of Tyrannosaurid interelationships: Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, v. 7, n. 4, p. 455-470.

Sereno, P. C., Tan, L., Brusatte, S. L., Kriegstein, H. J., Zhao, X., and Cloward, K., 2009, Tyrannosaurid skeletal design first evolved at small body size: Science, Science express, published on line, 6 pp. (Raptorex kriegsteini)

Turner, A. H., Nesbitt, S. J., and Norell, M. A., 2009, A large alvarezsaurid from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia: American Museum Novitates, n. 3648, 14pp. (Kol ghuva)

White, M. A., 2009, The subarctometatarsus: intermediate metatarsus architecture demonstrating the evolution of the arctometatarsus and advanced agility in theropod dinosaurs: Alcheringa, v. 33, p. 1-21.

Williamson, T. E., Kues, B. S., Weissmann, G. S., Stidham, T. A., and Yurchyk, S. L., 2009, A feather from the Upper Cretaceous (lower Campanian) Point Lookout Sandstone, San Juan Basin, northwestern New Mexico: Cretaceous Research, v. 30, p. 547-550.

Witmer, L. M., and Ridgely, R. C., 2009, New insights into the brain, braincase, and ear region of Tyrannosaurus (Dinosauria, Theropoda), with implications for sensory organization and behavior: The Antomical Record, v. 292, p. 1266-1296.

Wolff, E. D. S., Salisbury, S. W., Horner, J. R., and Varricchio, D. J., 2009, Common Avian Infection Plagued the Tyrant Dinosaurs: Public Library of Science (PLOS) One, v. 4, n. 9, 7pp.

Wu, X.-C., Currie, P. J., Dong, Z., Pan, S., and Wang., T., 2009, A new theropod Dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Lufeng, Yunnan, China: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 83, n. 1, p. 9-24. (Shidaisaurus jinae)

Xing, L.-D., Dong, H., Peng, G.-Z., Shu, C.-K., Hu, X.-D., and Jiang, H., 2009, A scapular fracture in Yangchuanosaurus hepingensis (Dinosauria: Theropoda): Geological Bulleting of China, v. 28, n. 10, p. 1390-1395.

Xu, X., Clark, J. M., Mo, J., Choiniere, J., Forster, C. A., Erickson, G. M., Hone, D. W. E., Sullivan, C., Eberth, D. A., Nesbitt, S., Zhao, Q., hernandez, R., Jia, C.-k., Han, F.-l., and Gou, Y., 2009, A Jurassic ceratosaur from China helps clarify avian digital homologies: Nature, v., 459, p. 5pp (Limusaurus inextricabilis)

Xu, X,. and Guo, Y., 2009, The origin and early evolution of feathers: insights from recent paleontological and neontological data: Vertebrata PalAsiatica, v. 47, n. 4, p. 311-329.

Xu, X., Zheng, X., and You, H.-L., 2009, A new feather type in a nonavian theropod and the early evolution of feathers: Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, v. 106, n. 3, p. 832-834.

Zanno, L. E., Gillette, D. D., Albright, L. B., and Titus, A. L., 2009, A new North American therizinosaurid and the role of herbivory in 'predatory' dinosaur evolution: Proceedings of the Royal Society, series B, published on line, 7pp. (Nothronychus graffami)

Zanno, L. E., Gillette, D. D., Albright, L. B., and Titus, A. L., 2009, A new North American therizinosaurid and the role of herbivory in 'predatory' dinosaur evolution: Proceedings of the Royal Society, series B, v. 276, p. 3505-3511.

Zheng, X., Xu, X., You, H.-L., Zhao, Q., and Dong, Z.-M., 2010 (published in 2009), A short-armed dromaeosaurid from the Jehol Group of China with implications of early dromaeosaurid evolution: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B, v. 277, p. 219-227, published on line April 22,7pp. (Tianyuraptor ostromi)

Sauropodomorpha (Sauropoda, Prosauropoda)

Genus: Nova (9)

Adeopapposaurus MARTINEZ, 2009
Barrosasaurus SALGADO & CORIA, 2009
Diamantinasaurus HOCKNULL, WHITE, TISCHLER, COOK, CALLEJA, SLOAN & ELLIOTT, 2009
Qiaowanlong YOU & LI, 2009
Panphagia MARTINEZ & ALCOBER, 2009
'Probardodiplodocus' FULLER, 2009 (nomen nudum)
Spinophorosaurus REMES, ORTEGA, FIERRO, JOGER, KOSMA, FERRER, IDA & MAGA, 2009
Xianshanosaurus LU, LI, JIANG, JIA, LI, YUAN, ZHANG, & JI, 2009
Wintonotitan HOCKNULL, WHITE, TISCHLER, COOK, CALLEJA, SLOAN, ELLIOTT, 2009

Species: Nova (10)

Adeopapposaurus mognai MARINEZ, 2009
Barrosasaurus casamiquelai SALGADO & CORIA, 2009
Diamantinasaurus matildae HOCKNULL, WHITE, TISCHLER, COOK, CALLEJA, SLOAN & ELLIOTT, 2009
Massospondylus kaalae BARRETT, 2009
Panphagia protos MARTINEZ & ALCOBER, 2009
'Probardodiplodocus' no species given FULLER, 2009 (nomen nudum)
Qiaowanlong kangzii YOU & LI, 2009
Spinophorosaurus nigerensis REMES, ORTEGA, FIERRO, JOGER, KOSMA, FERRER, IDA & MAGA, 2009
Xianshanosaurus shijiagouensis LU, LI, JIANG, JIA, LI, YUAN, ZHANG, & JI, 2009
Wintonotitan wattsi HOCKNULL, WHITE, TISCHLER, COOK, CALLEJA, SLOAN, ELLIOTT, 2009

Averianov, A. O., and Skutscahs, P. P., 2009, Additons to the Early Cretaceous Dinosaur fauna of Transbaikalia, Eastern Russia: Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS, v. 313, n. 4, p. 363-378. Link to pdf

Bader, K. S., Hasiotis, S. T., and Matin, L. D., 2009, Application of forensic science techniques to trace fossils on dinosaur bones from a quarry in the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, Northeastern Wyoming: Palaios, v. 24, p. 140-158.

Barrett, P. M., 2009, Comment on the proposed conservation of usage of Cetiosaurus Owen, 1841 by designation of Cetiosaurus oxoniensis Phillips, 1871 as the type species: Bulletin of the Zoological Nomenclature, v. 66, n. 2, p. 187-188.

Barrett, P. M., 2009, A new basal sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Upper Elliot Formation (Lower Jurassic) of South Africa: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 4, p. 1032-1045. (Massospondylus kaalae)

Canudo, J. I., Barco, J. L., Pereda-Suberbiola, X., Ruiz-Omenaca, J. I., Salgado, L., Torcida Fernandez-Baldor, F., and Gasulla, J. M., 2009, What Iberian dinosaurs reveal about the bridge said to exist between Gondwana and Laurasia in the Early Cretaceous: Bulletin of the Geological Society of France, t. 180, n. 1, p. 5-11.

Chinsamy, A., and Tumarkin-Deratzian, A., 2009, Pathologic bone tissues in a Turkey Vulture and a nonavian dinosaur: implications for interpreting endosteal bone and radial fibrolamellar bone in fossil dinosaurs: The Antomical Record, v. 292, p. 1478-1484.

Currie Rogers, K., 2009, The postcranial osteology of Rapetosaurus krausei (Sauropoda: Titinosauria) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 4, p. 1046-1086.

D'Emic, M. D., Wilson, J. A., and Chatterjee, S., 2009, The titanosaur (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) osteoderm record review and first definitive specimen from India: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 1, p. 165-177.

Dingus, L., Garrido, A., Scott, G. R., Chiappe, L. M., Clarke, J., and Schmitt, J. G., 2009, The Litho-, Bio- and Magnetostratigraphy of Titanosaurian nesting sites in teh Anacleto Formation At Auca Mahuevo (Campanian, Neuquen Province, Argentina): In: Papers on Geology, Vertebrate Paleontology, and Biostratigraphy in Honor of Michael O. Woodburne, edited by Albright, L. B., III, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin, n. 65, p. 237-258.

Fuller, E., 2009, Dana Quarry and its dinosaurs: Dinosauria International, LLC, 32pp. ('Probardodiplodocus' no species given, nomen nudum)

Gallina, P. A., and Otero, A., 2009, Anterior caudal transverse processes in sauropod dinosaurs: morphological, phylogenetic and functional aspects: Ameghiniana, v. 46, n. 1, p. 165-176.

Galton, P. M., 2009, Comment on the proposed conservation of usage of Cetiosaurus Owen, 1841 by designation of Cetiosaurus oxoniensis Phillips, 1871 as the type species: Bulletin of the Zoological Nomenclature, v. 66, n. 2, p. 188.

Hocknull, S. A., White, M. A., Tischler, T. R., Cook, A. G., Calleja, N. D., and Sloan, T., 2009, New Mid-Cretaceous (Latest Albian) dinosaurs from Winton, Queensland, Australia: Public Library of Science (PLOS) One, v. 4, n. 7, p. 51pp. (Diamantinasaurus matildae, Wintonotitan wattsi)

Holliday, C. M., 2009, New insights into Dinosaur jaw muscle anatomy: The Antomical Record, v. 292, p. 1246-1265.

Knoll, F., and Schwarz-Wings, D., 2009, Palaeoneuroanatomy of Brachiosaurus: Annales de Paleontologie, v. 95,n . 165-175.

Kolosov, P. N., Ivensen, G. V., Mikhailova, T. E., Kurzanov, S. M., Efimov, M. B., and Gubin, Y. M., 2009, Taphonomy of the Upper Mesozoic tetrapod Teete Locality (Yakutia): Palaeontological Journal, v. 43, n. 2, p. 201-207.

Langer, M. C., Ezurra, M. D., Bittencourt, J. S., and Novas, F. E., 2009, The origin and early evolution of dinosaurs: Biological Review, v. 84, p. 1-56.

Lu, J.-C., Xu, L,. Jia, S.-H., Zhang, X.-L., Zhang, J.-M., Yang, L.-L., You, H.-L., and Ji, Q., 2009, A new gigantic sauropod dinosaur from the Cretaceous of Ruyang, Henan, China: Geological Bulletin of China, v. 28, n. 1, p. 1-10. (Ruyangosaurus giganteus)

Lu, J.-C., Li, X., Jiang, X., Jia, S., Li, M., Yuan, C., Zhang, X., and Ji, Q., 2009, A preliminary report of the new dinosaurian fauna from the Cretaceous dinosaurian fauna from the Cretaceous of the Ruyang basin, Henan Province of Central China: Journal of the Paleontological Society of Korea, v. 25, n. 1, p. 43-56. (Xianshanosaurus shijiagouensis)

Malkani, M. S., 2009, New Balochiosaurus (Balochisauridae, Titanosauria, Sauropoda) and Vitakririnda (Theropoda) remains from Pakistan: Sindh Univ. Res. Journ. (Sci, Ser.), v. 41, n. 2, p. 65-91.

Manning, P. L., Margetts, L., Johnson, M. R., Withers, P. J., Sellers, W. I., Falkingham, P. L., Mummery, P. M., Barrett, P. M., and Raymont, D. R., 2009, Biomechanics of dromaeosaurid dinosaur claws: Application of X-Ray microtomography, nanoindentation, and finite element analysis: The Antomical Record, v. 292, p. 1397-1405.

Mannion, P. D., 2009, A rebbachisaurid sauropod from the Lower Cretaceous of the Isle of Wight, England: Cretaceous Research, v. 30, p. 521-526.

Mannion, P. D., 2009, Review and analysis of African sauropodomorph dinosaur diversity: Palaeontolgraphica Afracania, v. 44, p. 108-111.

Martinez, R. N., 2009, Adeopapposaurus mognai, gen. et sp. nov. (Dinosauria: Sauropodomorpha), with comments on adaptations of basal sauropodomorpha: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 1, p. 142-164. (Adeopapposaurus mognai)

Martinez, R. N., and Alcober, O. A., 2009, A basal sauropodomorph (Dinosauria: Saurischia) from the Ischigualastro Formation (Triassic, Carnian) from the early evolution of sauropodomorpha: Public Library of Science (PLOS) One, v. 4, n. 2, p. 12pp. (Panphagia protos)

Myers, T. S., and Fiorillo, A. R., 2009, Evidence for gregarious behavior and age segregation in sauropod dinosaurs: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Paleoecology, v. 274, p. 96-104.

Nesbitt, S. J., Smith, N. D., Irmis, R. B., Turner, A. H., Downs, A., and Norell, M. A., 2009, A complete skeleton of a Late Triassic saurischian and the early evolution of dinosaurs: Science, v. 326, p. 1530-1533.

Organ, C. L., Brusatte, S. L., and Stein, K., 2009, Sauropod dinosaurs evolved moderately sized genomes unrelated to body size: Proceedings to the Royal Society, Series B, v. 276, p. 4303-4308.

Ortega, F., Malafaia, E., Escaso, F., Garcia, A. P., and Dantas, P., 2009, Faunas de repteis do Jurassico Superior de Portugal: Paleolusitana, n. 1, p. 43-56.

Pereda-Suberbiola, X., 2009, Biogeographical affinities of Late Cretaceous continental tetrapods of Europe: a review: Bulletin of Geological Society of France, t. 180, n. 1, p. 57-71.

Perez, L. M., Otero, A., Apesteguia, S., and Gallina, P. A., 2009, Estratigrafia y analisis tafonomico de Bonitasaura salgadoi Apesteguia, en el sitio <<La Bonita>> (Cretacico superior, Rio Negro, Argentina): Rev. Mus. Argention Cienc. Nat. n.s., v. 11, n. 1, p. 39-48.

Perez Garcia, A., and Sanchez Chillon, B., 2009, Historia de Diplodocus carnegii del MNCM: primer esqueleto de Dinosaurio Montado en la Peninsula Iberica: Revista Espanola de Paleontologia, v. 24, n. 2, p. 133-148.

Perry, S. F., Christian, A., Breuer, T., Pajor, N., and Codd, J. R., 2009, Implications of an aviian-style respiratory system for gigantism in sauropod dinosaurs:Journal of Experimental Zoology, v. 311A, p. 600-610.

Pierson, D. J., 2009, The physiology of dinosaurs: circulatory and respiratory function in the largest aniamls ever to walk the earth: In: Donald F. Egan Scientific Memorial Lecture, Resporatory Care, v. 54, n. 7, p. 887-911.

Remes, K., 2009, Taxonomy of Late Jurassic diplodocid sauropods from Tendaguru (Tanzania): Fossil Record, v. 12, n. 1, p. 23-46.

Remes, K,. Ortega, F., Fierro, I., Joger, U., Kosman, R., Ferrer, J. M. M., for the project Laldes, for the Niger Project SNHM, Ida, O,. and Maga, A., 2009, A new basal sauropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Niger and the earl evolution of Sauropoda: Public Library of Science (PLOS) One, v. 4, issue 9, 13pp. (Spinophorosaurus nigerensis)

Royo-Torres, R., Cobos, A., Luque, L., Aberasturi, A., Espilez, E., Fierro, I., Gonzalez, A., Mampel, L., and Alcal, L., 2009, High European sauropod dinosaur diversity during Jurassic-Cretaceous transition in Riodeva (Teruel, Spain): Palaeontology, v. 52, part 5, p. 1009-1027.

Salgado, L., Canudo, J. I., Garrido, A. C., Ruiz-Omenaca, J. L., Garcia, R. A., de la Fuente, M. S., Barco, J. L., and Bollati, R., 2009, Upper Cretaceous vertebrates from El Anfiteatro area, Rio Negro, Patagonia, Argentina: Cretaceous Research, v. 30, p. 767-784.

Salgado, L., and Coria, R., 2009, Barrosasaurus casamiquelai gen et sp. nov., a new titanosaur (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the Anacleto Formation (Late Cretaceous: early Campanian) of Sierra Barrosa (Neuquen, Argentina): Zootaxa, no. 2222, p. 1-16. (Barrosasaurus casamiquelai)

Sander, P. M., Christian, A., and Gee, C. T., 2009, Response to Seymour, R. S., 2009, Sauropods kept thier heads down: Science, v. 323, p. 1671-1672.

Schwarz-Wings, D., 2009, Reconstruction of the thoracic expaxial musculature of diplodocid and dicraeosaurid sauropods: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 2, p. 517-534.

Senter, P., 2009, Vestigial skeletal structures in dinosaurs: Journal of Zoology, v. 280, p. 60-71.

Seymour, R. S., 2009, Raising the sauropod neck: it costs more to get less: Biology Letters, v. 5, p. 317-319.

Seymour, R. S., 2009, Sauropods kept thier heads down: Science, v. 323, p. 1671.

Taylor, M. P., 2009, A re-evaluation of Brachiosaurus altithorax Riggs 1903 (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) and its generic sepration from Giraffatitan brancai (Janensch 1914): Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 3, p. 787-806.

Taylor, M. P., Wedel, M. J., and Naish, D., 2009, Head and neck posture in sauropod dinosaurs inferred from extant animals: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 54, n. 2, p. 213-220.

Upchurch, P., Martin, J., and Taylor, M. P., 2009, Cetiosaurus Owen, 1841, (Dinosauria, Sauropoda): proposed conservation of usage by designation of Cetiosaurus oxoniensis Phillips, 1871 as the type species: Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, v. 66, n. 1, p. 51-55.

Upchurch, P., and Mannion, P. D., 2009, The first diplodocid from Asia and its implications for the evolutionary history of sauropod dinosaurs: Paleontology, v. 52, part 6, p. 1195-1207.

Vullo, R., Bernardez, E., and Buscalioni, A. D., 2009, Vertebrates, from the middle?-late Cenomanian La Cabana Formation (Asturias, northern Spain): Palaeoenviromental and palaeobiogeogrpahic implications: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 276, p. 120-129.

Wedel, M. J., 2009, Evidence of bird-like air sacs in saurischian dinosaurs: Journal of Experminental Zoology, v. 311A, 18pp.

Wilson, J. A., D'Emic, M. D., Curry Rogers, K. A., Mohabey, D. M., and Sen, S., 2009, Reassessment of the sauropod dinosaur Jainosaurus (= "Antarctosaurus") septentrionalis from the Upper Cretaceous of India: Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan, v. 32, n. 2, p. 17-40.

Wilson, J. A., and Upchurch, P., 2009, Redescription and reassessment of the phylogenetic affinities of Euhelopus zdanskyi (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) from the Early Cretaceous of China: Journal of Systematic Paleontology, v. 7, n. 2, p. 199-239.

Woodward, H. N., and Lehman, T. M., 2009, Bone histology and microanatomy of Alamosaurus sanjuanensis (Sauropoda: Titanosauria) from the Maastrichtian of Big Bend National Park, Texas: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 3, p. 807-821.

Xing, L., Ye, Y, Shu, C,. Peng, G., and You, H., 2009, Structure, orientation and finite element analysis of the tail club of Mamenchisaurus hochuanensis: Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition), v. 83, n. 6, p. 1031-1040.

You, H.-L., and Li, D.-Q., 2009, The first well-preserved Early Cretaceous brachiosaurid dinosaur in Asia: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B, published online, 6pp. (Qiaowanlong kangxii)

Ornithischia

Genus: Nova (9)

Albalophosaurus OHASHI & BARRETT, 2009
Angulomastacator WAGNER & LEHMAN, 2009
Elrhazosaurus GALTON, 2009
Fruitadens BUTLER, GALTON, PORRO, CHIAPPE, HENDERSON & ERICKSON, 2009
Jintasaurus YOU & LI, 2009
Levnesovia SUES & AVERIANOV, 2009
Owenodon GALTON, 2009
Tethyshadros DALLA VECCHIA 2009
Tianyulong ZHENG, YOU, XU, & DONG, 2009

Species: Nova (8)

Albalophosaurus yamaguchiorum OHASHI & BARRETT, 2009
Angulomastacator daviesi WAGNER & LEHMAN, 2009
Fruitadens haagarorum BUTLER, GALTON, PORRO, CHIAPPE, HENDERSON & ERICKSON, 2009
Jintasaurus meniscus YOU & LI, 2009
Levnesovia transoxiana SUES & AVERIANOV, 2009
Psittacosaurus gobiensis SERENO, ZHAO & TAN, 2010 (published in 2009)
Tethyshadros insularis DALLA VECCHIA, 2009
Tianyulong confuciusi ZHENG, YOU, XU, & DONG, 2009

Synonym: Nova (3)

Elrhazosaurus nigeriensis (GALTON & TAQUET, 1982) GALTON, 2009
= Valdosaurus nigeriensis GALTON & TAQUET, 1982
Owenodon hoggii (OWEN, 1874) GALTON, 2009
= Iguanodon hoggi OWEN, 1874
= Camptosaurus hoggii (OWEN, 1874) NORMAN & BARRETT, 2002
Thescelosaurus infernalis (GALTON, 1995) emend BOYD, BROWN, SCHEETZ & CLARKE, 2009
= Bugenasaura infernalis GALTON, 1995

Averianov, A. O., and Skutscahs, P. P., 2009, Additons to the Early Cretaceous Dinosaur fauna of Transbaikalia, Eastern Russia: Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS, v. 313, n. 4, p. 363-378. Link to pdf

Averianov, A., and Sues, H.-D., 2009, First record of a basal neoceratopsian dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Kazkhstan: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 54, . 3, p. 553-556.

Barrett, P. M., Butler, R. J., Wang, X.-L., and Xu, X., 2009, Cranial anatomy of the iguanodontoid ornithopod Jinzhousaurus yangi from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of China: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 54, n. 1, p. 35-48.

Barrett, P. M., and Han, F.-L., 2009, Cranial anatomy of Jeholosaurus shangyuanensis (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Early Cretaceous of China: Zootaxa, n. 2072, p. 31-55.

Bell, P. R., Snively, E., and Shychoski, 2009, A comparison of the jaw mechanics in hadrosaurid and ceratopsid dinosaurs using finite element analysis: The Antomical Record, v. 292, p. 1338-1351.

Boyd, C. A., Brown, C. M., Scheetz, R. D., and Clarke, J. A., 2009, Taxonoic revision of the basal neornithischian taxa Thescelosaurus and Bugenasaura: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 3, p. 758-770. (Thescelosaurus infernalis = Bugenasaura infernalis, Note: The authors place Bugenasaura infernalis into Thescelosaurus sp. The problem is that since Bugenasaura HAS a species name it can not be placed into Thescelosaurus sp, therefore it HAS to be referred to Thescelosaurus infernalis, they also place Thescelosaurus edmontonensis into Thescelosaurus sp, as with Bugenasaura it has a species name and can not be placed into Thescelosaurus sp)

Brown, C. M., Russell, A. P., and Ryan, M. J., 2009, Pattern and transition of surficial bone texture of the Centrosaurine frill and thier ontogenetic and taxonomic implications: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 1, p. 132-141.

Butler, R. J., 2009, The anatomy of the basal ornithischian dinosaur Eocursor parvus from the Lower Elliot Formation (Late Triassic) of South Africal: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, published online, 37pp.

Butler, R. J., Galton, P. M., Porro, L. B., Chiappe, L. M., Henderson, D. M., and Erickson, G. M., 2009, Lower limits of ornithischian dinosaur body size inferred from a new Upper Jurassic heterodontosaurid from North America: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B, pubslihed online, 7pp. (Fruitadens haagarorum)

Butler, R. J., and Sullivan, R. M., 2009, The phylogentic position of the ornithischian dinosaur Stenopelix valdensis from the Lower Cretaceous of Germany and the early fossil record of Pachycephalosauria: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 54, n. 1, p. 21-34.

Canudo, J. I., Barco, J. L., Pereda-Suberbiola, X., Ruiz-Omenaca, J. I., Salgado, L., Torcida Fernandez-Baldor, F., and Gasulla, J. M., 2009, What Iberian dionsaurs reveal about the bridge said to exist between Gondwana and Laurasia in the Early Cretaceous: Bulletin of the Geological Society of France, t. 180, n. 1, p. 5-11.

Dalla Vecchia, F. M., 2009, Tethyshadros insularis, a new hadrosauroid dinosaur (Ornithischia) from the Upper Cretaceous of Italy: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 4, p. 1100-1116. (Tethyshadros insularis)

Eberth, D. A., Kobayashi, Y., Lee, Y-N., Mateus, O., Therrien, F,. Zelenitsky, D. K., and Norrell, M. A. Assignment of Yamaceratops dorngobiensis and associated redbeds at shine US Khudag (Eastern Gobi, Dorngobi Province, Mongolia)) to the redescribed Javkhlant Formation (Upper Cretaceous): Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 1, p. 295-302.

Erickson, G. M., Makovicky, P. J., Inouye, B. D., Zhou, C.-F., and Gao, K.-Q., 2009, A life table for Psittacosaurus lujiatunensis: inital insights into ornithischian dinosaur population biology: The Antomical Record, v. 292, p. 1514-1521.

Evans, D. C., Ridgley, R, and Witmer, L. M., 2009, Endocranial anatomy of Labeosaurine Hadrosaurids (Dinosauria: Ornithischia): a sensorineural perspective on cranial crest function: The Antomical Record, v. 292, p. 1315-1337.

Farke, A. A., Wolff, E. D. S., and Tanke, D. H., 2009, Evidence of combat in Triceratops: PLOS One, v. 4, Issue 1, 4pp.

Fassett, J. E., 2009, New geochronologic and stratigraphic evidence confirms the Paleocene age of dinosaur-bearing Ojo Alamo Sandstone and Animas Formation in the San Juan Basin, New Mexico and Colorado: Palaeontologica Electronica, v. 12, 155pp.

Fassett, J. E., 2009, Response to critique by Lucas et al., (2009) of paper by Fassett (2009) documenting Paleocene dinosaurs in the San Juan Basin: Palaeontologia Electronica, v. 12, issue 2, 9a, 8pp.

Fricke, H. C., Rogers, R. R., and Gates, T. A., 2009, Hadrosaurid migration: inferences based on stable isotope comparisons among Late Cretaceous dinosaur localities: Paleobiology, v. 35, n. 2, p. 270-288.

Fujiwara, S.-I., 2009, A reevaluation of the manus structure in Triceratops (Ceratopsian: Ceratopsidae): Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 4, p. 1136-1147.

Fuller, E., 2009, Dana Quarry and its dinosaurs: Dinosauria International, LLC, 32pp.

Galton, P. M., 2009, Notes on Neocomian (Lower Cretaceous) ornithopod dinosaurs from England - Hypsilphodon, Valdosaurus, "Camptosaurus", "Iguanodon"-and referred specimens from Romania and elsewhere: Revue de Paleobiologie, v. 28, n. 1, p. 211-273. (Owenodon hoggii = Iguanodon hoggii, Elrhazosaurus nigeriensis = Valdosaurus nigeriensis)

Gates, T. A., and Farke, A. A., 2009, Biostratigraphic and biogeographic implications of a hadrosaurid (Ornitopoda: Dinosauria) from the Upper Cretaceous Almond Formation of Wyoming, USA: Cretaceous Research, v. 30, p. 1157-1163.

Godefroit, P., Codrea, V., and Weishampel, D. B., 2009, Osteology of Zalmoxes shqiperorum (Dinosauria, Ornithopoda), based on new specimens from the Upper Cretaceous of Nalat-Vad (Romania): Geodiversitas, v. 31,n. 3, p. 525-553. Link to pdf

Godefroit, P., Golovneva, L., Shchepetov, S., Garcia, G., and Alekseev, P., 2009, The last polar dinosaurs: high diversity of latest Cretaceous arctic dinosaurs in Russia: Naturwissenschaften, v. 96, p. 495-501.

Guenther, M. F., 2009, Influence of sequence heterochrony on hadrosaurid dinosaur postcranial development: The Antomical Record, v. 292, p. 1427-1441.

Hieronymous, T. L,. Witmer, L. M., Tanke, D. H., and Currie, P. J., 2009, The facial integument of centrosaurine ceratopsids: morphological and histological correlates of novel skin structures: The Antomical Record, v. 292, p. 1370-1396. Link to pdf

Holliday, C. M., 2009, New insights into Dinosaur jaw muscle anatomy: The Antomical Record, v. 292, p. 1246-1265.

Horner, J. R., and Goodwin, M. B., 2009, Extrime cranial ontogeny in the Upper Cretaceous dinosaur Pachycephalosaurus: Public Library of Science (PLOS) One, v. 4, issue 10, 11pp.

Horner, J. R., de Ricqles, A., Padian, K., and Scheetz, R. D., 2009, Comparative long bone histology and growth of the 'Hypsilophodontid" dinosaurs Orodromeus makelai, Dryosaurus altus, and Tenotosaurus tillettii (Ornithischia: Euornithopoda): Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 3, p. 734-747.

Huang, S., 2009, Molecular evidence for the hadrosaur B. canadensis as an outgroup to a calde condaining the Dinosaur T. rex and birds: Attualita Biologica, News and Views, v, p. 20-22.

Knoll, F., 2009, On the name Stormbergia dangershoeki Butler: Annles de PAleontologie, v. 95, p. 177-180.

Knoll, F., 2009, A large iguanodont from the Upper Barremian of the Paris Basin: Geobios, v. 42, p. 755-764.

Knoll, F., Padian, K., and de Ricqles, A,. 2009, Ontogenetic change and adult body size of the early ornithischian dinosaur Lesothosaurus diagnosticus: implications for basal ornithischian taxonomy: Gondwana Research, v. 17, p .171-170.

Kubota, K., and Kobayashi, Y., 2009, Evolution of dentary diastema in iguanodontian dinosaurs: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 83, n. 1, p. 39-45.

Langer, M. C., Ezurra, M. D., Bittencourt, J. S., and Novas, F. E., 2009, The origin and early evolution of dinosaurs: Biological Review, v. 84, p. 1-56.

Lingham-Soliar, T., 2009, Response to comments by G. Mayr to my paper "Dinosaur protofeathers: pushing back the origin of feathers into the Middle Triassic?"; Journal of Ornithology, published on line, 3pp.

Lucas, S. G., Sullivan, R. M,. Cather, S. M., Jasinski, S. E., Fowler, D. W., Heckert, A. B., Spielmann, and Hunt, A. P., 2009, No definitive evidence of Paleocene dinosaurs in the San Juan Basin: Palaeontologia Electronica, v. 12, issue 2, 8A, 10pp.

Manning, P. L., Morris, P. M., McMahon, A., Jones, E,. Gize, A., Macquaker, J. H. S., Wolff, G., Thompson, A., Marshall, J., Taylor, K. G., Lyson, T., Gaskell, S., Reamtong, O., Sellers, W. I., van Dongen, B. E., Buckley, M., and Wogelius, R. A., 2009, Mineralized soft-tissue structure and chemistry in a mummified hadrosaur from the Hell Creek Formation, North Dakota (USA): Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B., v. 276, p. 3429-3437.

Martin, A. J., 2009, Dinosaur burrows in the Otway Group (Albian) of Victoria, Australia, and their relation to Cretaceous polar environments: Cretaceous Research, v. 30, p. 1223-1237.

Martin, A. J., 2009, Dinosaurs Down Underground: Australian Science, October, 2009, p. 14-16.

Matthews, J. C., Brusatte, S. L., Williams, S. A., and Henderson, M. D., 2009, The first Triceratops bonebed and its implications for gregarious behavior: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 1, p. 286-290.

Mayr, G., 2009, Response to Lingham-Soliar: dinosaur protofeathers: pushing back the origin of feathers into Middle Triassic? Journal of Ornithology, published on line, 2 pp.

Nesbitt, S. J., Smith, N. D., Irmis, R. B., Turner, A. H., Downs, A., and Norell, M. A., 2009, A complete skeleton of a Late Triassic saurischian and the early evolution of dinosaurs: Science, v. 326, p. 1530-1533.

Ohashi, T., and Barrett, P. M., 2009, A new ornithischian dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Kuwajima Formation of Japan: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 3, p. 748-757. (Albalophosaurus yamaguchiorum)

Ortega, F., Malafaia, E., Escaso, F., Garcia, A. P., and Dantas, P., 2009, Faunas de repteis do Jurassico Superior de Portugal: Paleolusitana, n. 1, p. 43-56.

Pereda-Suberbiola, X., 2009, Biogeographical affinities of Late Cretaceous continental tetrapods of Europe: a review: Bulletin of Geological Society of France, t. 180, n. 1, p. 57-71.

Pereda-Suberbiola, X,. Canudo, J. I., Company, J., Cruzado-Caballero, P,. and Ruiz-Omenaca, J. I., 2009, Hadrosauroid dinosaurs from the Latest Cretaceous of the Iberian Peninsula: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 3, p. 946-951.

Prieto-Marquez, A., and Wagner, J., 2009, Pararhabdon isonensis and Tsintaosaurus spinorhinus: a new clade of lambeosaurine hadrosaurids from Eurasia: Cretaceous Research, v. 30, n. 5, p. 1238-1246.

Rivera-Sylva, H. E., Frey, E., and Guzman-Gutierrez, J. R., 2009, Evidence of predation of the vertebra of a hadrosaurid dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) of Coahuila, Mexico: Notebooks on Geology, letter 2009/02, 6pp.

Rivera-Sylva, H. E., Frey, E., Palomino-Sanchez, F. J., Guzman-Gutierrez, J. R., and Ortiz-Mendieta, J. A., 2009, Preliminary report on a Late Cretaceous vertebrate fossil assemblage in Northwestern Coahuila, Mexico: Boletin de la Sociedad Geologica Mexicana: v. 61, n. 2, p. 239-244.

Schott, R. K., Evans, D. C., Williamson, T. E., Carr, T. D., and Goodwin, M. B., 2009, The Anatomy of Colepiocephale lambei (Dinosauria: Pachycephalosauridae): Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 3, p. 771-780.

Sellers, W. I., Manning, P. L., Lyson, T,. Stevens, K., and Margetts, L., 2009, Virtual palaeontology: gait reconstruction of extinct vertebrates using high performance computing: Palaeontologia Electronica, v. 12, issue 3, 11A, 26pp.

Senter, P., 2009, Vestigial skeletal structures in dinosaurs: Journal of Zoology, v. 280, p. 60-71.

Sereno, P. C., Zhao, X., and Tan, L., 2010 (published in 2009), A new psittacosaur from Inner Mongolia and the parrot-like structure and function of the psittacosaur skull: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B. v. 277, p. 199-209, published online June 17, 11pp. (Psittacosaurus gobiensis)

Straight, W. H., Davis, G. L., Skinner, C. W., Haims, A., McClennan, B. L., and Tanke, D. H., 2009, Bone lesions in hadrosaurs: computed tomographic imaging as guide for paleohistologic and stable-isotopic analysis: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 2, p. 315-325.

Sues, H.-D., and Averianov, A., 2009, A new basal hadrosauroid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Uzbekistan and the early radiation of duck-billed dinosaur: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B, published on line, 7pp. (Levnesovia transoxiana)

Sues, H.-D., and Averianov, A., 2009, Turanoceratops tardabilis-the first ceratopsid dinosaur from Asia: Naturwissenschaften, v. 96, p. 645-653.

Tanoue, K., You, H.-L., and Dodson, P., 2009, Comparative anatomy of selected basal ceratopsian dentitons: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 46, p. 425-439.

Tanoue, R., Grandstaff, B. S., You, H.-L., and Dodson, P., 2009, Jaw mechanics in basal ceratopsida (Ornithischia, Dinosauria):The Antomical Record, v. 292, p. 1352-1369.

Tumarkin-Deratzian, A. R., 2009, Evaluation of long bone surface textures as ontogenetic indicators in centrosaurine ceratopsids: The Antomical Record, v. 292, p. 1485-1500.

Ukrainsky, A. S., 2009, Synonymy of the Genera Nedoceratops Ukrainsky, 2007 and Diceratus Mateus, 2008 (Reptilia: Ornithischia: Ceratopidae): Palaeontological Journal v. 43, n. 1, p. 116. (Nedoceratops hatcheri = Diceratops hatcheri, = Diceratus hatcheri)

Wagner, J. R., and Lehman, T. M., 2009, An enigmatic new Lambeosaurine Hadrosaur (Reptilia: Dinosauria) from the Upper Shale Member of the Campanian Aguja Formation of Trans-Pecos Texas: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 2, p. 605-611. (Angulomastacator daviesi)

Williamson, T. E., Carr, T. D., Williams, S. A., and Tremaine, K., 2009, Early ontogeny of pachycephalosaurine squamosals as revealed by juvenile specimens from the Hell Creek Formation, eastern Montana: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 1, p. 291-294.

Xu, X,. and Guo, Y., 2009, The origin and early evolution of feathers: insights from recent paleontological and neontological data: Vertebrata PalAsiatica, v. 47, n. 4, p. 311-329.

You, H.-L., and LI, D.-Q., 2009, A new basal hadrosauriform dinosaur (Ornithischia: Iguanodontia) from the Early Cretaceous of northwestern China: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 46, p. 949-957. (Jintasaurus meniscus)

Zheng, X.-T., You, H.-L., Xu, X., and Dong, Z.-M., 2009, An Early Cretaceous heterodontosaurid dinosaur with filamentos integumentary structures: Nature, v. 458, p. 333-336. (Tianyulong confuciusi)

Armored dinosaurs

Dinosaurs in general

Allen, V., Paxton, H., and Hutchinson, J. R., 2009, Variation in center of mass etimates for extant sauropsids and its importance for reconstructing inertial properties of extinct archosaurs: The Antomical Record, v. 292, p. 1442-1461.

Barrett, P. M., McGowan, A. J., and Page, V., 2009, Dinosaur diversity and the rock record: Proceedings of the Royals Society, Seires B, v. 276, p. 2667-2674.

Bates, K. T., Manning, P. L., Hodgetts, D., and Sellers, W. L., 2009, Estimating mass properties of dinosaurs using laser imaging and 3D computer modelling: Public Library of Science (PLOS) One, v. 4, issue 2, 26pp.

Butler, R. J., Barrett, P. M., and Gower, D. J., 2009, Postcranial skeletal pneumaticity and air-sacs in the earliest pterosaurs: Biology Letters, v. 5, p. 557-560.

Currie, B. S., Colombi, C. E., Tabor, J. J., Shipman, T. C., and Montanez, I. P., 2009, Stratigraphy and architecture of the Upper Triassic Ischigualasto Formation, Ischigualasto Provincial Park, San Juan, Argentina: Journal of South American Earth Seciences, v. 27, p. 74-87.

Dodson, P., 2009, Darwin and the Dinosaurs: American Paleontologist, v. 17, n. 1, p. 33-36.

Dodson, P., 2009, Dinosaurs in the year of Darwin: The Antomical Record, v. 292, p. 1240-1245.

Duan, Y., and Zhang, L., 2009, Early Cretaceous precious fossil-bearing beds in Wejialign-Yaolugou of Jianchang Basein, western Liaoning: Global Geology, v. 12, n. 2, p. 87-93.

Erickson, G. M., Rauhut, O. W. M., Zhou, Z., Turner, A. H., Inouye, B. D., Hu, D., and Norell, M. A., 2009, was dinosaurian physiology inherited by birds? reconciling slow growth in Archaeopteryx: Public Library of Science (PLOS) One, v. 4, n. 10, 9pp.

Keller, G., Sahni, A., and Bajpai, 2009, Deccan volcanism, the KT mass extinction and dinosaurs: Journal of Bioscience, v. 34, n. 5, p. 709-728.

Knoll, F., Padian, K., and de Ricqles, A,. 2009, Ontogenetic change and adult body size of the early ornithischian dinosaur Lesothosaurus diagnosticus: implications for basal ornithischian taxonomy: Gondwana Research, v. 17, p .171-170.

Latiman, J. T., 2009, The Real Jurassic Park: Joseph Leidy's heirs reconstruct the Anatomy of Dinosaurs: The Antomical Record, v. 292, p. 1237-1239.

Rauhut, O. W. M., and Lopez-Arbarello, A., 2009, Considerations on the age of the Tiouaren Formation (Iullemmeden Basin, Niger, Africa): implications for Gondwanan Mesozoic terrestrial vertebrate fauna: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 271, p. 259-267.

Senter, P., 2009, Vestigial skeletal structures in dinosaurs: Journal of Zoology, v. 280, p. 60-71.

Shapiro, R. S., Fricke, H. C., and Fox, K., 2009, Dinosaur-bearing oncoids from ephemeral lakes of the Lower Cretaeous Cedar Mountain Formation, Utah: Palaios, v. 24, p. 51-58.

Tanimoto, M., 2009, Posthumous works by Mr. Kazuya Miyaughi exhibited at the Exhibition of "The Age of Dinosaurs in Kansai and Fossils of Kobiwako Group" held at Ueno History and Floklore Museum in 2008 summer: Iga Basin Fossil Club Bulletin, no. 3, p. 10-11.

Therrien, F., Zelenitsky, D. K., and Weisphampel, D. B., 2009, Palaeoenvironmental reconstruction of the Late Cretaceous Sanpetru Formation (Hateg Basin, Romania) using paleosols and implications for the "dissappearance" of dinosaurs: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaecology, v. 272, p. 37-52.

Aves (Mesozoic)

Genus: Nova (6)

Alamitornis AGNOLIN & MARTINELLI, 2009
Hollanda BELL, CHIAPPE, ERICKSON, SUZUKI, WATABE, BARSBOLD & TSOGTBAATAR, 2009
Jianchangornis ZHOU, ZHANG & LI, 2009
Rapaxavis MORSCHHAUSER, VARRICCHIO, GAO, LIU, WANG, CHENG, & MENG, 2009
Shanweiniao O’CONNOR, WANG, CHIAPPE, GAO, MENG, CHENG, & LIU, 2009
Zhongjianornis ZHOU & LI, 2009

Species: Nova (8)

Alamitornis minutus AGNOLIN & MARTINELLI, 2009
Confuciusornis feducciai ZHANG, GAO, MENG, LIU,HOU & ZHENG, 2009
Hollanda luceria BELL, CHIAPPE, ERICKSON, SUZUKI, WATABE, BARSBOLD & TSOGTBAATAR, 2009
Jianchangornis microdonta ZHOU, ZHANG, & LI, 2009
Rapaxavis pani MORSCHHAUSER, VARRICCHIO, GAO, LIU, WANG, CHENG, & MENG, 2009
Sapeornis angustis PROVINI, 2009
Shanweiniao cooperorum O’CONNOR, WANG, CHIAPPE, GAO, MENG, CHENG, & LIU, 2009
Zhongjianornis yangi ZHOU & LI, 2009

Agnolin, F. L., and Martinelli, A. G., 2009, Fossil birds from the Late Cretaceous Los Alamitos Formation, Rio Negro Province, Argintina: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v. 27, p. 42-49. (Alamitornis minutus)

Bell, A. K., Chiappe, L. M., Erickson, G. M., Suzuki, S., Watabe, M., Barsbold, R., and Tsogtbaatar, K., 2009, Description and ecologic analysis of Hollanda luceria, a Late Cretaceous brid from the Gobi desert (Mongolia): Cretaceous Research, v. 31, p. 16-26. (Hollanda luceria)

Bell, A., and Everhart, M. J., 2009, A new specimen of Parahesperornis (Aves: Hesperornithiformes) from the Smoky Hill Chalk (Early Campanian) of western Kansas: Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science, v. 112, n. 1/2, p. 7-14.

Butler, R. J., Barrett, P. M., and Gower, D. J., 2009, Postcranial skeletal pneumaticity and air-sacs in the earliest pterosaurs: Biology Letters, v. 5, p. 557-560.

Butler, R. J., Barrett, P. M., Nowbath, S., and Upchurch, P., 2009, Estimating the effects os sampling biases on pterosaur diversity patterns: implications for hypotheses of bird/pterosaur competitive replacement: Paleobiology, v. 35, n. 3, p. 432-446.

Close, R. A., Vickers-Rich, P., Trusler, P., Chiappe, L. M., O'Connor, J., Rich, T. H., Kool, L., and Komarower, P., 2009, Earliest Gondwanan bird from the Cretaceous of Southeastern Australia: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 2, p. 616-619.

Dececchi, T. A., and Larsson, H. C. E., 2009, Patristic evolutionary rates suggest a puncutated pattern in forelimb evolution before and after the origin of birds: Paleobiology, v. 35, n. 1, p. 1-12.

Duan, Y., and Zhang, L., 2009, Early Cretaceous precious fossil-bearing beds in Wejialign-Yaolugou of Jianchang Basein, western Liaoning: Global Geology, v. 12, n. 2, p. 87-93.

Dyke, G. J., and Nudds, R. L., 2009, The fossil record and limb disparity of enantiornithines, the dominant flying birds of the Cretaceous: Lethaia, v. 42, p. 248-254.

Erickson, G. M., Rauhut, O. W. M., Zhou, Z., Turner, A. H., Inouye, B. D., Hu, D., and Norell, M. A., 2009, was dinosaurian physiology inherited by birds? reconciling slow growth in Archaeopteryx: Public Library of Science (PLOS) One, v. 4, n. 10, 9pp.

Everhart, M., J., and Bell, A., 2009, A hesperornithiform limb bone from the Basal Greenhorn Formation (Late Cretaceous: Middle Cenomanian) of North Central Kansas: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 3, p. 952-956.

Fowler, D. W., Freedman, E. A,. and Scannella, J. B., 2009, Predatory functional morphology in Raptors: interdigital variation in talon size in related to prey restraint and immobilisation technique: Public Library of Science (PLOS) One, v. 4, issue 11, 9pp.

Gao, K.-Q., Li, Q., Wei, M., Pak, H., and Pak, I., 2009, Early Creaceous birds and pterosaurs from the Sinuiju Series, and geographic extension of the Jehol Biota into the Korea Peninsula: Journal of the Paleontological Society of Korea, v. 25, n. 1, p. 57-61.

Huang, S., 2009, Molecular evidence for the hadrosaur B. canadensis as an outgroup to a calde condaining the Dinosaur T. rex and birds: Attualita Biologica, News and Views, v, p. 20-22.

Hutchinson, J. R., and Allen, V., 2009, The evolutionary continuum of limb function from early theropods to brids: Naturwissenschaften, v. 96, p. 423-448.

Lingham-Soliar, T., 2009, Response to comments by G. Mayr to my paper "Dinosaur protofeathers: pushing back the origin of feathers into the Middle Triassic?"; Journal of Ornithology, published on line, 3pp.

Mayr, G., 2009, Response to Lingham-Soliar: dinosaur protofeathers: pushing back the origin of feathers into Middle Triassic? Journal of Ornithology, published on line, 2 pp.

Morschhauser, E. M., Varricchio, D. J., Gao, C., Liu,m J., Wang, X,. Cheng, X., and Meng, Q., 2009, Anatomy of the Early Cretaceous bird Rapaxavis pani, a new species from Liaoning Province, China: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 2, p. 545-554. (Rapaxavis pani)

O'Connor, J. K., Wang, X., Chiappe, L. M., Gao, C., Meng, Q., Cheng, X., and Liu, J., 2009, Phylogenetic support for a specialized clade of Cretaceous Enantiornithine birds with information on a new species: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 1, p. 188-204. (Shanweiniao cooperorum)

Pereda-Suberbiola, X., 2009, Biogeographical affinities of Late Cretaceous continental tetrapods of Europe: a review: Bulletin of Geological Society of France, t. 180, n. 1, p. 57-71.

Provini, P., 2009, A new species of the basal bird Sapeornis from the Early Cretaceous of Liaoning, China: Vertebrata PalAsiatica, v. 47, n. 3, p. 194-207. (Sapeornis angustis)

Schweigert, G., Tsischlinger, H., and Dieti, G., 2009, The oldest fossil feather in Europe: Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen, fast track article, 6pp.

Tischlinger, H., 2009, Der achte Archaeopteryx-das Daitinger exemplar: Archaeopteryx, v. 27, p. 1-20.

Vargas, A. O., and Wagner, G. P., 2009, Frame-shifts of digit identity in bird evolution and Cyclopamine-treated wings: Evolution and Development, v. 11, n. 2, p. 163-169.

Williamson, T. E., Kues, B. S., Weissmann, G. S., Stidham, T. A., and Yurchyk, S. L., 2009, A feather from the Upper Cretaceous (lower Campanian) Point Lookout Sandstone, San Juan Basin, northwestern New Mexico: Cretaceous Research, v. 30, p. 547-550.

Wings, O., 2009, A simulated bird gastric mill and its implications for fossil gastrolith authenticity: Fossil Record, v. 12, n. 1, p. 91-97.

Xu, X., and Guo, Y., 2009, The origin and early evolution of feathers: insights from recent paleontological and neontological data: Vertebrata PalAsiatica, v. 47, n. 4, p. 311-329.

Zhang, Z., Gao, C., Meng, Q., Liu, J,. Hou, L., and Zhang, G., 2009, Diversification in an Early Cretaceous avian genus: evidence from a new species of Confuciusornis from China: Journal of Ornithology, published on line, 8pp. (Confuciusornis feducciai)

Zinoviev, A. V., 2009, An attempt to reconstruct the lifestyle of Confuciusornithids (Aves, Confuciusornithiformes): Paleontological Journal, v. 43, n. 4, p. 444-452.

Zhou, Z., and Li, F. Z. Z., 2010 (published in 2009), A new Lower Cretaceous bird from China and tooth reduction in early avian evolution: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B, v. 277, p. 219-227, published on line April 22, 9pp. (Zhongjianornis yangi)

Zhou, Z.-H., Zhang, F.-C., and Li, Z.-H., 2009, A new basal ornithurine bird (Jianchangornis microdonta gen. et sp. nov.), from the Lower Cretaceous of China: Vertebrata PalAsiatica, v. 47, n. 4, p. 399-310. (Jianchangornis microdonta)

Synapsids

Pelycosaurs

Botha-Brink, J., and Modesto, S., P., 2009, Anatomy and relationships of the Middle Permian varanopid Heleosaurus scholtzi based on a social aggregation from the Karoo basin of South Africa: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 2, p. 389-400.

Evans, D. C., Maddin, H. C., and Reisz, R. R., 2009, A re-evaluation of sphenacodontid synapsid material from the Lower Permian fissure fills near Richards Spur, Oklahoma: Palaeontology, v. 52, part 1, p. 219-227.

Reisz, R. R., Godfrey, S. J., and Scott, D., 2009, Eothyris and Oedaleops: do these Early Permian synapsids from Texas and New Mexico for a clade: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 1, p. 39-47.

Tatarinov, L. P., 2009, Probable diphyletic formation of the mammalian middle ear: monotremata and theria: Paleontological Journal, v. 43, n. 12, p. 1578-1599.

Theriodontia

Genus: Nova (2)

Protuberum REICHEL, SCHULTZ & SORES, 2009
Yuanotherium HU, MENG & CLARK, 2009

Species: Nova (2)

Protuberum cabralensis REICHEL, SCHULTZ & SORES, 2009
Yuanotherium minor HU, MENG & CLARK, 2009

Abdala, F., Martinelli, A. G., Bento Soares, M., de la Fuente, M., and Ribeiro, A. M., 2009, South American Middle Triassic continental faunas with amniotes: biostratigraphy and correlation: Palaeontological Society of Southern Africa, Palaeontolographica Africana, v. 44, p. 83-87.

Abdala, F., and Smith, R. M. H., 2009, A Middle Triassic cynodont fauna from Namibia and its implicaitosn for the biogeography of Gondwana: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 3, p. 837-851.

Förbisch, J., and Reisz, R. R., 2009, The Late Permian herbivore Suminia and the early evolution of arboreality in terrestiral vertebrate ecosystems: Proceedings of the Royal Society, B., published on line, 8 pp.

Hu, Y., Meng, J., and Clark, J. M., 2009, A new tritylodontid from the Upper Jurassic of Xinjiang, China: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 54, n. 3, p. 385-391. (Yuanotherium minor)

Huttenlocker, A., 2009, An investigation into the cladistic relationships and monophyly of therocephalian therapsids (Amniota: Synapsida): Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, v. 157, p. 865-891.

Ivakhnenko, M. F., 2009, Eotherapsid hypothesis for the origin of Monotremata: Palaeontological Journal, v. 43, n. 3, p. 237-250.

Kemp, T. S., 2009, The endocranial cavity of a nonmammalian Eucynodont, Chiniquodon theotenicus, an its implications for the origin of the mammalian brain: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 4, p. 1188-1198.

Kolosov, P. N., Ivensen, G. V., Mikhailova, T. E., Kurzanov, S. M., Efimov, M. B., and Gubin, Y. M., 2009, Taphonomy of the Upper Mesozoic tetrapod Teete Locality (Yakutia): Palaeontological Journal, v. 43, n. 2, p. 201-207.

Liu, J., and Powell, J., 2009, Osteology of Andescynodon (Cynodontia: Traversodontidae) from the Middle Triassic of Argentina: American Museum Noviates, n. 3674, 19pp. (Andescynodon mendozensis = Rusconidon mignonei) Link to pdf

Liu, J., Rubidge, B., and Li, J., 2009, New basal synapsid supports Laurasian origin for therapsids: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 54, n. 3, p. 393-400. (Raranimus dashankouensis)

Lucas, S. G., 2009, Timing and magnitude of tetrapod extinctions across the Permo-Triassic Boundary: Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, v. 36, p. 491-502.

Martinelli, A. G., la Fuente, M., and Abdala, F., 2009, Diademodon tetragonus Seeley, 1894 (Therapsida: Cynodontia) in the Triassic of South America and its biostratigraphic implications: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 3, p. 852-862.

Oliveira, T. V. de, Schultz, C. L., and Soares, M. B., 2009, A partial skeleton of Chinquodon (Cynodontia, Chinquodontidae) from the Brazilian Middle Triassic: Rev. Bras. Palaeont, v. 12, n. 2, p.113-122.

Reichel, M., Schultz, C. L., and Soares, M. B., 2009, A new traversodontid cynodont (Therapsida, Eucynodontia) from the Middle Triassic Santa Maria Formation of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: Palaeontology, v. 52, part 1, p. 229-250. (Protuberum cabralensis)

Renesto, S., and Lucas, S. G., 2009, Cynodont teeth from the Carnian (Late Triassic) of northern Italy: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 54, n. 2, p. 357-360. (Gornogomphodon caffii)

Sidor, C. A., 2009, Comment on the proposed precedence of Procynosuchus Broom, 1937 (Therapsida, Cynodontia) over Cyrbasiodon Broom, 1931 and Parathrinaxodon, 1936: Bulletin of the Zoological Nomenclature, v. 66, n. 2, p. 188.

Tatarinov, L. P., 2009, Probable diphyletic formation of the mammalian middle ear: monotremata and theria: Paleontological Journal, v. 43, n. 12, p. 1578-1599.

Deinocephalia

Species: Nova (1)

Kombuisia antarctica FROBISCH, ANGIELCZYK & SIDOR, 2009

Synonym: Nova (2)

Dicynodontoides recurvidens (OWEN, 1876) BROOM, 1940 emend ANGIELCZYK, SIDOR, NESBITT, SMITH & TSUJI, 2009
= Daptocephalus recurvidens (OWEN, 1876)
= Dicynodon recurvidens OWEN, 1876
= Kingoria recurvidens (OWEN, 1876) COX, 1959
= Udenodon gracilis BROOM, 1901
= Kingoria gracilis (BROOM, 1901)
= Oudenodon gracilis (BROOM, 1901)
= Dicynodon gracilis BROOM, 1901
= Sintocephalus gracilis (BROOM, 1901)
= Dicynodontoides parringtoni BROOM, 1940
= Dicynodon parringtoni (BROOM, 1940)
= Dicynodon duvenhagei BROOM, 1948
= Kingoria duvenhagei (BROOM, 1948)
Dicynodontoides nowacki (HUENE, 1942) ANGIELCZYK, SIDOR, NESBITT, SMITH & TSUJI, 2009
= Dicynodon nowacki HUENE, 1942
= Kingoria nowacki (HUENE, 1942) COX, 1959

Abdala, F., Martinelli, A. G., Bento Soares, M., de la Fuente, M., and Ribeiro, A. M., 2009, South American Middle Triassic continental faunas with amniotes: biostratigraphy and correlation: Palaeontological Society of Southern Africa, Palaeontolographica Africana, v. 44, p. 83-87.

Angielczyk, K. D., and Rubidge, B. S., 2009, The Permian Dicynodont Colobodectes cluveii (Therapsida, Anomodontia), with notes on its ontogeny and stratigraphic Range in the Karoo Basin, South Africa: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 4, p. 1162-1173.

Angielczyk, K. D., Sidor, C. A., Nesbitt, S. J., Smith, R. M. H., and Tsuki, L. A., 2009, Taxonomic revision and new observations on the postcranial skeleton, biogeography, and biostratigraphy of the dicynodont genus Dicynodontoides, and senior subjective synonym of Kingoria (Therapsida, Anomodontia): Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 4, p. 1174-1187. (Dicynodontoides recurvidens = Dicynodon recurvidens, = Kingoria recurvidens, = Dicynodontoides parringtoni, = Udenodon gracilis,= Dicynodon gracils, =Kingoria gracils, = Dicynodon howardi, = Kingoria howardi, Dicynodontoides nowacki = Dicynodon nowacki, = Kingoria nowacki)

Fröbisch, J., Angleczyk, K. D., and Sidor, C. A., 2009, The Triassic dicynodont Kombuisia (Synapsida, Anomodontia) from Antarctica, a refuge from the terrestrial Periman-Triassic mass extinction: Naturwissehschaften, published online, 10pp. (Kombuisia antarctica)

Kammerer, C., and Angielczyk, K. D., 2009, A proposed higher taxonomy of anomodont therapsids: Zootaxa, n. 2018, 24pp.

Liu, J., Rubidge, B., and Li, J., 2009, A new specimen of Biseridens qilianicus indicaes its phylogenetic position as the most basal anomodont: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B, published online, 8pp.

Lucas, S. G., 2009, Timing and magnitude of tetrapod extinctions across the Permo-Triassic Boundary: Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, v. 36, p. 491-502.

Maisch, M. W., 2009, The small dicynodont Katumbia parringtoni (von Huene, 1942) (Therapsida: Dicynodontia) from the Upper Permian Kawinga Formation of Tanzania as gorgonopsian prey: Paleodiversity, v. 2, p. 279-282.

Maisch, M. W., Vega, C. S., and Schoch, R. R., 2009, No dicynodont in the Keuper--a reconsideration of the occurrence of aff. Dinodontosaurus in the Middle Triassic of Southern Germany: Palaeodiversity, v. 2, p. 271-278. Link to pdf

Tatarinov, L. P., 2009, Probable diphyletic formation of the mammalian middle ear: monotremata and theria: Paleontological Journal, v. 43, n. 12, p. 1578-1599.

Mammals (Mesozoic)

Genus: Nova (6)

Acristatherium HU, MENG, LI & WANG, 2010 (published in 2009)
Arcantiodelphys VULLO, GHEERBRANT, MUIZON, & NERAUDEAU, 2009
Coloniatherium ROUGIER, FORASIEPI, HILL & NOVACEK, 2009
Corriebaatar RICH, VICKERS-RICH, FLANNERY, KEAR, CANTRILL, KOMAROWER, KOOL, PICKERING, TRUSLER, MORTON, VAN KLAVEREN, & FITZGERALD, 2009
Juchilestes GAO, WILSON, LUO, MAGA, MENG & WANG, 2010 (published in 2009)
Liaobaatar KUSHUHASHI, HU, WANG, SETOGUCHI & MATSUOKA, 2009

Species: Nova (9)

Acristatherium yanensis HU, MENG, LI & WANG, 2010 (published in 2009)
Arcantiodelphys marchandorum VULLO, GHEERBRANT, MUIZON, & NERAUDEAU, 2009
(Arcantiodelphys marchandorum, emend the authors name it after its discoverer and his family and should be -orum not -i, Arcantiodelphys marchandi)
Cedaromys mimus EATON, 2009
Coloniatherium cilinskii ROUGIER, FORASIEPI, HILL & NOVACEK, 2009
Corriebaatar marywaltersae RICH, VICKERS-RICH, FLANNERY, KEAR, CANTRILL, KOMAROWER, KOOL, PICKERING, TRUSLER, MORTON, VAN KLAVEREN, & FITZGERALD, 2009
Eobaatar clemensi SWEETMAN, 2009
Eoalphadon woodburnei EATON, 2009
Juchilestes liaoningensis GAO, WILSON, LUO, MAGA, MENG & WANG, 2010 (published in 2009)
Liaobaatar change KUSHUHASHI, HU, WANG, SETOGUCHI & MATSUOKA, 2009
Maotherium asiaticus JI, LUO, ZHANG, YUAN & XU, 2009
Sinobaatar fuxinensis KUSHUHASHI, HU, WANG, SETOGUCHI & MATSUOKA, 2009
Sinobaatar xiei KUSHUHASHI, HU, WANG, SETOGUCHI & MATSUOKA, 2009

Synonym: Nova (2)

Eoalphadon clemensi (EATON, 1993) EATON, 2009
= Alphadon clemensi EATON, 1993
Eoalphadon lillegraveni (EATON, 1993) EATON, 2009
= Alphadon illegraveni EATON, 1993

Eaton, J. G., 2009, Cenomanian (Late Cretaceous) mammals from Cedar Canyon, Southwestern Utah, and a revision of Cenomanian Alphadon-like Marsupials: In: Papers in Geology, Vertebrate Paleontology, and Biostratigraphy in Honor of Michael O. Woodburne, Edited by L. B. Albright, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin, v. 65, p. 97-110. (Cedaromys mimus, Eoalphadon clemensi = Alphadon clemensi, Eoalphadon lillegraveni = Alphadon illegraveni, Eoalphadon woodburnei)

Foster, J. R., 2009, Preliminary body mass estimates for mammalina genera of the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic, North America): PaleoBios, v. 28, n. 3, p. 114-122.

Gao, C.-L., Wilson, G. P., Luo, Z.-X., Maga, A. M., Meng, Q., and Wang, X., 2010 (published in 2009), A new mammal skull from the Lower Cretaceous of China with implications for the evolution of obtuse-angled molaris and 'amphilestid' eutriconodonts: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B., v. 277, p. 237-246. (Juchilestes liaoningensis)

Hu, Y., Meng, J., Li, C., and Wang, Y., 2010 (published in 2009), New basal eutherian mammal from the Early Cretaceous Jehol biota, Liaoning, China: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B, v. 277, p. 239-236. (Acristatherium yanensis)

Ivakhnenko, M. F., 2009, Eotherapsid hypothesis for the origin of Monotremata: Palaeontological Journal, v. 43, n. 3, p. 237-250.

Kemp, T. S., 2009, The endocranial cavity of a nonmammalian Eucynodont, Chiniquodon theotenicus, an its implications for the origin of the mammalian brain: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 4, p. 1188-1198.

Kusuhashi, N., Hu, Y., Wang, Y., Setoguchi, T., and Matsuoka, H., 2009, Two Eobaatarid (Multituberculata: Mammalia) genera from the Lower Cretaceous Shahaiand Fuxin Formations, northeastern China: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 4, p. 1264-1288. (Sinobaatar xiei, Sinobaatar fuxinensis, Liaobaatar changi)

Ji, Q., Luo, Z.-X., Zhang, X., Yuan, C.-X., and Xu, L., 2009, Evolutionary development of the Middle ear in Mesozoic Therian Mammals: Science, v. 326, p. 278-281. (Maotherium asiaticus)

Lopatin, A. V., Averianov, A. O., Maschenko, E. N., and Leschchinskiy, S. V., 2009, Early Cretaceous mammals of western Siberia: 2. Tegotheriidae: Paleontological Journal, v. 43, no. 4, p. 453-462.

Martin, T., and Ruf, I., 2009, On the mammalian ear: Science, v. 326, p. 243-244.

Pereda-Suberbiola, X., 2009, Biogeographical affinities of Late Cretaceous continental tetrapods of Europe: a review: Bulletin of Geological Society of France, t. 180, n. 1, p. 57-71.

Rich, T. H., Vickers-Rich, P., Flannery, T. F., Kear, B. P., Cantrill D. J., Komarower, P., Kool, L., Pickering, D., Trusler, P., Morton, S., van Klaveren, N., and Fitzgerald, E. M. G., 2009, An Australian multituberculate and its palaeobiogeographic implications: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 54, n. 1, p. 1-6. (Corriebaatar marywaltersae)

Rougier, G. W., Forasiepi, A. M., Hill, R. V., and Novacke, M., 2009, New mammalian remains from the Late Cretaceous Colonia Formation, Patagonia, Argentina: Acta Palaeontographica Polonica, v. 54, n. 2, p. 195-212. (Coloniatherium cilinskii)

Sweetman, S. C., 2009, A new species of the plagiaulacoid multituberculate mammal Eobaatar from the Early Cretaceosu of southern Britain: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 54, n. 3, p. 373-384. (Eobaatar clemensi)

Tatarinov, L. P., 2009, Probable diphyletic formation of the mammalian middle ear: monotremata and theria: Paleontological Journal, v. 43, n. 12, p. 1578-1599.

Vullo, R., Gheerbrant, E., Muizon C. de, and Neraudeau, D., 2009, The oldest modern therian mammal from Europe and its bearing on stem marsupial paleobiogeography: Proceendings of the National Academy of Science, v. 106, n. 47, p. 19910-19915. (Arcantiodelphys marchandorum, emend the authors name it after its discoverer and his family and should be -orum not -i, Arcantiodelphys marchandi)

Williamson, T. E., and Weil, A., 2009, "correction": Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 4, p. 1341.

Eggs

Ichnology

Ichnogenus: Nova (4)

Menglongipus XING, HARRIS, SUN & ZHAO, 2009
Mesosaurichnium SILVA, SEDOR & FERNADES, 2009
Polyonyx SANTOS, MORATALLA & ROYO-TORRES, 2009
Titanopodus GONZALEZ RIGA & CALVO, 2009

Inchospecies: Nova (6)

Changpeipus pareschequier XING, HARRIS, TORU, MASATU & DONG, 2009
Hadrosauropodus nanxiongensis XING, HARRIS, DONG, LIN, CHEN, GUI & JI, 2009
Menglongipus sinensis XING, HARRIS, SUN & ZHAO, 2009
Mesosaurichnium natans SILVA, SEDOR & FERNADES, 2009
Polyonyx gomesi SANTOS, MORATALLA & ROYO-TORRES, 2009
Titanopodus mendozensis GONZALEZ RIGA & CALVO, 2009

Anfinson, O. A., Lockley, M. A,. Kim, S. H., Kim, K. S., and Kim, J. Y., 2009, First report of the small bird track Koreanaornis from the Cretaceous of North America: implications of avian ichnotaxonomy and paleoecology: Cretaceous Research, v. 30, p. 885-894.

Boutakiout, M., Hadri, M., Nouri, J., Diaz-Martinez, I., and Perez-Lorente, F., 2009, Rastrilladas de icnitas teropodos gigantes del Jurasico Superior (Sinclinal de Iouaridene, Marruecos): Revista Espanola de Paleontologia, v. 24, n. 1, p. 31-46.

Browne, G. H., 2009, First New Zealand record of probable dinosaur footprints from the Late Cretaceous North Cape Formation, northwest Nelson: New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysis, v. 52, p. 367-377.

Carpenter, K., 2009, Role of lateral body bending in crocodylian track making: Ichnos, v. 16, p. 203-207.

Clark, N. D. L., and Corrance, H., 2009, New discoveries of Isochirotherium herculis (Egerton 1838) and a reassessment of chirotheriid footprints from the Triassic of the Isle of Arran, Scotland: Scottish Journal of Geology, v. 45, n. 1, p. 69-82.

Costeur, L., and Ezquerra, R., 2009, Early Cretaceous fish trails from La Rioja, Spain: Cretaceous Research, v. 30, p. 1027-1030.

Falkingham, P. L., Margetts, L., Smith, I. M., and Mannig, P. L., 2009, Reinterpretation of palmate and semi-palmate (webbed) fossil tracks: insights from finite element modelling: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 271, p. 69-76.

Fillmore, D. L., Simpson, E. L., and Lucas, S. G., 2009, Isaac Lea's Palaeosauropus (= "Sauropus") primaevus: a review of his discovery: Ichnos, v. 16, p. 220-229.

Fiorillo, A. P., Hasiotis, S. T., Kobayashi, Y., and Tomisch, C. S., 2009, A pterosaur manus track from Denali National Park, Alaska Range, Alaska, United States: PalAios, v. 24, p. 466-472.

Garcia-Ortiz de Landaluce, E., Ortega-Girela, J. M., Hurtado-Reyes, A., and Diaz-Martinez, I., 2009, Revision de las huellas teropodas, ornithopodas y sauropodas de mayor y menor tamano de la Rioja (Espana) y su comparacion con el registro mudial los Guinness world record: Paleolusitana, n. 1, p. 201-209.

Gierlinski, G. D., Lockley, M. G., and Niedzwiedzki, G., 2009, A distinctive crouching theropod trace from the Lower Jurassic of Poland: Geological Quarterly, v. 53, n. 4, p. 471-476. Link to pdf

Gierlinski, G. D., Menducki, P., Janiszewska, K., Wicik, I., and Bozcarowski, A., 2009, A preliminary report on dinosaur track assemblages from the Middle Jurassic fo the Imilchl area, Morocco: Geological Quarterly, v. 53, n. 4, p. 477-482. Link to pdf

Gonzalez Riga, B. J., and Calvo, J. O., 2009, A new wide-gauge sauropod track site from the Late Cretaceous of Mendoza, Neuquen basin, Argentina: Palaeontology, v. 52, part 3, p. 631-640. (Titanopodus mendozensis)

Hernandez, J. O., 2009, Misplaced trace fossils in unlikely environments: Geology Today, v. 25, n. 2, p. 71-74.

Hutchinson, J. R., and Allen, V., 2009, The evolutionary continuum of limb function from early theropods to brids: Naturwissenschaften, v. 96, p. 423-448.

Ishigaki, S., and Matsumoto, Y., 2009, "Off-Tracking"- like phenomenon observed in the turning sauropod trackway from the Upper Jurassic of Morocco: Memoir of the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, v. 8, p. 1-10.

Ishigaki, S., and Matumoto, Y., 2009, Re-examination of manus-only and manus-dominated sauropod trackways from Morocco: Geological Quateraly, v. 53, n. 4, p. 441-448. Link to pdf

Ishigaki, S., Watabe, M., Tsogtbaatar, K., and Saneyoshi, M,. 2009, Dinosaur footprints from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia: Geological Quarterly, v. 53, n. 4, p. 449-460. Link to pdf

Jackson, S. J., Whyte, M. A., and Romano, M., 2009, Laboratory-controlled simulations of dinosaur footprints in sand: a key to understanding vertebrate track formation and preservation: Palaios, v. 24, p. 222-238.

Kubo, T., and Benton, M. J., 2009, Tetrapod postural shift estimated from Permian and Triassic trackways: Paleontology, v. 52, part 5, p. 1029-1037.

Lockley, M. G., 2009, New prespectives on morphological variation in tridactyl footprints: clues to widespread convergence in developmental dynamica: Geological Quarterly, v. 53, n. 4, p. 415-432. Link to pdf

Lockley, M. G., Chin, K., Houck, K., Matsukawa, M., and Kukihara, R., 2009, New interpretations of Ignotornis, the first-reported Mesozoic avian footprints: implications for the paleoecology and behavior of an enigmatic Cretaceous bird: Cretaceous Research, v. 30, p. 1041-1061.

Lockley, M. G., and Gierlinski, G. D., 2009, A Grallator-dominated tracksite from the Chinle Group (Late Triassic), Moab, Utah: Geological Quarterly, v. 53, n. 4, p. 433-440. Link to pdf

Mazin, J.-M., Billon-Bruyant, J.-P., and Padian, K., 2009, First record of a pterosaur landing trackway: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B., published online, 6pp.

Milner, A. R. C., Harris, J. D., Lockley, M. G., Kirkland, J. I., and Matthews, N. A., 2009, Bird-like anatomy, posture, and behavior revealed by an Early Jurassic theropod dinosaur resting trace: Public Library of Science (PLOS) One, v. 4, n. 3, p. 14pp.

Myers, T. S., and Fiorillo, A. R., 2009, Evidence for gregarious behavior and age segregation in sauropod dinosaurs: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Paleoecology, v. 274, p. 96-104.

Petti, F. M., Avanzini, M., Nicosia, U., Girardi, S., Bernardi, M., Ferretti, P., Schirolli, P., and Dal Sasso, C., 2009, Late Triassic (Early-Middle Carnian) Chirotherian tracks from the Val Sabbia Sandstone (eastern Lombardy, Brescian Prealps, northern Italy): Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia, v. 115, n. 3, p. 277-290.

Pienkowski, G., Popa, M. E., and Kedzior, A., 2009, Early Jurassic footprints of the southern Carpathians, Romania: palaeobiological and palaeogeographical significance: Geological Quarterly, v. 53, n. 4, p. 461-470. Link to pdf

Pontzer, H., Allen, V., and Hutchinson, J. R., 2009, Biomechanics of running indiates endothermy in bipedal dinosaurs: Public Library of Science (PLOS) One, v. 4, n. 11, 9pp.

Royo-Torres, R., Cobos, A., Luque, L., Aberasturi, A., Espilez, E., Fierro, I., Gonzalez, A., Mampel, L., and Alcal, L., 2009, High European sauropod dinosaur diversity during Jurassic-Cretaceous transition in Riodeva (Teruel, Spain): Palaeontology, v. 52, part 5, p. 1009-1027.

Sacchi, E., Conti, M. A., D'Orazi Porchetti, S., Logoluso, A., Nicosia, U., Perugini, G., and Petti, F. M., 2009, Aptian dinosaur footprints from the Apulian plateform (Bisceglie, Southern Italy) in the framework of periadriatic ichnosites: Palaeogeogrpahy, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 271, p. 104-116.

Sanchez-Hernandez, B., Prezewieslik, A. G., and Benton, M. J., 2009, A reassessment of the Pteraichnus ichnospecies from the Early Cretaceous of Soria Province, Spain: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 2, p. 487-497.

Santos, V. F., Moratalla, J. J., Royo-Torres, R., 2009, New sauropod trackways from the Middle Jurassic of Portugal: Acta Palaeontologica Polonoica, v. 54, n. 3, p. 409-422. (Polyonyx gomesi)

Silva, R. C. da, Carvalho, I. de S., and Fernades, A. C. S., 2009, Pegadas de dinosauros do Triassico (Formacao Santa Maria) do Brasil: Ameghiniana, v. 45, n. 4, p. 783-790.

Silva, R. C. da., Sedor, F. A., and Fernades, A. C. S., 2009, Ichnotaxonomy, functional morphology and paleoenvironmental context of Mesosauridae tracks from Permian of Brazil: Revisita Brasileira de Geociencias, v. 39, n. 4, p. 704-715. (Mesosaurichnium natans)

Sullivan, C., Hone, D. W. E., Cope, T. D., Liu, Y., and Liu, J., 2009, A new occurrence of small theropod tracks in the Houcheng (Tuchengzi) Formation of Hebei Province, China: Vertebrate PalAsiatica, v. 47, n. 1, p. 35-52.

Surkov, M. V., Benton, M. J., Twitchett, R. J., Tverdokhlebov, V. P., Newell, A. J., and Looy, C. V., 2009, The footprints of large therapsids from Vyatkian gorizont deposits (Upper Permian) in south Urals: In: Memories of Professor Vitalii G. Ochev, edited by Shishkin, M. A., and Tverdokhlebov, V. P., p. 175-188. Link to pdf

Vullo, R., Buscalioni, A. D., Marugan-Lobon, J., and Moratalla, J. J., 2009, First pterosaur remains from the Early Cretaceous lagerstatte of Las Hoyas, Spain: palaeoecological significance: Geological Magazine, v. 146, n. 6, p. 931-936.

Wilson, J. A., Marsicano, C. A., and Smith, R. M. H., 2009, Dynamic locomotor capabilities revealed by early dinosaur trackmakers in Southern Africa: Public Library of Science (PLOS) One, v. 4, n. 10, 8pp.

Xing, L.-D., Harris, J. D., Dong, Z.-M., Lin, Y.-I., Chen, W., Guo, S.-B., and Ji, Q., 2009, Ornithopod (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) tracks from the Upper Cretaceous Zhutian Formation in the Nanxion basin, Guangdong, China and general observations on large Chinese ornithopoda footprints: Geological Bulletin of China, v. 28, n. 7, p. 829-843. (Hadrosauropodus nanxiongensis)

Xing, L.-D., Harris, J. D., Feng, X.-Y., and Zhang, Z.-J., 2009, Theropod (Dinosauria: Saurischia) tracks from Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation at Sihetun Village, Liaoning Province, China and possible track makers: Geological Bulletin of China, v. 28, n. 6, p. 705-712.

Xing, L. D., Harris, J. D., Sun, D.-H., and Zhao, H.-Q., 2009, The earliest known deinonychosaur tracks from the Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary in Hebei Province, China: Acta Palaeontologica Sinica, v. 48, n. 4, p. 662-671. (Menglongipus sinensis)

Xing, L.-D., Harris, J. D., Toru, S, Masato, F., and Dong, Z.-M,. 2009, Discovery of dinosaur footprints from the Lower Jurassic Lufeng Formation of Yunnan Province, China and new observations on Changpeipus: Geological Bulletin of China, v. 28, n. 1, p. 16-29. (Changpeipus pareschequier) Link to pdf

Palaeopathologies

Beatty, B. L., and Rothschild, B. M., 2009, Commentary, Paleopathologies are features of an organism and its interaction with the environment and should not be treated like organisms unto themselves: Historical Biology, v. 21, n. 3-4, p. 229-233.

Chinsamy, A., and Tumarkin-Deratzian, A., 2009, Pathologic bone tissues in a Turkey Vulture and a nonavian dinosaur: implications for interpreting endosteal bone and radial fibrolamellar bone in fossil dinosaurs: The Antomical Record, v. 292, p. 1478-1484.

Galton, P. M., 2009, Notes on Neocomian (Lower Cretaceous) ornithopod dinosaurs from England - Hypsilphodon, Valdosaurus, "Camptosaurus", "Iguanodon"-and referred specimens from Romania and elsewhere: Revue de Paleobiologie, v. 28, n. 1, p. 211-273.

Jackson, F. D., Jin, X., and Schmitt, J. G., 2009, Fungi in a Lower Cretaceous Turtle egg from China: evidence of ecological interactions: PalAios, v. 24, p. 840-845.

Straight, W. H., Davis, G. L., Skinner, C. W., Haims, A., McClennan, B. L., and Tanke, D. H., 2009, Bone lesions in hadrosaurs: computed tomographic imaging as guide for paleohistologic and stable-isotopic analysis: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 2, p. 315-325.

Wahl, W. R., 2009, Taphonomy of a nose dive: bone and tooth displacement and mineral accretion in an ichthyosaur skull: Paludiola, v. 7, n. 3, p. 107-116.

Wolff, E. D. S., 2009, The limitations of homology in vertebrate paleopathology: Historical Biology, v. 21, n. 3-4, p. 235-238.

Wolff, E. D. S., Salisbury, S. W., Horner, J. R., and Varricchio, D. J., 2009, Common Avian Infection Plagued the Tyrant Dinosaurs: Public Library of Science (PLOS) One, v. 4, n. 9, 7pp.

Xing, L.-D., Dong, H., Peng, G.-Z., Shu, C.-K., Hu, X.-D., and Jiang, H., 2009, A scapular fracture in Yangchuanosaurus hepingensis (Dinosauria: Theropoda): Geological Bulleting of China, v. 28, n. 10, p. 1390-1395.

Gastroliths

Schmeisser, R. L., and Gillette, D. D., 2009, Unusual occurrence of gastroliths in a polycotylid plesiosaur from the Upper Cretaceous Trophic Shale, Southern Utah: PalAios, v. 24, p. 453-459.

Wings, O., 2009, A simulated bird gastric mill and its implications for fossil gastrolith authenticity: Fossil Record, v. 12, n. 1, p. 91-97.

Stomach contents

Maisch, M. W., 2009, The small dicynodont Katumbia parringtoni (von Huene, 1942) (Therapsida: Dicynodontia) from the Upper Permian Kawinga Formation of Tanzania as gorgonopsian prey: Paleodiversity, v. 2, p. 279-282.

Coprolites

Chin, K., Hartman, J. H., and Roth, B., 2009, Opportunistic exploitation of dinosaur dung: fossil snails in coprolites from the Upper Cretaceous Two Medicine Formation of Montana: Lethaia, v. 42, p. 185-198.

Duffin, C. J., 2009, "Records of warfare...embalmed in the everlasting hills": a history of early coprolite research: Mercian Geologist, v. 17, n. 2, p. 101-111.

Rinehart, L. F., Lucas, S. G., Heckert, A. B., Spielmann, J. A., and Celesky, M. D., 2009, The paleobiology of Coelophysis bauri (Cope) from the Upper Triassic (Apachean) Whitaker quarry, New Mexico, with detailed analysis of a single quarry block: New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, a division of the Department of Cultural Affaris, Bulletin, 45, 260pp.

Cannibalism

Rinehart, L. F., Lucas, S. G., Heckert, A. B., Spielmann, J. A., and Celesky, M. D., 2009, The paleobiology of Coelophysis bauri (Cope) from the Upper Triassic (Apachean) Whitaker quarry, New Mexico, with detailed analysis of a single quarry block: New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, a division of the Department of Cultural Affaris, Bulletin, 45, 260pp.

Regurgitalite

Rinehart, L. F., Lucas, S. G., Heckert, A. B., Spielmann, J. A., and Celesky, M. D., 2009, The paleobiology of Coelophysis bauri (Cope) from the Upper Triassic (Apachean) Whitaker quarry, New Mexico, with detailed analysis of a single quarry block: New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, a division of the Department of Cultural Affaris, Bulletin, 45, 260pp.

Fire (Mesozoic, Paleozoic)

Belcher, C. M., 2009, Reigniting the Cretaceous-Palaeogene firestorm debate: Geology, v. 37, n. 12, p. 1147-1148.

Goldin, T. J., and Melosh, H. J., 2009, Self-shielding of thermal radiation by Chicxulub impact ejecta: Firestorm or Fizzle?, Geology, v. 37, n. 12, p. 1135-1138.

Marynowski, L., and Simoneit, B. R. T., 2009, Widespread Upper Triassic and Lower Jurassic wildfire records from Poland: evidence from charcoal and pyrolytic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: PalAios, v. 24, p. 785-798.

Beetle Borrings

Bader, K. S., Hasiotis, S. T., and Matin, L. D., 2009, Application of forensic science techniques to trace fossils on dinosaur bones from a quarry in the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, Northeastern Wyoming: Palaios, v. 24, p. 140-158.

Toothmarks

Bader, K. S., Hasiotis, S. T., and Matin, L. D., 2009, Application of forensic science techniques to trace fossils on dinosaur bones from a quarry in the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, Northeastern Wyoming: Palaios, v. 24, p. 140-158.

Rivera-Sylva, H. E., Frey, E., and Guzman-Gutierrez, J. R., 2009, Evidence of predation of the vertebra of a hadrosaurid dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) of Coahuila, Mexico: Notebooks on Geology, letter 2009/02, 6pp.

Histology

Cabreira, S. F., and Cisneros, J. C., 2009, Tooth histology of the parareptile Soturnia caliodon from the Upper Triassic of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 54, n. 4, p. 743-748.

Garilli, V., Klein, N., Buffetaut, E., Sander, P. M., Pollina, F., Galletti, L., Cillari, A., and Guzzeta, D., 2009, First dinosaur bone from Sicily identified by histology and its palaeobiogeographical implications: Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen, v. 252, n. 2, p. 207-216.

Hayashi, S., Carpenter, K., and Suzuki, D., 2009, Different growth patterns between the skeleton and osteoderms of Stegosaurus (Ornithischia: Thyreophora): Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology, v. 29, n.1, p. 132-131.

Horner, J. R., de Ricqles, A., Padian, K., and Scheetz, R. D., 2009, Comparative long bone histology and growth of the 'Hypsilophodontid" dinosaurs Orodromeus makelai, Dryosaurus altus, and Tenotosaurus tillettii (Ornithischia: Euornithopoda): Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 3, p. 734-747.

Marmi, J., Vila, B., and Galobart, A., 2009, Solemys (Chelonii, Solemydidae) remains from the Maastrichtian of Pyrenees: evidence of a semi-aquatic lifestyle: Cretaceous Research, v. 30, p. 1307-1312.

Organ, C. L., Brusatte, S. L., and Stein, K., 2009, Sauropod dinosaurs evolved moderately sized genomes unrelated to body size: Proceedings to the Royal Society, Series B, v. 276, p. 4303-4308.

Woodward, H. N., and Lehman, T. M., 2009, Bone histology and microanatomy of Alamosaurus sanjuanensis (Sauropoda: Titanosauria) from the Maastrichtian of Big Bend National Park, Texas: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 3, p. 807-821.

Soft tissue

Bonebed

Rinehart, L. F., Lucas, S. G. ,Heckert, A. B., Spielmann, J. A., and Celesky, M. D., 2009, The paleobiology of Coelophysis bauri (Cope) from the Upper Triassic (Apachean) Whitaker quarry, New Mexico, with detailed analysis of a single quarry block: New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, a division of the Department of Cultural Affaris, Bulletin, 45, 260pp.

Taphonomy

Kolosov, P. N., Ivensen, G. V., Mikhailova, T. E., Kurzanov, S. M., Efimov, M. B., and Gubin, Y. M., 2009, Taphonomy of the Upper Mesozoic tetrapod Teete Locality (Yakutia): Palaeontological Journal, v. 43, n. 2, p. 201-207.

Marmi, J., Vila, B., and Galobart, A., 2009, Solemys (Chelonii, Solemydidae) remains from the Maastrichtian of Pyrenees: evidence of a semi-aquatic lifestyle: Cretaceous Research, v. 30, p. 1307-1312.

Perea, D., Soto, M., Veroslavsky, G., Martinez, S., and Ubilla, M., 2009, A Late Jurassic fossil assemblage in Gondwana: Biostratigraphy and correlations of the Tacuarembo Formation, Parana Basin, Uruguay: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v. 28, p. 168-179.

Rinehart, L. F., Lucas, S. G. ,Heckert, A. B., Spielmann, J. A., and Celesky, M. D., 2009, The paleobiology of Coelophysis bauri (Cope) from the Upper Triassic (Apachean) Whitaker quarry, New Mexico, with detailed analysis of a single quarry block: New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, a division of the Department of Cultural Affaris, Bulletin, 45, 260pp.

Shapiro, R. S., Fricke, H. C., and Fox, K., 2009, Dinosaur-bearing oncoids from ephemeral lakes of the Lower Cretaeous Cedar Mountain Formation, Utah: Palaios, v. 24, p. 51-58.

Sumin, D. L., 2009, Hibernation as a factor responsible for preservation of the Pareiasauria in the Kotelnich Locality: In: Memories of Professor Vitalii G. Ochev, edited by Shishkin, M. A., and Tverdokhlebov, V. P., p. 171-174. Link to pdf

Wang, X., Kellner, A. W. A., Jiang, S., and Meng, X., 2009, An unusual long-tailed pterosaur with elongated neck from western Liaoning of China: Anais de Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, v. 81, n. 4, p. 793-812.

Burrows

DNA (and Blood)

Bern, M., Phinney, B. S., and Goldberg, D., 2009, Reanalysis of Tyrannosaurus rex mass spectra: Journal of Proteome Research, v. 8, p. 4328-4332.

(suppose) Tertiary Dinosaurs

Fassett, J. E., 2009, New geochronologic and stratigraphic evidence confirms the Paleocene age of dinosaur-bearing Ojo Alamo Sandstone and Animas Formation in the San Juan Basin, New Mexico and Colorado: Palaeontologica Electronica, v. 12, 155pp.

Fassett, J. E., 2009, Response to critique by Lucas et al., (2009) of paper by Fassett (2009) documenting Paleocene dinosaurs in the San Juan Basin: Palaeontologia Electronica, v. 12, issue 2, 9a, 8pp.

Lucas, S. G., Sullivan, R. M,. Cather, S. M., Jasinski, S. E., Fowler, D. W., Heckert, A. B., Spielmann, and Hunt, A. P., 2009, No definitive evidence of Paleocene dinosaurs in the San Juan Basin: Palaeontologia Electronica, v. 12, issue 2, 8A, 10pp.

Venomous

Gong, E., Martin, L. D., Burnham, D. A., and Falk, A. R., 2009, The birdlike raptor Sinornithosaurus was venomous: Proceendings of the National Academy of Science, early editon, 3pp.

Gong, E., Martin, L. D., Burnham, D. A., and Falk, A. R., 2009, The birdlike raptor Sinornithosaurus was venomous: Proceendings of the National Academy of Science, v. 107, n. 2, p. 766-768.

Extinction

Fröbisch, J., Angleczyk, K. D., and Sidor, C. A., 2009, The Triassic dicynodont Kombuisia (Synapsida, Anomodontia) from Antarctica, a refuge from the terrestrial Periman-Triassic mass extinction: Naturwissehschaften, published online, 10pp.

Goldin, T. J., and Melosh, H. J., 2009, Self-shielding of thermal radiation by Chicxulub impact ejecta: Firestorm or Fizzle?, Geology, v. 37, n. 12, p. 1135-1138.

Johanssno, J., and Dieckmann, U., 2009, Evolutionary responses of communities to extinction: Evolutionary Ecology Research, v. 11, p. 561-588.

Keller, G., Sahni, A., and Bajpai, 2009, Deccan volcanism, the KT mass extinction and dinosaurs: Journal of Bioscience, v. 34, n. 5, p. 709-728.

Krug, A. Z., Jablonski, D., and Valentine, J. W., 2009, Signature of the End-Cretaceous mass extinction in the modern biota: Science, v. 323, p. 767-771.

McElwain, J. C., Wagner, P. J., and Hesselbo, S. P., 2009, Fossil plant relative abundances indicate sudden loss of Late Triassic biodiversity in East Greenland: Science, v. 324, p. 1554-1556.

Miler, A. I., and Foote, M., 2009, Epicontinental seas versus open-ocean settings: the kinetics of mass extinction and origination: Science, v. 326, p. 1106-1109.

Therrien, F., Zelenitsky, D. K., and Weisphampel, D. B., 2009, Palaeoenvironmental reconstruction of the Late Cretaceous Sanpetru Formation (Hateg Basin, Romania) using paleosols and implications for the "dissappearance" of dinosaurs: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaecology, v. 272, p. 37-52.

Integuments

Feathers

Kellner, A. W. A., Wang, X., Tischlinger, H., Campos, D. de A., Hone, D. W. E., and Xi, M., 2009, The soft tissue of Jeholopterus (Pterosauria, Anurognathidae, Batrachognathinae) and the structure of the pterosaur wing membrane: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B, published on line, 9 pp.

O'Connor, J. K., Wang, X., Chiappe, L. M., Gao, C., Meng, Q., Cheng, X., and Liu, J., 2009, Phylogenetic support for a specialized clade of Cretaceous Enantiornithine birds with information on a new species: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 1, p. 188-204.

Schweigert, G., Tsischlinger, H., and Dieti, G., 2009, The oldest fossil feather in Europe: Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen, fast track article, 6pp.

Williamson, T. E., Kues, B. S., Weissmann, G. S., Stidham, T. A., and Yurchyk, S. L., 2009, A feather from the Upper Cretaceous (lower Campanian) Point Lookout Sandstone, San Juan Basin, northwestern New Mexico: Cretaceous Research, v. 30, p. 547-550.

Xu, X., Zheng, X., and You, H.-L., 2009, A new feather type in a nonavian theropod and the early evolution of feathers: Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, v. 106, n. 3, p. 832-834.

Zhang, Z., Gao, C., Meng, Q., Liu, J,. Hou, L., and Zhang, G., 2009, Diversification in an Early Cretaceous avian genus: evidence from a new species of Confuciusornis from China: Journal of Ornithology, published on line, 8pp.

Zheng, X.-T., You, H.-L., Xu, X., and Dong, Z.-M., 2009, An Early Cretaceous heterodontosaurid dinosaur with filamentos integumentary structures: Nature, v. 458, p. 333-336.

Skin

Lindgren, J., Alwmark, C., Caldwell, M. W., and Fiorillo, A. R., 2009, Skin of the Cretaceous mosasaur Plotosaurus: implications for aquatic adapatations in giant marine reptiles: Biology Letters, v. 5, p. 528-531.

Manning, P. L., Morris, P. M., McMahon, A., Jones, E,. Gize, A., Macquaker, J. H. S., Wolff, G., Thompson, A., Marshall, J., Taylor, K. G., Lyson, T., Gaskell, S., Reamtong, O., Sellers, W. I., van Dongen, B. E., Buckley, M., and Wogelius, R. A., 2009, Mineralized soft-tissue structure and chemistry in a mummified hadrosaur from the Hell Creek Formation, North Dakota (USA): Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B., v. 276, p. 3429-3437.

Hair

Interesting Articles

Alfaro, M. E., Santini, F., Brock, C., Alamilo, H., Dornburg, A., Rabosky, D. L., Carnevale, G., adn Harmon, L. J., 2009, Nine exceptional radiations plus high turnover explain species diversity in jaws vertebrates: Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, early edition, 5pp.

Bader, K. S., Hasiotis, S. T., and Matin, L. D., 2009, Application of forensic science techniques to trace fossils on dinosaur bones from a quarry in the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, Northeastern Wyoming: Palaios, v. 24, p. 140-158.

Bergwall, L., 2009, Fossil preparation test: an indication of manual skils: In: Methods in Fossil Preparation: Proceedings of the First Annual Fossil Preparation and collections symposium, edited by Brown, M. A., Kane, J. F., and Parker, W. G., p. 35-40.

Bordy, E. M., Bumby, A. J., Catuneanu, O., and Eriksson, P. G., 2009, Possible trace fossils of putative terminate origin in theLower Jurassic (Karoo Supergroup) of South Africa and Lesotho: South African Journal of Science, v. 105, p. 356-362.

Brinkman, P. D., 2009, Dinosaurs, museums, and the modernization of American fossil preparation at the turn of the 20th century: In: Methods in Fossil Preparation: Proceedings of the First Annual Fossil Preparation and collections symposium, edited by Brown, M. A., Kane, J. F., and Parker, W. G., p. 21-34.

Brown, M. A., and Parker, W. G., 2009, Rapid in-house design, construction, and installation of a Triassic paleontology exhibit hall at Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona: In: Methods in Fossil Preparation: Proceedings of the First Annual Fossil Preparation and collections symposium, edited by Brown, M. A., Kane, J. F., and Parker, W. G., p. 103-110.

Cavigelli, J.-P., 2009, Micropreparation...one sand grain at a time: In: Methods in Fossil Preparation: Proceedings of the First Annual Fossil Preparation and collections symposium, edited by Brown, M. A., Kane, J. F., and Parker, W. G., p. 41-52.

Cherney, M. D., 2009, Creating a multi-use polyurethane mold with a replaceable pour spout: In: Methods in Fossil Preparation: Proceedings of the First Annual Fossil Preparation and collections symposium, edited by Brown, M. A., Kane, J. F., and Parker, W. G., p. 81-86.

Davidson, A. R., 2009, A report on a mini-seminar on adhesives for fossil preparation: In: Methods in Fossil Preparation: Proceedings of the First Annual Fossil Preparation and collections symposium, edited by Brown, M. A., Kane, J. F., and Parker, W. G., p. 111-122.

Davidson, A., and Alderson, S., 2009, An introduction to solution and reaction adhesives for fossil preparation: In: Methods in Fossil Preparation: Proceedings of the First Annual Fossil Preparation and collections symposium, edited by Brown, M. A., Kane, J. F., and Parker, W. G., p. 53-62.

Davies, A., Kemp, A. E. S., and Pike, J., 2009, Late Cretaceous seasonal ocean variability from the Arctic: Nature, v. 460, p. 254-258.

Erickson, D., 2009, Inexpensive and simple construction of a manual centrifuge for resin casting: In: Methods in Fossil Preparation: Proceedings of the First Annual Fossil Preparation and collections symposium, edited by Brown, M. A., Kane, J. F., and Parker, W. G., p. 93-96.

Freudenthal, M., Martin-Suarez, E., Gallardo, J. A., Garcia-Alix Daroca, A,. and Minwer-Barakat, R., 2009, The application of correspondence analysis in paleontology: Comptes Rendus Palevol, v. 8, p. 1-8.

Fuchs, D., Bracchi, G,. and Weis, R., 2009, New octopods (Cephalopoda: Coleoidea) from the Late Cretaceous (Upper Cenomanian) of Hakel and Hadjoula, Lebanon: Palaeontology, v. 52, part 1, p. 65-81. (Keuppia levate, Keuppia hyperbolaris, Styletoctopus annae)

Gavigan, A. M., 2009, Working fossil laboratories as public exhibitions: In: Methods in Fossil Preparation: Proceedings of the First Annual Fossil Preparation and collections symposium, edited by Brown, M. A., Kane, J. F., and Parker, W. G., p. 13-20.

Hasegawa H., Tada, R., Ichinnorov, N., and Minjin, C., 2009, Lithostratigraphy and depositonal environment of the Upper Cretaceous Djadokhta Formation, Ulan Nuur Basin, southern Mongolia, and its paleoclimatic implication: Journal of Asian Earth Sciene, v. 35, p. 13-26.

Houg, C., Haug, J. T., Waloszek, D, Maas, A., Frattigiani, R, and Liebau, S., 2009, New methods to document fossils from Lithographic limestoens of southern Germany and Lebanon: Palaeontologia Electronica, v. 12, issue 3, 12pp.

Hunt-Foster, R. K., 2009, Packing methods for domestic and international fossil shipping: In: Methods in Fossil Preparation: Proceedings of the First Annual Fossil Preparation and collections symposium, edited by Brown, M. A., Kane, J. F., and Parker, W. G., p. 97-102.

Kalmar, A., and Currie, D. J., 2010, The completeness of the continental fossil record and its impact on patterns of diversification: Paleobiology, v. 36, n. 1, p. 51-60.

Li, G., Cheng, P., Wang, D., and Batten, D. J., 2009, The spinicaudata Tylestheria and biostratigraphic significance of the age of dinosaur eggs in the Upper Cretaceous Majiacun Formation, Xixia Basin, Henan Province, China: Cretaceous Research, v. 30, p. 477-482.

Maltese, A. E., 2009, Difficult excavation and preparation of a large Daspletosaurus specimen: In: Methods in Fossil Preparation: Proceedings of the First Annual Fossil Preparation and collections symposium, edited by Brown, M. A., Kane, J. F., and Parker, W. G., p. 63-68.

Martino, R. L., and Greb, S. F., 2009, Walking trails of the giant terrestrial arthropd Arthropleura from the Upper Carboniferous of Kentucky: Journal of Paleontology, v. 83, n. 1, p. 140-146.

Montellano-Ballestros, M., and Carbot-Chanona, G., 2009, Panthera leo atrox (Mammalia: Carnivora: felidae) in Chiapas, Mexico: The Southwestern Naturalist, v. 54, n. 2, p. 217-222.

Mutterlose, J., Bornemann, A., and Herrle, J., 2009, The Aptian-Albian cold snap: evidence for "mid" Cretaceous icehouse interludes: Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen, v. 252, n. 2, p. 217-225.

Nolan, T. C., Atkinson, R., and Small, B. J., 2009, The use of linear collasible foam for molding icnhofossils in the field: In: Methods in Fossil Preparation: Proceedings of the First Annual Fossil Preparation and collections symposium, edited by Brown, M. A., Kane, J. F., and Parker, W. G., p. 87-92.

Peters, S. E., and Heim, N. A., 2010, The geological completeness of paleontoogical sampling in North America: Paleobiology, v. 36, n. 1, p. 61-79.

Rayfield, E. J., Barrett, P. M., and Milner, A. R., 2009, Utility and validity of Middle and Late Triassic 'Land Vertebrate faunachrons': Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 1, p. 80-87.

Roberts, E. M., Deino, A. L., and Chan, M. A., 2009, 40Ar/39Ar age of the Kaiparowits Formation, southern Utah, and correlation of contemporaneous Campanian strata and vertebrate faunas along the margin of the margin of the Western Interior Basin: Cretaceous Research, v. 26, p. 307-318.

Snitting, D., and Blom, H., 2009, Correcting taxon names containind diacritics-examples from Paleozoic vertebrates: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, n. 1, p. 269-270.

Stein, K., and Sander, P. M., 2009, Histological core drilling: a less desctructive method for studying bone histology: In: Methods in Fossil Preparation: Proceedings of the First Annual Fossil Preparation and collections symposium, edited by Brown, M. A., Kane, J. F., and Parker, W. G., p. 68-80.

Taylor, M. P., 2009, Electronic publication of nomenclatural acts is inevitable, and will be accepted by the taxonomic community with or without the endorsement of the Code: Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, v. 66, n. 3, p. 205-214.

Wang, Y.-l., Guo, Q., Li, X.-H,. Wei, H.-F., and Wei, W., 2009, Subdivision of the Jiufotang Formation and related issues in the Kazuo Basin: Journal of Stratigraphy, v. 33, n. 2, p 147-154.

Wylie, C. D., 2009, Preparation in action: Paleontological skill and the role of the fossil preparator: In: Methods in Fossil Preparation: Proceedings of the First Annual Fossil Preparation and collections symposium, edited by Brown, M. A., Kane, J. F., and Parker, W. G., p. 3-12.

If you would like your paper added to this page, please email me at dino.hunter@cox.net

Copyright © 2001 BASE Graphics
All Rights Reserved World Wide
Last modified: Thursday, May 20, 2004.