Agnatha

Genus: Nova (2)

Dunyu ZHU, LIU, JIA & GAI, 2012
Kerreralepis BLOM, 2012

Species: Nova (6)

Dunyu longiforus ZHU, LIU, JIA & GAI, 2012
Kerreralepis carinata BLOM, 2012
Diademaspis janvieri KEATING, SANSOM & PURNELL, 2012
Janaspis newtonensis KEATING, SANSOM & PURNELL, 2012
Janaspis punctata KEATING, SANSOM & PURNELL, 2012
Zenaspis wayensis KEATING, SANSOM & PURNELL, 2012

Synonym: Nova (2)

Dunyu xiushanensis (LIU, 1983) ZHU, LIU, JIA & GAI, 2012
= Eugaleaspis xiushanensis LIU, 1983
Pattenaspis whitei (STENSIO, 1932) KEATING, SANSOM, & PURNELL, 2012
= Cephalaspis whitei STENSIO, 1932
= Cephalaspis jacki WHITE, 1932)

Blom, H., 2012, New Birkeniid Anaspid from the Lower Devonian of Scotland and its phylogenetic implications: Palaeontology, v. 55, part 3, p. 641-652. (Kerreralepis carinata)

Friedman, M., and Sallan, L. C., 2012, Five hundered million years of extinction and recovery: a Phanerozoic survey of large-scale diversity patterns in fishes: Palaeontology, v. 55, part 4, p. 707-742.

Keating, J. H., Sanson, R. S., and Purnell, M. A., 2012, A new osteostracan fauna from the Devonian of the Welsh borderlands and observations on the taxonomy and growth of osteostraci: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 5; 1002-1017. (Zenaspis wayensis, Diademaspis janvieri, Janaspis newtonensis, Janaspis punctata, Pattenaspis whitei = Cephalaspis whitei, = Cephalaspis jacki)

Morris, S. C., and Caron, J.-B., 2012, Pikaia gracilens Walcott, a stem-group chordate from the Middle Cambrian of British Columbia: Biological Reviews, published online, 33pp.

Scott, B. R., and Wilson, M. V. H., 2012, A new species of Waengsjoeaspis (Cephalaspidomorpha, Osteostraci) from the Early Devonian of Northwestern Canada, with a redescription of W. nahanniensis and implications for growth, variation, morphology, and phylogeny: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 6, p. 1235-1253. (Waengsjoeaspis platycornis)

Zhu, M., Liu, Y.-H., Jia, L.-T., and Gai, Z.-K,. 2012, A new genus of Eugaleaspidiformes (Agnatha: Galeaspida) from the Ludlow, Silurian of Qujing, Yunnan, southwestern China: Vertebrata PalAsiatica, v. 50, n. 1, p. 1-7. (Dunyu longiforus, Dunyu xiushanensis = Eugaleaspis xiushanensis ) Link to pdf

Placoderm

Friedman, M., and Sallan, L. C., 2012, Five hundered million years of extinction and recovery: a Phanerozoic survey of large-scale diversity patterns in fishes: Palaeontology, v. 55, part 4, p. 707-742.

Trinajistic, K., Long, J. A., Johanson, Z., Young, G,. and Senden, T,. 2012, New morphological information on the ptyctodontid fishes (Placodermi, Ptyctodontida) from Western Australia: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 4, p. 757-780.

Fish

Genus: Nova (11)

Bawitius GRANDSTAFF, SMITH, LAMANNA, LACOVARA & ABDEL-GHANI, 2012
Callipurbeckia LOPEZ-ARBARELLO, 2012

Diandongperleidus GENG, JIN, WU & WANG, 2012
Fuyuanperleidus GENG, JIN, WU & WANG, 2012
Kyphosichthys XU & WU, 2012
Luopingperleidus GENG, JIN, WU & WANG, 2012
Luoxiongichthys WEN, ZHANG, HU, ZOU, XIE, HUANG, CHEN & BENTON, 2012
Macrosemimimus SCHRODER, LOPEZ-ARBARELLO & EBERT, 2012
Nanaichthys AMARAL & BRITO, 2012
Potanichthys XU, ZHAO, GAO, & WU, 2012
Voelklichthys ARRATIA & SCHULTZE, 2012

Species: Nova (12)

Araripichthys beberi ALVARADO-ORTEGA & BRITO, 2011 (published 2012)
Aspidopleurus kickapoo ALVARADO-ORTEGA & PORRAS-MUZQUIZ, 2012
Diandongperleidus denticulatus GENG, JIN, WU & WANG, 2012
Fuyuanperleidus dengi GENG, JIN, WU & WANG, 2012
Kyphosichthys grandei XU & WU, 2012
Luopingperleidus sui GENG, JIN, WU & WANG, 2012
Luoxiongichthys hyperdorsalis WEN, ZHANG, HU, ZOU, XIE, HUANG, CHEN & BENTON, 2012
Macrosemimimus fergerti SCHRODER, LOPEZ-ARBARELLO & EBERT, 2012
Nanaichthys longipinnus AMARAL & BRITO, 2012
Potanichthys xingyiensis XU, ZHAO, GAO, & WU, 2012
Tomognathus gigeri CAVIN & GINER, 2012
Voelklichthys comitatus ARRATIA & SCHULTZE, 2012

Synonym: Nova (3)

Bawitius bartheli (SCHAAL, 1984) GRANDSTAFF, SMITH, LAMANNA, LACOVARA & ABDEL-GHANI, 2012
= Polypterus? barthel SCHAAL, 1984
Callipurbeckia minor (AGASSIZ, 1883) LOPEZ-ARBARELLO, 2012

= Lepidotes minor AGASSIZ, 1883

= Lepidotes notopterus AGASSIZ, 1883

= Lepidotes tendaguruensis ARRATIA & SCHULTZ, 1999

Macrosemimimus lennieri (SAUVAGE, 1893) SCHRODER, LOPEZ-ARBARELLO & EBERT, 2012
= Leptidotes lennieri SAUVAGE, 1893
= Lepidotes toombisi JAIN & ROBINSON, 1963

Alvarado-Ortega, J., and Brito, P. M., 2011 (published in 2012), A new species of Araripichthys (Teleostei, Elopocephala) from the Tlayua Formation (Cretaceous, Albian), Mexico: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 31, n. 6, p. 1376-1381. (Araripichthys beberi)

Amaral, C. R. L., and Brito, P. M., 2012, A new chanidae (Ostariophysii: Gonorynchiformes) from the Cretaceous of Brazil with affinities to Laurasian Gonorynchiforms from Spain: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 5, 7pp. (Nanaichthys longipinnus) Link to pdf

Arratia, G., and Schultz, H.-P., 2012, The macrosemiiform fish companion of the Late Jurassic theropod Juravenator from Schamhaupten, Bavaria, Germany: Fossil Record, v. 15, n. 1, p. 5-25. (Voelklichthys comitatus)

Alvarado-Ortega, J,. and Porras-Muzquiz, H. G., 2012, The first American recordof Aspidopleurus (Teleostei, Aulopiformes), from La Mula Quarry (Turonian), Coahuila State, Mexico: Revisita del Brasileiro de Paleontologia, v. 15, n. 3, p. 251-263. (Aspidopleurus kickapoo) Link to pdf

Averianov, A., and Sues, H.-D., 2012, Correlation of Late Cretaceous continental vertebrate assemblages in Middle and Central Asia: Journal of Stratigraphy, v. 36,n . 2, p. 462-485.

Barreto, A. M. F., Brilha, J B R., Sales, A F. M., and Almedia, A. C., 2012, Patrimono Paleontologico e geoconservacao da Formacao Santana (Cretaceo Inferior da Bacia do Araripe, Pernambuco e Piaui-Nordeste do Brasil): In: Henriques M.H., Andrade A.I., Quinta-Ferreira M., Lopes F.C., Barata M.T., Pena dos Reis R., Machado A. (Coords). Para Aprender com a Terra. Memórias e Notícias de Geociências no Espaço Lusófono. Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra, Cap. 33, p. 311-320.

Carrillo-Briceno, J., Alvarado-Ortega, J., and Torres, C., 2012, Primer registro de Xiphactinus Leidy, 1870, (Teleostei, Ichthyodectiforms) en el Cretacico Superior de America del SUr (Formacion La Luna, Venezuela): Revisita del Brasileiro de Paleontologia, v. 15, n. 3, p. 327-335. Link to pdf

Cavin, L., and Giner, S., 2015, A large halecomorph fish (Actinopterygii: Holostei) from the Valanginian (Early Cretaceous) of southeast France: Cretaceous Research, v. 37, p. 201-208. (Tomognathus gigeri)

Chellouche, P., Fürisch, F. T., and Mäuser, M., 2012, Taphonomy of neopterygian fishes from the Upper Kimmeridgian Wattendorf Plattenkalk of Southern Germany: Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, v. 92, p. 99-117. Link to pdf

Diedrich, C. G., 2012, The Middle Triassic marine reptile biodiversity in the Germanicbasin,in the centre of the Pangaean world: Cent. Eur. J. Geoscience, v. 4, n. 1, p. 9-46.

Diedrich, C. G., 2012, Stomach and gastrointestinal trackt contents in Late Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) teleosts from Black Shales of Germany and analysis of fish mortality and food chains in the upwelling-influnced pre-north sea basin of Europe: In: Vertebrate Coprolites, edited by Hunt, A. P., Milan, J., Lucas, S. G., and Spielmann, J. A., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Bulletin, 57, p. 241-261.

Frey, E., and Tischlinger, H., 2012, The Late Jurassic pterosaur Rhamphorhynchus, a frequent victim of the ganoid Aspidorhynchus? Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 3, 5pp. Link to pdf

Friedman, M., and Sallan, L. C., 2012, Five hundered million years of extinction and recovery: a Phanerozoic survey of large-scale diversity patterns in fishes: Palaeontology, v. 55, part 4, p. 707-742.

Gasca, J. M., Canudo, J. I., Rodriguez, R. C., and Moreno-Azanza, M., 2012, Nuevos vertebrados fossiles de la Formacion El Castellar en Gudar, Teruel, Espana (Barremiense inferior, Cretacico Inferior): p. 187-190.

Geng, B.-h., Jin, F., Wu, F.-x., and Wang, Q., 2012, New perleidid fishes from the Middle Triassic strata of Yunnan Province: Geological Bulletin of China, v. 31, n. 5, p. 915-927. (Fuyuanperleidus dengi, Luopingperleidus sui, Diandongperleidus denticulatus)

Grandstaff, B. S., Smith, J. B., Lamanna, M. C., Lacovara, K. J., and Abdel-Ghani, M. S., 2012, Bawitius, gen. nova., a giant polypterid (Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii) from the Upper Cretaceous of Bahariya Formation of Egypt: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 1, p. 17-26. (Bawitius bartheli = Polypterus? barthel)

Guo, X-Q., Han, J.-q., and Ji, S.-a., 2012, Advances in the study of vertebrate fossils of the Middle Jurassic Yanliao biota in western Liaoning Province and adjacent areas: Geological Bulletin of China, v. 31, n. 6, p. 928-935. Link to pdf

Heckert, A. B., Mitchell, J. S., Schneider, V. P., and Olsen, P. E., 2012, Diverse new microvertebrate assemblage from the Upper Triassic Cumnock Formation, Sanford Subbasin, North Carolina, USA: Journal of Paleontology, v. 86, n. 2, p. 368-390.

Kin, A., Blazejowski, B., and Binkowski, M., 2012, The 'Polish Solnhofen': a long-awaited alternative: Geology Today, v. 28, p. 91-94.

Jensen, K. R., Shimada, K., and Kirkland, J. I., 2012, Fossil fish fauna from the uppermost Graneros Shale (Upper Cretaceous: middle Cenomanian) in southeastern Nebraska: Transaction fo the Kansas Academy of Science, v. 115, n. 3-4, p. 145-152.

Lane, J., A,. and Ebert, M., 2012, Revision of Furo muensteri (Halecomorphi, Ophiopsidae) from the Upper Jurassic of Western Europe, with comments on the genus: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 4, p. 799-819.

Le Loeuff, J., Lang, E, Cavin, L., and Buffetaut, E., 2012, Between Tendaguru and Bahariya: on the age of the Early Cretaceous Dinosaur sites from the Continental Interclaire and other African Formations: Journal of Stratigraphy, v. 36, n. 2, p. 486-502.

Malenda, H. F., Simpson, E. L., Szajna, M. J., Fillmore, D. L., Hartline, B. W., Heness, E. A., Kraal, R. R., and Wilk, J. L., 2012, Taphonomy of lacustrine shoreline fish-part conglomerates in the Late Triassic age Lockatong Formation (Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA): toward the recognition of catastrophic fish kills in the rock record: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 313-314, p. 234-245.

Lopez-Arbarello, A., 2012, Phylogenetic interrelationships of Ginglymodian Fishes (Actinopterygii: Neopterygii): Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 7, 44 pp. (Callipurbeckia minor = Lepidotes minor, = Lepidotes notopterus, = Lepidotes tendaguruensis) Link to pdf

Martinelli, A. G., Bogan, S., Agnolin, F. L., Ribeiro, L. C. B., Cavellani, C. L., Ferraz, M. L. F. and Teixeira, V. P. A., 2012, First fossil record of amiid fishes (Halecomorphi, Amiiformes, Amiidae) from the Late Cretaceous of Uberaba, Minas Gerais State, Brazil: Alcheringa, Ifirst article, published online, 9pp.

Osi, A., Rabi, M., Makadi, L, Szentesi, Z., Botfalvai, G., and Gulyas, P., 2012, The Late Cretaceous continental vertebrate fauna from Iharkut (Wesern Hungary): a review: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 4, Cretaceous Vertbrate faunas after the Bernissart Iguanodons, p. 533-569.

Prasad, G. V., 2012, Vertebrate biodiversity of the Deccan volcanic province of India: a review: Bulletin de la societie geologiques de France, v. 183, n. 6, p. 597-610.

Prikryi, T., Kost'Ak, M., Mazuch, M., and Mikulas, R., 2012, Evidence for fish predation on a coleoid cephalopod from the Lower Jurassic Posidonia Shale of Germany: Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen, v. 263, n. 1, p. 25-33.

Schroder, K. M., Lopez-Arbarello, A., and Ebert, M., 2012, Macrosemimimus, gen. nov. (Actinopterygii, Semionotiformes) , from the Late Jurassic of Germany, England, and France: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 3, p. 512-529. (Macrosemimimus fergerti, Macrosemimimus lennieri = Leptidotes lennieri, = Lepidotes toombisi)

Sennikov, A. G,. and Golubev, V. K., 2012, On the faunal verification of the Permo-Triassic boundary in continental deposits of Eastern Europe: 1. Gorokhovets-Zhukov Ravine: Paleontologial Journal, v. 46, n. 3, p. 313-323.

Smithson, T. R., Wood, S. P., Marshal, J. E. A., and Clack, J. A., 2012, Earliest Carboniferous tetrapod and arthropod faunas from Scotland populate Romer's gap: Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, Ealry Edition, 6pp.

Spielmann, J. A., and Lucas, S. G., 2012, Tetrapod fauna of the Upper Triassic Redonda Formation, East-central New Mexico: the characertistic assemblage of the Apachean Land-vertebrate faunachron: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, Bulletin 55, 119pp.

Suarez, C. A., Gonzalez, L. A., Ludvigson, G. A., Cifelli, R. L., and Tremain, E., 2012, Water utilization of the Cretaceous Mussentuchit Member local vertebrate fauna, Cedar Mountain Formation, Utah, USA: Using oxygen isotopic composition of phosphate: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 313-314, p. 78-92.

Sun, Z., Lombardo, C., Tintori, A., Jiang, D,. Hao, W,. Sun, Y., and Lin, H., 2012, Fuyuanperleidus dengi Geng et al., 2012 (Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii) from the Middle Triassic of Yunnan Province, South China: Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia, v. 118, n. 3, p. 359-373.

Ullmann, P. V., Varricchio, D., and Knell, M. J., 2012, Taphonomy and taxonomy of a vertebrate microsite in the mid-Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian) Blackleaf Formation, southwest Montana: Historical Biology, v. 24, n. 3, p. 311-328.

Valentin, X,. Godefroit, P., Tabuce, R., Vianey-Liaud, M., Wu, W,. and Garcia, G,. 2012, First Late Maastrichtian (Latest Cretaceous) vertebrate assemblage from Provence (Vitrolles-la-Plaine, Southern France): In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 4, Cretaceous vertebrate faunas after the Bernissart Iguanodons, p. 583-597.

Vullo, R., Buffetaut, E., and Everhart, M. J., 2012, Reappraisal of Gwawinapterus beardi from the Late Cretaceous of Canada: a saurodontid fish, not a pterosaur: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 5, p. 1198-1201.

Wen, W., Zhang, Q.-Y., Hu, S.-H., Zhou, C.-Y., Xie, T., Huang, J.-Y., Cheng, Z. Q., and Benton, M. J., 2012, A new basal actinopterygian fish from the Anisian (middle Triassic) of Luoping, Yunnan Province, Southwest China: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 57, n. 1, p. 149-160. (Luoxiongichthys hyperdorsalis) Link to pdf

Xu, G.-H., and Wu, F.-X., 2012, A deep-bodied ginglymodian fish from the Middle Triassic of eastern Yunnan Province, China, and the phylogeny of lower neopterygians: Chinse Science Bulletin, v. 57, n. 1, p. 111-118. (Kyphosichthys grandei)

Xu, G.-H., Zhao, L.-J., Gao, K.-Q., and Wu, F.-X., 2012, A new stem-neopterygian fish from the Middle Triassic of China shows the earliest over-water gliding strategy of the vertebrates: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B., published on line, 7 pp. (Potanichthys xingyiensis) Link to pdf

Fish Ichnology

Fillmore, D. L., Lucas, S. G., and Simpson, E. L., 2012, Ichnology of the Mississippian Mauch Chunk Formation, eastern Pennsylvania: New Mexico Museum of Natural history & Science, Bulletin 54, 136p.

Lu, T.-Q., Wang, Z.-L., Yang, X.-Y., and Zhang, X.-L., 2012, First record of Lower Triassic Undichna spp. fish swimming traces from Emei, Sichuan Province, China: Chinese Science Bulletin, v. 57, n. 11, p. 1320-1324.

Fish Burrows

Fish Coprolites

Lower Reptiles (“Anapsids”)

Genus: Nova (1)

Feeserpeton MacDOUGALL & REISZ, 2012

Lasasaurus FALCONNET, ANDRIAMIHAJA, LÄNG, STEYER, 2012

Species: Nova (3)

Beleby augustodunensis FALCONNET, 2012
Feeserpeton oklahomensis MacDOUGALL & REISZ, 2012
Lasasaurus beltanae FALCONNET, ANDRIAMIHAJA, LÄNG, STEYER, 2012

Synonym: Nova (1)

Macroleter poezicus TVERDOKHLEEBOVA & IVAKHNENKO, 1984
= Tokosarus perforatus TVERDOKHLEEBOVA & IVAKHNENKO, 1984

Benton, M. J., 2012, No gap in the Middle Permian record of terrestrial vertebrates: Geology, v. 40, p. 339-342.

Falconnet, J., 2012, First evidence of a bolosaurid parareptile in France (Latest Carboniferous-earliest Permian of the Autun basin) and the spatiotemporal distribution of the Bolosauridae: Bulletin de la societie geologiques de France, t. 183, n. 6, p. 495-508. (Beleby augustodunensis) Link to pdf

Falconnet, J,. Andriamihaja, M,. Läng, E., and Steyer, J.-S., 2012, First procolophonid (Reptila, Parareptilia) from the Lower Triassic of Madagascar: Comptes Rendus Palevol, v. 11, p. 357-369. (Lasasaurus beltanae) Link to pdf

Gand, G., Bourillot, R., Brigaud, B., Steyer, J.-S., and Peyrouse, J.-B., 2012, Les reptiles et synapsides fossiles de Bourgogne: Rev. Sci. Bourgogne-Nature, Hors, Serie, published online, 23-86. Link to pdf

Jiang, S., Peng, N., and Ji, S.-a., 2012, Late Permian Dashankou fauna and its stratigraphy from Yumen, Gansu Province, China: Proceedings of the Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the Chinese Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, p. 45-54.

MacDougall, M. J., and Reisz, R., 2012, A new parareptile (Parareptilia, Lanthanosuchoidea) from the Early Permian of Oklahoma: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 34, n. 5, p. 1018-1026. (Feeserpeton oklahomensis)

Pineiro, G., Ferigolo, J., Ramos, A., and Laurin, M., 2012, Cranial morphology of the Early Permian mesosaurid Mesosaurus tenuidens and the evolution of the lower temporal fenestration reassessed Compts Rendus Palevol, v. 11, p. 379-391.

Pineiro, G,. Ramos, A., Goso, C., Scarabino, F., and Laurin, M., 2012, Unusual environmental conditions preserve a Permian mesosaur-bearing Konservat-Lagerstatte from Uruguay: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 57, n. 2, p. 299-318. Link to pdf

Rößler, R., Zierold, T., Feng, Z., Kretzschmar, R., Merbitz, M., Annacker, V., and Schneider, J. W., 2012, A snapshot of an Early Permian ecosystem preserved by explosive volcanism: new results from the Chemnitz Petrified Forest, Germany: Palaios, v. 27, p. 814-834.

Sander, P. M., 2012, Reproduction in Early Amniotes; Science, v. 337, p. 806-808.

Sennikov, A. G,. and Golubev, V. K., 2012, On the faunal verification of the Permo-Triassic boundary in continental deposits of Eastern Europe: 1. Gorokhovets-Zhukov Ravine: Paleontologial Journal, v. 46, n. 3, p. 313-323.

Tarailo, D. A., and Fastovsky, D. E., 2012, Post-Permo-Triassic terrestrial vertebrate recovery: southwestern United States: Paleobiology, v. 38,n. 4, p. 644-663.

Tsuji, L. A., Muller, J,. and Reisz, R. R., 2012, Anatomy of Emeroleter levis and the phylogeny of the Nycteroleter parareptiles: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 1, p. 45-67. (Macroleter poezicus = Tokosarus perforatus) Link to pdf

Turtle

Genus: Nova (7)

Ballerstedtia KARL, GRÖNING, BRAUCKMANN & REICH, 2012

Bashuchelys TONG, DANILOV, YE, OUYANG & PENG, 2012
Galvechelone PEREZ-GARCIA & MURELAGA, 2012
Iberoccitanemys PEREZ-GARCIA, ORTEGA, & MURELAGA, 2012
Protoxinjiachelys TONG, DANILOV, YE, OUYANG & PENG, 2012
Hoyasemys PEREZ-GARCIA, FUENTE & ORTEGA, 2012
Larachelus PREZ-GARCIA & MURELAGA, 2012

Species: Nova (8)

Ballerstedtia bueckebergensis KARL, GRÖNING, BRAUCKMANN & REICH, 2012

Bashuchelys youngi TONG, DANILOV, YE, OUYANG & PENG, 2012
Foxemys trabanti RABI, TONG & BOTFALVAI, 2012
Galvechelone lopezmartinezae PEREZ-GARCIA & MURELAGA, 2012
Hoyasemys jimenezi PEREZ-GARCIA, FUENTE & ORTEGA, 2012
Larachelus morla PREZ-GARCIA & MURELAGA, 2012
Polysternon isonae MARMI, LUJAN, RIERA, GAETE, OM & GALOBART, 2012

Protoxinjiachelys salis TONG, DANILOV, YE, OUYANG & PENG, 2012

Synonym: Nova (4)

Axestemys splendida (HAY, 1908) VITEK, 2012
= Aspideretes splendidus HAY, 1908
= Trionyx splendidus (HAY, 1908) KUHN, 1964
= Aspideretoides splenididus (HAY, 1908) GARDNER, RUSSELL, & BRINKMAN, 1995
Bashuchelys zigongensis (YE, 1982) TONG, DANILOV, YE, OUYANG & PENG, 2012
= Chegyuchelys zigongensis YE, 1982
Chuannochelys dashanpuensis (FANG, 1987) TONG, DANILOV, YE, OUYANG & PENG, 2012
= Chengyuchelys dashanpuensis FANG, 1987
= Sichuanchelys dashapuensis (FANG, 1987) BRINKMAN, LI & YE, 2008
Iberoccitanemys convenarum (LAURENT, TONG & CLAUDE, 2002) PEREZ-GARCIA, ORTEGA, & MURELAGA, 2012
= Elochelys convenarum LAURENT, TONG & CLAUDE, 2002

Anquetin, J., 2012, Reassessment of the phylogenetic interrelationshps of basal turtles (Testudinata): Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, v. 10, issue 1, p. 3-45.

Averianov, A., and Sues, H.-D., 2012, Correlation of Late Cretaceous continental vertebrate assemblages in Middle and Central Asia: Journal of Stratigraphy, v. 36,n . 2, p. 462-485.

Bardet, N., 2012, Maastrichtian marine reptiles of the Mediterranean Tethys: a palaeobiogeogaphical approach: Bulletin de la societie geologiques de France, t. 183, n. 6, p. 573-596.

Cadena, E. A., and Schweitzer, M. H., 2012, Variation in osteocytes morphology vs bone type in turtle shell and thier exceptional preservation from the Jurassic to the present: Bone, v. 51, p. 614-620.

Codera, V. A., Godefroit, P., and Smith, T., 2012, First discovery of Maastrichtian (Latest Cretaceous) terrestrial verterates in Rusca Moutana Basin (Romania): In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 4, Cretaceous Vertbrate faunas after the Bernissart Iguanodons, p. 571-581.

Gand, G., Bourillot, R., Brigaud, B., Steyer, J.-S., and Peyrouse, J.-B., 2012, Les reptiles et synapsides fossiles de Bourgogne: Rev. Sci. Bourgogne-Nature, Hors, Serie, published online, 23-86. Link to pdf

Gasca, J. M., Canudo, J. I., Rodriguez, R. C., and Moreno-Azanza, M., 2012, Nuevos vertebrados fossiles de la Formacion El Castellar en Gudar, Teruel, Espana (Barremiense inferior, Cretacico Inferior): p. 187-190.

Hirayama & Sonoda, 2012, Turtle fossils from Kuwagina Fossil Wall: Hakusan, v. 40, n. 2, p. 1-7.

Karl, H.-V., Gröning, E., Brauckmann, C,. and Reich, M., 2012, Ballerstedtia bueckebergensis, a new turtle from the Early Cretaceous Wealden faceies of Germany  (Testudines: Pleurosternidae): Studia Palaeocheloniologica, n. 4, p. 47-60. (Ballerstedtia bueckebergensis) Link to pdf

Karl, H.-V., and Nyhuis, C. J., 2012, Ctenochelys stenoporus (Hay, 1905) (Testudines: Toxocelyidae) and Clidastes sp. (Squamata: Mosasauridae) from the Upper Cretaceous of NW-Germany: Studia Palaeocheloniologica, v. 4, p. 129-142.

Lyson, T. R., Sperling, E. A., Heimberg, A. M., Gauthier, J. A., King, B. L., and Peterson, K. J., 2012, MicroRNAs support a turtle + lizard clade: Biology Letters, v. 8, p. 104-107.

Marmi, J., Lujan, A. H., Riera, V., Gaete, R., Oms, O., and Galobart, A., 2012, The youngest species of Polysternon: a new bothremydid turtle from the uppermost Maastrichtian of southern Pyrenees: Cretaceous Research, v. 35, p. 133-142. (Polysternon isonae) 

Nagashima, H., Kuraku, S., Uchida, K., Kawashima-Ohya, Y,. Narita, Y., and Kuratani, S., 2012, Body plan of turtles: an anatomical, developmental and evolutionary perspective: Anat. Sci. Int, v. 87, p. 1-13.

Noto, C. R., Main, D. J., and Drumheller, S. K., 2012, Feeding traces and paleobiology of a Cretaceous (Cenomanian) crocodyliform: example from the Woodbine Formation of Texas: PalAios, v. 27, p. 105-115.

Osi, A., Rabi, M., Makadi, L, Szentesi, Z., Botfalvai, G., and Gulyas, P., 2012, The Late Cretaceous continental vertebrate fauna from Iharkut (Wesern Hungary): a review: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 4, Cretaceous Vertbrate faunas after the Bernissart Iguanodons, p. 533-569.

Perez-Garcia, A., 2012, The European Early Cretaceous cryptodiran turtle Chitracephalus dumonii and the diversity of a poorly known lineage of turtles: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 57, n. 3, p. 575-588. Link to pdf

Perez-Garcia, A., 2012, High diversity of pancryptodiran turtles in the Lower Cretaceous of Europe: Cretaceous Research, v. 36, p. 67-82.

Perez-Garcia, A., de la Fuente, M. S., and Ortega, F., 2012, A new freshwater basal eucryptodiran turtle from the Early Cretaceous of Spain: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 57, n. 2, p. 285-298. (Hoyasemys jimenezi) Link to pdf

Perez-Garcia, A., and Murelaga, X., 2012, Galvechelone lopezmartinezae gen. et sp. nov., a new cryptodiran turtle in the Lower Cretaceous of Europe: Palaeontology, v. 55, part 5, p. 937-944. (Galvechelone lopezmartinezae)

Perez-Garcia, A., and Murelaga, X., 2012, Larachelus morla, gen. et sp. nov., a new member of the little-known European Early Cretaceous record of stem cryptodiran turtles: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 6, p. 1293-1302. (Larachelus morla)

Perez-Garcia, A., Ortega, F., and Murelaga, X., 2012, A new genus of Bothremydidae (Chelonii, Pleurodira) in the Cretaceous of Southwestern Europe: Geobios, v. 45, p. 219-229. (Iberoccitanemys convenarum = Elochelys convenarum)

Perez-Garcia, A., Scheyer, T. M., and Murela, X., 2012, New interprettions of Dortoka vasconica Lapparent de Broin and Murelaga, a freshwater turtle with an unusual carapace: Cretaceous Research, v. 36, p. 151-161.

Prasad, G. V., 2012, Vertebrate biodiversity of the Deccan volcanic province of India: a review: Bulletin de la societie geologiques de France, v. 183, n. 6, p. 597-610.

Rabi, M., Tong, H., and Botfalvai, G., 2012, A new species of the side-necked turtle Foxemys (Pelomedusoides: Bothremydidae) from the Late Cretaeceous of Humgary and the Historical Biogeography of the Bothremydini: Geological Magazine, v. 149, n. 4, p. 662-674. (Foxemys trabanti)

Scheyer, T. M., Mörs, T., and Einarsson, E., 2012, First record of soft-shelled turtles (Cryptodira, Trionychidae) from the Late Cretaceous of Europe: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 5, p. 1027-1032.

Sato, T., Konishi, T., Hirayma, R., and Caldwell, M. W., 2012, A review of the Upper Cretaeous marine reptiles from Japan: Cretaceous Reserach, v. 37, p. 319-340.

Sterli, J., and Fuente, M. S. de la., 2011 (published 2012), Re-description and evolutionary remarks of the Patagonian Horned turtle Niolamia argentina Ameghion, 1899 (Testudinata, Meiolaniidae): Journal of the Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 31, n. 6, p. 1210-1229.

Suarez, C. A., Gonzalez, L. A., Ludvigson, G. A., Cifelli, R. L., and Tremain, E., 2012, Water utilization of the Cretaceous Mussentuchit Member local vertebrate fauna, Cedar Mountain Formation, Utah, USA: Using oxygen isotopic composition of phosphate: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 313-314, p. 78-92.

Suleji, T,. Niedzwiedzki, G,. and Bronowicz, R., 2012, A new Late Triassic vertebrate fauna from Poland with turtles, aetosaurs, and coelophysoid dinosaurs: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 5, p. 1033-1041.

Syromyatnikova, E. V., Danilov, L. G., and Sukhanov, V. B., 2012, A redescription and phylogenetic position of Adocus planus, an adocid turtle from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia: Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS, v. 316, n. 4, p. 380-391.

Tong, H., Danilov, I., Ye, Y., Ouyang, H., and Peng, G., 2012, Middle Jurassic turtles from the Sichuan Basin, China: a review: Geological Magazine, v. 149, n. 4, p. 675-695. (Bashuchelys zigongensis= Chegyuchelys zigongensis, Bashuchelys youngi, Chuannochelys dashanpuensis = Chengyuchelys dashanpuensis, = sichuanchelys dashapuensis, Protoxinjiachelys salis)

Ullmann, P. V., Varricchio, D., and Knell, M. J., 2012, Taphonomy and taxonomy of a vertebrate microsite in the mid-Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian) Blackleaf Formation, southwest Montana: Historical Biology, v. 24, n. 3, p. 311-328.

Valentin, X,. Godefroit, P., Tabuce, R., Vianey-Liaud, M., Wu, W,. and Garcia, G,. 2012, First Late Maastrichtian (Latest Cretaceous) vertebrate assemblage from Provence (Vitrolles-la-Plaine, Southern France): In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 4, Cretaceous vertebrate faunas after the Bernissart Iguanodons, p. 583-597.

Vitek, N. S., 2012, Giant fossil soft-shelled turtles of North America: Palaeontologia Electronica, v. 15, issue 1, 43pp. (Axestemys splendida, = Aspideretes splendidus, = Trionyx splendidus, = Aspideretoides splenididus) Link to pdf

 Vitek, N. S., and Danilov, I. G., 2012, New data on the soft-shelled turtles from the Upper Cretaceous Kyrkkuduk I locailty of southern Kazakhstan: Proceedings of the Zoological Insititute, RAS, v. 316, n. 1, p. 50-56.

Werneburg, I., 2012, Temporal bone arrangements in turtles: an overview: Journal of Expermental Zoology (Molecular and Developmental Evolution), v. 318, p. 235-249.

Wings, O., Rabi, M., Schneider, J. W., Schwermann, L., Sun, G., Zhou, G.-f., and Joyce, W. G., 2012, An enomous Jurassic turtle bone bed from the Turpan Basin of Xinjiang, China: Naturwissenschaften, v. 99, p. 925-935.

Diapsida (Lower Lepidosauromorphs)

Buchwitz, M., and Voigt, S., 2012, The dorsal appendages of the Triassic reptile Longisquama insignis: reconsideration of a controversial integument type: Paläontologische Zeitschrift, v. 86, p. 313-331.

Gand, G., Bourillot, R., Brigaud, B., Steyer, J.-S., and Peyrouse, J.-B., 2012, Les reptiles et synapsides fossiles de Bourgogne: Rev. Sci. Bourgogne-NAture, Hors, Serie, published online, 23-86. Link to pdf

Kin, A., Blazejowski, B., and Binkowski, M., 2012, The 'Polish Solnhofen': a long-awaited alternative: Geology Today, v. 28, p. 91-94.

Sennikov, A. G,. and Golubev, V. K., 2012, On the faunal verification of the Permo-Triassic boundary in continental deposits of Eastern Europe: 1. Gorokhovets-Zhukov Ravine: Paleontologial Journal, v. 46, n. 3, p. 313-323.

Tarailo, D. A., and Fastovsky, D. E., 2012, Post-Permo-Triassic terrestrial vertebrate recovery: southwestern United States: Paleobiology, v. 38,n. 4, p. 644-663.

Lizards and Snakes

Genus: Nova (5)

Chianghsia MO, XU & EVANS, 2012
Eremisaurus LEBLANC, CALDWELL & BARDET, 2012
Jucaraspes BOLET & EVANS, 2012
Pannoniasaurus MAKADI, CALDWELL, & OSI, 2012
Purbicella EVANS, JONES, & MATSUMOTO, 2012

Species: Nova (5)

Chianghsia nankangensis MO, XU & EVANS, 2012
Eremisaurus heterodontus LEBLANC, CALDWELL & BARDET, 2012
Jucaraspes grandipes BOLET & EVANS, 2012
Pannoniasaurus inexpectatus MAKADI, CALDWELL, & OSI, 2012
Purbicella ragei EVANS, JONES, & MATSUMOTO, 2012

Averianov, A., and Sues, H.-D., 2012, Correlation of Late Cretaceous continental vertebrate assemblages in Middle and Central Asia: Journal of Stratigraphy, v. 36,n . 2, p. 462-485.

Bardet, N., 2012, The mosasaur collections of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle of Paris: Bulletin de la societie geologiques de France, t. 183, n. 1, p. 35-53.

Bardet, N., 2012, Maastrichtian marine reptiles of the Mediterranean Tethys: a palaeobiogeogaphical approach: Bulletin de la societie geologiques de France, t. 183, n. 6, p. 573-596.

Bardet, N., Pereda-Suberbiola, X., Corral, J.-C., Baceta, J. I., Torres, J. A., Botantz, B., and Martin, G., 2012, A skull fragment of the mosasaurid Prognathodon cf. sectorius from the Late Cretaceous of Navarre Basque-Cantabrian Region): Bulletin de la societie geologiques de France, t. 183, n. 2, p. 117-121. Link to pdf

Bhullar, B.-A., S., 2012, A phylogenetic approach to ontogeny and heterochrony in the fossil record: cranial evolution and develpmentin Anguimorphan lizards (Reptila: Squamata): Journal of expermental Zoology (Molecular and Develpmental Evoution), v. 318B, p. 521-530.

Birn-Jeffery, A., Miller, C. E., Naish, D., Rayfield, E. J., and Hone, D. W. E., 2012, Pedal claw curvature in Birds, Lizards and Mesozoic Dinosaurs - complicated categories and compensating for mass-specific and phylogenetic control: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 12, 11 pp. Link to pdf

Bolet, A,. and Evans, S. E., 2012, A tiny lizard (Lepidosauria, Squamata) form the Lower Cretaceous of Spain: Palaeontology, v. 5, part 3, p. 591-500. (Jucaraspes grandipes) Link to pdf

Buffetatu, E., and Bardet, N., 2012, The mosasaurid (Squamata) Prognathodon in the Maastrichtian (Late Cretaceous) of the Cotentin Peninsula (Normandy, northwestern France): Bulletin de la societie geologiques de France, t. 183, n. 2, p. 111-115.

Burnell, A., Collins, S., and young, B. A., 2012, The postpulmonary septum of Varanus salvator and its implication for Mosasaurian ventilation and physiology: Bulletin de la societie geologiques de France, t. 183, n. 2, p. 159-169.

Caldwell, M. W., 2012, A challenge to categories: "What, if anything, is a mosasaur?" Bulletin de la societie geologiques de France, t. 183, n. 1, p. 7-34.

Chinsamy, A., Tunoglu, C., and Thomas, D. B., 2012, Dental microstructure and geochemistry of Mosasaurus hoffmanni (Squamata: Moasasauridae) ftom the Late Cretaceous of Turkey: Bulletin de la societie geologiques de France, t. 183, n. 2, p. 85-92.

Daza, J. D., Abdala, V., Arias, J S., Garcia-Lopez, D., and Ortiz, P., 2012, Cladistic analysis of Iguania and a fossil lizard from the Late Pliocene of Northwestern Argentina: Journal of Herpetology. v46, n. 1, p. 104-119.

Daza, J. D., Alifanov, V. R., and Bauer, A. M., 2012, A redescription and phylogenetic renterpretation of the fossil lizard Hoburogekko suchanovi Alifanov, 1989 (Squamata, Gekkota), from the Early Cretaceous of Mongolia: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 6, p. 1303-1312.

Evans, S. E., Jones, M. E. H., and Matsumoto, R., 2012, A new lizard skull from the Purbeck Limestone Group (Lower Cretaceous) of England: Bulletin de la societie geologiques de France, t. 183, n. 6, p. 517-524. (Purbicella ragei) Link to pdf

Evans, S. E., and Wang, Y., 2012, New material of the Early Creatceous lizard Yabeinosaurus from China: Cretaceous Research, v. 34, p. 48-60.

Fernandez, M. S., and Gasparini, Z., 2012, Campanian and Maastrichtian mosasaurs from Antarctica Peninsula and Patagonia, Argentina: Bulletin de la societie geologiques de France, t. 183, n. 2, p. 93-102.

Gallagher, W. B., Miller, K. G., Sherrell, R. M., Browning, J. V. Field, M. P., Olsson, R. K., Sugarman, P. J., Tuorto, S., and Wahyudi, H., 2012, On the last mosasaurs: Late Maastrichtian mosasaurs and the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary in New Jersey: Bulletin de la societie geologiques de France, t. 183, n. 2, p. 145-150.

Gand, G., Bourillot, R., Brigaud, B., Steyer, J.-S., and Peyrouse, J.-B., 2012, Les reptiles et synapsides fossiles de Bourgogne: Rev. Sci. Bourgogne-Nature, Hors, Serie, published online, 23-86. Link to pdf

Gauthier, J. A., Kearney, M,. Maisano, J. A., Rieppel, O., and Behoke, A. D. B., 2012, Assembling the squamate tree of life: prespectives from the phenotype and the fossil record: Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History, v. 53, n. 1, p. 3-308.

Guo, X-Q., Han, J.-q., and Ji, S.-a., 2012, Advances in the study of vertebrate fossils of the Middle Jurassic Yanliao biota in western Liaoning Province and adjacent areas: Geological Bulletin of China, v. 31, n. 6, p. 928-935. Link to pdf

Heckert, A. B., Mitchell, J. S., Schneider, V. P., and Olsen, P. E., 2012, Diverse new microvertebrate assemblage from the Upper Triassic Cumnock Formation, Sanford Subbasin, North Carolina, USA: Journal of Paleontology, v. 86, n. 2, p. 368-390.

Houssaye, A., and Bardet, N., 2012, Rib and vertebral micro-anatomical characteristics of hydropelvic mosasauroids: Lethia, v. 45, p. 200-209.

Houssaye, A., and Tafforeau, P., 2012, What vertebral microanatomy reveals about the ecology of Juvenile mosasaurs (Reptilia, Squamata): Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 5, p. 1042-1048.

Hutchinson, M. N., Skinner, A., and Lee, M. S. Y., 2012, Tikiguania and the antiquity of squamate reptiles (lizards and snakes): Biology Leters, v. 8, p. 665-669. Link to pdf

Karl, H.-V., and Nyhuis, C. J., 2012, Ctenochelys stenoporus (Hay, 1905) (Testudines: Toxocelyidae) and Clidastes sp. (Squamata: Mosasauridae) from the Upper Cretaceous of NW-Germany: Studia Palaeocheloniologica, v. 4, p. 129-142.

Konishi, T., 2012, The northernmost occurrence of Prognathodon (Squamata: Mosasauridae) from the Western Interior Seaway of North America: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 49,p. 1111-1115.

Konishi, T., Lindgren, J., Caldwell, M. W., and Chiappe, L., 2012, Platecarpus tympaniticus (Squamata, Mosasauridae): Osteology of an exceptionally preserved specimen and its insights into the acquistion of a streamlined body shape in mosasaurs: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 6, p. 1313-1327. Link to pdf

Konishi, T., Tanimoto, M., Utsunomiya, S., Sato, M., and Watanabe, K., 2012, A large mosasaurine (Squamata: Mosasauridae) from the latest Cretaceous of Osaka Prefecture (SW Japan): Paleontological Research, v. 16, n. 2, p. 79-97.

LeBlanc, A. R. H., Caldwell, C. W., and Bardet, N., 2012, A new mosasaurine from the Maastrichtian (Upper Cretaceous) Phosphates of Morocco and its implications for Mosasaurine systematics: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 1, p. 82-104. (Eremisaurus heterodontus) Link to pdf

Longrich, N. R., Bhullar, A. S., and Gauthier, J. A., 2012, A transitional snake from the Late Cretaceous period of North America: Nature, Research Letter, published online, 4pp.

Lyson, T. R., Sperling, E. A., Heimberg, A. M., Gauthier, J. A., King, B. L., and Peterson, K. J., 2012, MicroRNAs support a turtle + lizard clade: Biology Letters, v. 8, p. 104-107.

Makadi, L., Caldwell, M. W., and Osi, A., 2012, The first freshwater mosasauroid (Upper Cretaceous, Hungary) and a new clade of basal mosasauroids: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 12, 16 pp. (Pannoniasaurus inexpectatus)

Mo, J.-y., Xu, X., and Evans, S. E., 2012, A large predatory lizard (Platynota, Squamata) from the Late Cretaceous of South China: Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, v. 12, issue 2, p. 333-339. (Chianghsia nankangensis)

Osi, A., Rabi, M., Makadi, L, Szentesi, Z., Botfalvai, G., and Gulyas, P., 2012, The Late Cretaceous continental vertebrate fauna from Iharkut (Wesern Hungary): a review: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 4, Cretaceous Vertbrate faunas after the Bernissart Iguanodons, p. 533-569.

Paramo-Fonseca, M. E., 2012, Mosasauroids from Colombia: Bulletin de la societie geologiques de France, t. 183, n. 2, p. 103-109.

Pieters, F. F. J. M., Rompen, P. G. W., Jagt, J. W. M., and Bardet, N., 2012, A new look at Faujas de Saint-Fond's fantastic story on the provenance and acquistion of the type specimen of Mosasaurus hoffmanni Mantell, 1829: Bulletin de la societie geologiques de France, t. 183, n. 1, p. 55-65.

Polcyn, M. J., and Lamb, J., 2012, The snout of Halisaurus platyspondylus Marsh 1869: phylogenetic and functional implications: Bulletin de la societie geologiques de France, t. 183, n. 2, p. 137-143. Link to pdf

Polcyn, M. J., Lindgren, J., Bardet, N,. Cornelissen, D., Verding, L., and Schulp, A. S., 2012, Description of new specimens of Halisaurus arambourgi Bardet & Pereda Suberbiola, 2005 and the relationships of Halisaurinae: Bulletin de la societie geologiques de France, t. 183, n. 2, p. 123-136. Link to pdf

Prasad, G. V., 2012, Vertebrate biodiversity of the Deccan volcanic province of India: a review: Bulletin de la societie geologiques de France, v. 183, n. 6, p. 597-610.

Richter, A., and Wuttke, M., 2012, Analysing the taphonomy of Mesozoic lizard aggregates from Una (eastern Spain) by X-ray controlled decay experiments: Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, v. 92, p. 5-28. Link to pdf

Sato, T., Konishi, T., Hirayma, R., and Caldwell, M. W., 2012, A review of the Upper Cretaeous marine reptiles from Japan: Cretaceous Reserach, v. 37, p. 319-340.

Simones, T. R., 2012, Redescription of Tijubina pontei, an Early Cretaceous lizard (Reptilia; Squamata) from the Crato Formation of Brazil: Anais da Academia Brasileria de Ciencias, v. 84, n. 1, p. 79-93. Link to pdf

Valentin, X,. Godefroit, P., Tabuce, R., Vianey-Liaud, M., Wu, W,. and Garcia, G,. 2012, First Late Maastrichtian (Latest Cretaceous) vertebrate assemblage from Provence (Vitrolles-la-Plaine, Southern France): In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 4, Cretaceous vertebrate faunas after the Bernissart Iguanodons, p. 583-597.

Zaher, H., and Scanferla, C. A., 2012, The skull of the Upper Cretaceous snake Dinilysia patagonica Smith-Woodward, 1901, and its phylogenetic position revistied: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, v. 164, p. 194-238.

Sphenodonts

Genus: Nova (2)

Oenosaurus RAUHUT, HEYNG, LOPEZ-ARBARELLO & HECKER, 2012
Sphenocondor APESTEGUIA, GOMEZ & ROUGIER, 2012

Species: Nova (2)

Oenosaurus muehlheimensis RAUHUT, HEYNG, LOPEZ-ARBARELLO & HECKER, 2012
Sphenocondor gracilis APESTEGUIA, GOMEZ & ROUGIER, 2012

Synonym: Nova (1)

Revueltosaurus olseni (HUBER, LUCAS, & HUNT, 1993) HECKERT, MITCHELL, SCHNEIDER & OLSEN, 2012
= Pekinosaurus olseni HUBER, LUCAS, & HUNT, 1993

Apesteguia, S., Gomez, R. O., and Rougier, G. W., 2012, A basal sphenodontian (Lepidosauria) from the Jurassic of Patagonia: new insights on the phylogeny and biogeography of Gondwanan rhynchocephalians: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, v. 166, p. 342-260. (Sphenocondor gracilis) Link to pdf

Apesteuguia, S., and Jones, M. E. H., 2012, A Late Cretaceous "tutara" (Lepidosauria: Sphenodontinae) from South America: Cretaceous Research, v. 34, p. 154-160.

van den Berg, T., Whiteside, D. I., Viegas, P., Schouten, R., and Benton, M. J., 2012, The Late Triassic microvertebrate fauna of Tytherington, UK: Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, v. 123, p. 638-648.

Gauthier, J. A., Kearney, M,. Maisano, J. A., Rieppel, O., and Behoke, A. D. B., 2012, Assembling the squamate tree of life: prespectives from the phenotype and the fossil record: Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History, v. 53, n. 1, p. 3-308.

Heckert, A. B., Mitchell, J. S., Schneider, V. P., and Olsen, P. E., 2012, Diverse new microvertebrate assemblage from the Upper Triassic Cumnock Formation, Sanford Subbasin, North Carolina, USA: Journal of Paleontology, v. 86, n. 2, p. 368-390. (Revueltosaurus olseni = Pekinosaurus olseni)

Meloro, C., and Jones, M. E. H., 2012, Tooth and cranial disparity in the fossil relatives of Sphenodon (Rhynchocephalia) dispute the persistent 'living fossil' label: Journal of Evolutionary Biology, v. 25, p. 2194-2209.

Rauhut, O. W. M., Heyng, A. M., Lopez-Arbarello, A., and Hecker, A., 2012, A new rhynchocephalian from the Late Jurassic of Germany with a dentition that is unique amongst tetrapods: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 10, 9 pp. (Oenosaurus muehlheimensis) Link to pdf

de Valals, S., Apesteguia, S., and Garrido, A. C., 2012, Cretaceous small scavengers: feeding traces in tetrapod bones from Patagonia, Argentina: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 1, 8pp. Link to pdf

Ichthyosaurs

Genus: Nova (3)

Acamptonectes FISCHER, MAISCH, NAISH, KOSMA, LISTON, JOGER, KRÜGER, PEREZ, TAINSH & APPLEBY, 2011
Cryopterygius DRUCKENMILLER, HURUM, KNUTSEN & NAKREM, 2012
Palvennia DRUCKENMILLER, HURUM, KNUTSEN & NAKREM, 2012

Species: Nova (6)

Acamptonectes densus FISCHER, MAISCH, NAISH, KOSMA, LISTON, JOGER, KRÜGER, PEREZ, TAINSH & APPLEBY, 2011
Cryopterygius kristiansenae DRUCKENMILLER, HURUM, KNUTSEN & NAKREM, 2012
Palvennia hoybergeti DRUCKENMILLER, HURUM, KNUTSEN & NAKREM, 2012
Stenopterygius aaleniensis MAXWELL, FERNANDEZ & SCHOCH, 2012
Temnodontosaurus azerguensis MARTIN, FISCHER, VINCENT & SUAN, 2012

Anonymous, 2012, The Ichthyosaurs survived longer than was thought: Phys Org, published online, 2pp. Link to pdf

Balini, M., and Renesto, S. C., 2012, Cymbospondylus vertebrae (Ichthyosauria, Shastasauridae) from the Upper Anisian Pezzo Limestone (Middle Triassic, Southern Alps) with an overview of the chronostratigraphic distribution of the group: Rivista Italiana di PAleontologia e Stratigrafia, v. 118, n. 1, p. 155-172.

Bennett, S. P., Barrett, P. M., Collinson, M. E., Moore-Fay, S., Davis, P. G., and Palmer, C. P., 2012, A new specimen of Ichthyosaurus communis from Dorset, UK, and its pearing on the stratigraphical range of the species: Proceedings of the Geologists' association, v. 123, p. 146-154.

Diedrich, C. G., 2012, The Middle Triassic marine reptile biodiversity in the Germanic Basin, in the centre of the Pangaen world: Central European Journal of Geosciences, v. 4, n. 1, p. 9-46.

Druckenmiller, P. S., Hurum, J. H., Knutsen, E. M., and Nakrem, H. A., 2012, Two new ophthalmosaurids (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria) from the Agardhfjellet Formation (Upper Jurassic: Volgian/Tithonian), Svalbard, Norway: Norwegian Journal of Geology, v. 92, p. 311-339. (Cryopterygius kristiansenae, Palvennia hoybergeti) Link to high res pdf Link to low res pdf

Fischer, V., 2012, New data on the ichthyosaur Platypterygius hercynicus and its implications for the validity of the genus: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 57, n. 1, p. 123-134. Link to pdf Link to supplementary information

Fischer, V., Maisch, M. W., Naish, D., Kosma, R., Liston, J., Joger, U., Krüger, F. J., Perez, J. P., Tainsh, J., and Appleby, R. M., 2012, New Ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaurs from the European Lower Cretaceous demonstrate extensive ichthyosaur survival across the Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 1, 23pp. (Acamptonectes densus) Link to pdf

Gand, G., Bourillot, R., Brigaud, B., Steyer, J.-S., and Peyrouse, J.-B., 2012, Les reptiles et synapsides fossiles de Bourgogne: Rev. Sci. Bourgogne-Nature, Hors, Serie, published online, 23-86.

Hayman, J., 2012, Deep-diving dinosaurs: Naturwissenschaften, v. 99, p. 671-672.

Hurum, J. H., Nakrem, H. A., Hammer, O., Knutsen, E. M., Druckenmiller, P. S., Hryniewicz, K., and Novis, L. K., 2012, An Arctic Lagerstatte - the Slottsmoya Member of the Agardhfjellet Formation (Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous) of Spitsbergen: Norwegian Journal of Geology, v. 92, p. 55-64. Link to low res pdf Link to high res pdf

Lomax, D. R., and Massare, J. A., 2012, The first reported Leptonectes (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria) with two associated embroys, from Somerset, England: Paludicola, v. 8, p. 263-276. Link to pdf

Martin, J. E., Fischer, V., Vincent, F., and Suan, G., 2012, A longirostrine Temnodontosaurus (Ichthyosauria) with comments on Early Jurassic ichthyosaur niche partitioning and disparity: Palaeontology, v. 55, part 5, p. 995-1005. (Temnodontosaurus azerguensis)

Maxwell, E. E., 2012, New metrics to differntiate species of Stenopterygius (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria) from the Lower Jurassic of southwestern Germany: Journal of Paleontology, v. 86, n. 1, p. 105-115.

Maxwell, E. E., 2012, Unraveling the influences of soft-tissue flipper development of skeletal variation using an extinct taxon: Journal of Expermental Zoology (Molecular and develpental Evolution), v. 318B, p. 545-554.

Maxwell, E. E., Caldwell, M. W., and Lamoureux, D. O., 2012, Tooth histolgy, attachment, and replacement in the Ichthyopterygia reviewed in an evolutionary context: Paläontologische Zeitschrift, v. 86, p. 1-14.

Maxwell, E. E., Fernandez, M. S., and Schoch, R. R., 2012, First diagnostic marine reptile remains from the Aalenian (Middle Jurassic): A new ichthyosaur from Southwestern Germany: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 1, 23pp. (Stenopterygius aaleniensis) Link to pdf

Maxwell, E. E., Zammit, M,. and Druckenmiller, P. S., 2012, Morphology and orientation of the ichthyosaurian femur: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 5, p. 1207-1211.

Pardo-Perez, J,. Frey, E., Stinnesbeck, W., Fernandez, M. S., Rivas, L., Salazar, C,. and Leppe, M., 2012, An ichthyosaurian forefin from the Lower Cretaceous Zapata Formation of southern Chile: implications for morphological variability within Platypterygius: Palaeobiology Palaeonenvironment, v. 92, p. 287-294. Link to pdf

Pemberton, S. G., 2012, William Buckland (1784-1856) and Henry de la Beche (1796-1855): the earliy history of coprolites: In: Vertebrate Coprolites, edited by Hunt, A. P., Milan, J., Lucas, S. G., and Spielmann, J. A., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Bulletin, 57, p. 29-43. 

Reisdorf, A. G., Bux, R., Wyler, D., Benecke, M., Klug, C., Maisch, M. W., Fornaro, P., and Wetzel, A., 2012, Float, explode or sink; postmortem fate of lung-breathing marine vertebrates: Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, v. 92, p. 67-81. Link to pdf

Rothschild, B. M., Ziaoting, Z., and Martin, L. D., 2012, Adaptations for marine habitat and the effect of Triassic and Jurassic predator pressure on developement of decompression syndrome in ichthyosaurs: Naturwissenschaften, v. 99, p. 443-448.

Sander, P. M., 2012, Reproduction in Early Amniotes; Science, v. 337, p. 806-808.

Talevi, M,. and Fernandez, M. S., 2012, Unexpected skeletal histoloyg of an ichthyosaur from the MiddleJurassic of Patagonia: implications for evolution of bone microstructure among secondary aquatic tetrapods: Naturwissenschafte, v. 99, p. 241-244. Link to pdf

Whal, W. R., 2012, Salt gland structures identified in a late Juarssic ichthyosaur, Ophthalmosaurus natans: Paludicola, v. 8, n. 4, p. 262-262.

Zammit, M., 2012, Cretaceous Ichthyosaurs: Dwindling Diversity, or the Empire Strikes Back? Geosciences, v. 2, p. 11-24.

Sauropterygians and Placodontians

Genus: Nova (12)

Albertonectes KUBO, MITCHELL & HENDERSON, 2012
Anningasaura VINCENT & BENSON, 2012
Avalonnectes BENSON, EVANS, & DRUCKENMILLER, 2012
Djupedalia KNUTSEN, DRUCKENMILLER & HURUM, 2012c
Eoplesiosaurus BENSON, EVANS, & DRUCKENMILLER, 2012
Hastanectes BENSON, KETCHUM, NAISH & TURNER, 2012
Largocephalosaurus CHENG, CHEN, ZENG & CAI, 2012
Lusonectes SMITH, ARAUJO & MATEUS, 2012
Qianxisaurus CHENG, WU, SATO & SHAN, 2012
Spitrasaurus KNUTSEN, DRUCKENMILLER & HURUM, 2012b
Stratesaurus BENSON, EVANS, & DRUCKENMILLER, 2012
Vectocleidus BENSON, KETCHUM, NAISH & TURNER, 2012

Species: Nova (14)

Albertonectes vanderveldei KUBO, MITCHELL & HENDERSON, 2012
Anningasaura lymense VINCENT & BENSON, 2012
Avalonnectes arturi BENSON, EVANS, & DRUCKENMILLER, 2012
Djupedalia engeri KNUTSEN, DRUCKENMILLER & HURUM, 2012c
Eoplesiosaurus antiquior BENSON, EVANS, & DRUCKENMILLER, 2012
Dolichorhynchops tropicensis McKEAN, 2012
Largocephalosaurus polycarpon CHENG, CHEN, ZENG & CAI, 2012
Lusonectes sauvagei SMITH, ARAUJO & MATEUS, 2012
Pliosaurus funkeorum emend KNUTSEN, DRUCKENMILLER & HURUM, 2012D
= Pliosaurus funkei KNUTSEN, DRUCKENMILLER & HURUM, 2012D
Qianxisaurus chajiangensis CHENG, WU, SATO & SHAN, 2012
Spitrasaurus larseni KNUTSEN, DRUCKENMILLER & HURUM, 2012b
Spitrasaurus wensaasi KNUTSEN, DRUCKENMILLER & HURUM, 2012b
Stratesaurus taylori BENSON, EVANS, & DRUCKENMILLER, 2012
Vectocleidus pastorum BENSON, KETCHUM, NAISH & TURNER, 2012

Synonym: Nova (2)

Colymbosaurus svalbardensis (PERSSON, 1962) KNUTSEN, DRUCKENMILLER & HURUM, 2012a
= Tricleidus svalbardensis PERSSON, 1962
Hastanectes valdensis (LYDEKKER, 1888) BENSON, KETCHUM, NAISH & TURNER, 2012
= 'Cimoliasaurus' valdensis LYDEKKER, 1888

Bardet, N., 2012, Maastrichtian marine reptiles of the Mediterranean Tethys: a palaeobiogeogaphical approach: Bulletin de la societie geologiques de France, t. 183, n. 6, p. 573-596.

Benson, B. J., Evans, M., and Druckenmiller, P. S., 2012, High diversity, low disparity and small body size in plesiosaurs (Reptilia, Sauropterygia) from the Triassic-Jurassic boundary: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 3, 15pp. (Stratesaurus taylori, Avalonnectes arturi, Eoplesiosaurus antiquior) Link to pdf

Benson, R. B. J., Ketchum, H. F., Naish, D., and Turner, L. E., 2012, A new leptocleidad (Sauropterygia, Plesiosauria) from the Vectis Formation (Early Barremian-early Aptian; Early Cretaceous) of the Isle of Wight and the evolution of Leptocleididae, a controversial clade: Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, iFirst, 18pp. (Vectocleidus pastorum, Hastanectes valdensis = 'Cimoliasaurus' valdensis) Link to pdf

Cheng, Chen, Zeng & Cai, 2012, A new eosauropterygian (Diapsida: Sauropterygia) from the Middle Triassic of Luoping, Yunnan Province: Journal of Earth Science, v. 23, n. 1, p. 33-40. (Largocephalosaurus polycarpon) Link to pdf

Cheng, Y.-N., Wu, X.-C., Sato, T., and Shan, H.-Y., 2012, A new eosauropterygan (Diapsida, Sauropterygia) from the Triassic of China: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 6, p. 1335-1349. (Qianxisaurus chajiangensis) Link to pdf

Diedrich, C. G., 2012, The Middle Triassic marine reptile biodiversity in the Germanic Basin, in the centre of the Pangaen world: Central European Journal of Geosciences, v. 4, n. 1, p. 9-46.

Druckenmiller, P. S., and Knutsen, E. M., 2012, Phylogenetic relationships of Upper Jurassic (Middle Volgian) plesiosaurians (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) from the Agardhfjellet Formation of central Spitsbergen, Norway: Norwegian Journal of Geology, v. 92, p. 277-284. Link to high res pdf Link to low res pdf

Hugi, J., and Scheyer, T. M., 2012, Ossification sequences and associated ontogenetic changes in the bone histology of Pachypleurosaurids from Monte San Giorgio (Switzerland): Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 2, p. 315-327.

Hurum, J. H., Nakrem, H. A., Hammer, O., Knutsen, E. M., Druckenmiller, P. S., Hryniewicz, K., and Novis, L. K., 2012, An Arctic Lagerstatte - the Slottsmoya Member of the Agardhfjellet Formation (Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous) of Spitsbergen: Norwegian Journal of Geology, v. 92, p. 55-64. Link to low res pdf Link to high res pdf

Kear, B. P., 2012, A revision of Australia's Jurassic plesiosaurs: Palaeontology, v. 55, part 5, p. 1125-1138. Link to pdf

Kihle, J., Hurum, J,. and Liebe, L., 2012, Preliminary results on liquid petroleum occurring as fluid inclusions in intracellular mineral precipitates in the vertebrae of Pliosaurus funkei: Norwegian Journal of Geology, v. 92, p. 341-352.

Knutsen, E. M., 2012, A taxonomic revision of the genus Pliosaurus (Owen, 1841a) Owen, 1841b: Norwegian Journal of Geology, v. 92, p. 259-276. Link to pdf

Knutsen, E. M., Druckenmiller, P. S., and Hurum, J. H., 2012a, Redescription and taxonomic clarification of 'Tricleidus' svalbardensis based on new material from the Agardhfjellet Formation (Mddle Volgian): Norwegian Journal of Geology, v. 92, p. 175-186. (Colymbosaurus svalbardensis = Tricleidus svalbardensis) Link to high res pdf Link to low res pdf

Knutsen, F. M., Druckenmiller, P. S., and Hurum, J. H., 2012b, Two new species of long-necked plesiosaurians (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) from the Upper Jurassic (Middle Volgian) Agardhfjellet Formation of central Spitsbergen: Norwegian Journal of Geology, v. 92, p. 187-212. (Spitrasaurus wensaasi, Spitrasaurus larseni) Link to high res pdf Link to low res pdf

Knutsen, F. M., Druckenmiller, P. S., and Hurum, J. H., 2012c, A new plesiosauroid (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) from the Agardhfjellet Formation (Middle Volgian) of cenral Spitsbergen, Norway: Norwegian Journal of Geology, v. 92, p. 213-234. (Djupedalia engeri) Link to high res pdf Link to low res pdf

Knutsen, E. M., Druckenmiller, P. S., and Hurum, J. H., 2012d, A new species of Pliosaurus (Sauropterygia: Plesiosauria) from the Middle Volgian of cenral Spitsbergen, Norway: Norwegian Journal of Geology, v. 92, p. 235-258. (The authors incorrectly coined the name Pliosaurus funkei, because there are two people honored, the species name should read, P. funkeorum) Link to high res pdf Link to low res pdf

Kubo, T., Mitchell, M. T., and Henderson, D. M., 2012, Albertonectes vanderveldei, a new elasmosaur (Reptilia, Sauropterygia) from the Upper Cretaceous of Alberta: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 3, p. 557-572. (Albertonectes vanderveldei)

Liebe, L., and Hurum, J. H., 2012, Gross internal structure and microstructure of plesiosaur limb bones from the Late Jurassic, central Spitsbergen: Norwegian Journal of Geology, v. 92, p. 285-309. Link to high res pdf Link to low res pdf

McKean, R. S., 2012, A new species of polycotylid plesiosaur (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) from the Lower Turonian of Utah: extending the stratigraphic range of Dolichorhynchops: Cretaceous Research, v. 34, p. 184-189. (Dolichorhynchops tropicensis) Link to pdf

Neenan, J. M., and Scheyer, T. M., 2012, The braincase and inner ear of Placodus gigas (Sauropterygia, Placodontia)-a new reconstruction based on micro-computed tomographic data: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 6, p. 1350-1357.

O'Gorman, J. P., 2012, The oldest elasmosaurs (Sauropterygia, Plesiosauria) from Antarctica, Santa Marta Formation (Upper Coniacian? Santonian-Upper Campanian) and Snow Hill Island Formation (Upper Campanian-Lower Maasrichtian), James Ross Island: In Polar Reserach, published online, 10pp. Link to pdf

O'Keefe, F. R., and Byrd, C. J., 2012, Ontogeny of the shoulder in Polycotylus latipinnus (Plesiosauria: Polycotylidae) and its bearing on plesiosaur viviparity: Paludicola, v. 9, n. 1, p. 21-31.

Otero, R. A., Soto-Acuna, S., and Rubilar-Rogers, D., 2012, A postcranial skeleton of an elasmosaurid plesiosaur from the Maastrichtian of central Chile, with comments on the affinities of Late Cretaceous plesiosauroids from the Weddellian Biogeographic Province: Cretaceous Research, v. 37, p. 89-99.

Regal, B., 2012, Richard Owen and the sea-serpent: Endeavour, v. 26, n. 3, p. 65-68.

Sander, P. M., 2012, Reproduction in Early Amniotes; Science, v. 337, p. 806-808.

Sassoon, J., Noe, L. F., and Benton, M. J., 2012, Cranial anatomy, taxonomic implications and palaeopathology of an Upper Jurassic Pliosaur (Reptilia: Sauroptery8u7gia) from Westbury, Wiltshire, UK: Palaeontology, v. 55, part 4, p. 743-773.

Sato, T., Konishi, T., Hirayma, R., and Caldwell, M. W., 2012, A review of the Upper Cretaeous marine reptiles from Japan: Cretaceous Reserach, v. 37, p. 319-340.

Smith, A. S., Araujo, R., and Mateus, O., 2012, A new plesiosauroid from the Toarcian (Lower Jurassic) of Alhadas, Portugal: Acta Palaeontological Polonica, v. 57, n. 2, p. 257-266. (Lusonectes sauvagei) Link to pdf

Vincent, P., 2012, Re-description of a basal plesiosaur (Reptilia, Sauropterygia) from the lower Jurassic of England: Journal of Paleontology, v. 86, n. 1, p. 167-176.

Vincent, P., and Benson, R. B. J., 2012, Annigasaura, a basal plesiosaurian (Reptilia, Plesiosauria) from the Lower Jurassic of Lyme Regis, United Kingdom: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 5, p. 1049-1063. (Anningasaura lymense)

Wahl, W. R., 2012, Gastric contents of a plesiosaur from the Sundance Formation (Jurassic), Hot Springs County, Wyoming, and implications for the paleobiology of cryptocleidid plesiosaurs: Paludicola, v. 9, n. 1, p. 32-30.

Lower Archosauromorpha

van den Berg, T., Whiteside, D. I., Viegas, P., Schouten, R., and Benton, M. J., 2012, The Late Triassic microvertebrate fauna of Tytherington, UK: Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, v. 123, p. 638-648.

Botha-Brink, J., and Smith, R. M. H., 2011 (published 2012), Osteohistology of the Triassic archosauromoprhs Prolacerta, Proterosuchus, Euparkeria, and Erythrosuchus from the Karoo Basin of South Africa: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology,v 31, n. 6, p. 1238-1254.

Butler, R. J., Barrett, P. M., and Gower, D. J., 2012, Reassessment of the evidence for postcranial skeletal pneumaticity in Triassic archosaurs, and early evolution of the avian respiratory system: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 3, 23pp Link to pdf

Diedrich, C. G., 2012, The Middle Triassic marine reptile biodiversity in the Germanic Basin, in the centre of the Pangaen world: Central European Journal of Geosciences, v. 4, n. 1, p. 9-46.

Heckert, A. B., Mitchell, J. S., Schneider, V. P., and Olsen, P. E., 2012, Diverse new microvertebrate assemblage from the Upper Triassic Cumnock Formation, Sanford Subbasin, North Carolina, USA: Journal of Paleontology, v. 86, n. 2, p. 368-390.

Jiang, D.-Y., Rieppel, O., Fraser, N. C., Montani, R., Hao, ?W.-C., Titori, A., Sun, Y.-L., and Sun, Z.-Y., 2011 (published 2012), New information of the protorosaurian reptile Macrocnemus fuyuanensis Li et al., 2007, from the Middle/Upper Triassic of Yunnan, China: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 31, n. 6, p. 1230-1237.

Mukherjee, D., and Ray, S., 2012, Taphonomy of an Upper Triassic vertebrate bonebed: A new rhynchosaur (Reptilia: Archosauromorpha) accumulation from India: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 333-334, p. 75-91.

Sander, P. M., 2012, Reproduction in Early Amniotes; Science, v. 337, p. 806-808.

Sennikov, A. G,. and Golubev, V. K., 2012, On the faunal verification of the Permo-Triassic boundary in continental deposits of Eastern Europe: 1. Gorokhovets-Zhukov Ravine: Paleontologial Journal, v. 46, n. 3, p. 313-323.

Spielmann, J. A., and Lucas, S. G., 2012, Tetrapod fauna of the Upper Triassic Redonda Formation, East-central New Mexico: the characertistic assemblage of the Apachean Land-vertebrate faunachron: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, Bulletin 55, 119pp.

Tarailo, D. A., and Fastovsky, D. E., 2012, Post-Permo-Triassic terrestrial vertebrate recovery: southwestern United States: Paleobiology, v. 38,n. 4, p. 644-663.

“Thecodontia, Pseudosuchia"

Genus: Nova (6)

Aetobarbakinoides DESOJO, EZCURRA & KISCHLAT, 2012
Apachesuchus SPIELMANN, & LUCAS, 2012
Bystrowisuchus SENNIKOV, 2012
Diandongosuchus LI, WU, ZHAO, SATO & WANG, 2012
Protome STOCKER, 2012
Smok NIEDZWIEDZKI, SULEJ & DZIK, 2012

Species: Nova (9)

Aetobarbakinoides brasiliensis DESOJO, EZCURRA & KISCHLAT, 2012
Apachesuchus heckerti SPIELMANN, & LUCAS, 2012
Bystrowisuchus flerovi SENNIKOV, 2012
Chanaresuchus ischigualastensis TROTTEYN, MARTINEZ & ALCOBER, 2012
Diandongosuchus fuyuanensis LI, WU, ZHAO, SATO & WANG, 2012
Doswellia sixmilensis HECKERT, LUCAS & SPIELMANN, 2012
Machaeroprosopus lottorum HUNGERBÜHLER, MUELLER, CHATTERJEE, & CUNNINGHAM, 2013 (for 2012)
Protome batalaria STOCKER, 2012
Smok wawelski NIEDZWIEDZKI, SULEJ & DZIK, 2012

Barrett, P. M., and Xu, X., 2012, The enigmatic reptile Pachysuchus imperfectus Young, 1951, from the Lower Lufeng Formation (Lower Jurassic) of Yunnan, China: Vertebrata PalAsiatica, v. 50, n. 2, p. 151-159.

van den Berg, T., Whiteside, D. I., Viegas, P., Schouten, R., and Benton, M. J., 2012, The Late Triassic microvertebrate fauna of Tytherington, UK: Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, v. 123, p. 638-648.

Botha-Brink, J., and Smith, R. M. H., 2011 (published 2012), Osteohistology of the Triassic archosauromoprhs Prolacerta, Proterosuchus, Euparkeria, and Erythrosuchus from the Karoo Basin of South Africa: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology,v 31, n. 6, p. 1238-1254.

Butler, R. J., Barrett, P. M., and Gower, D. J., 2012, Reassessment of the evidence for postcranial skeletal pneumaticity in Triassic archosaurs, and early evolution of the avian respiratory system: Public Library of Science (6PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 3, 23pp Link to pdf

Desojo, J. B., Ezcurra, M. D., and Kischlat, E. E., 2012, A new aetosaur genus (Archosauria: Pseudosuchia) from the early Late Triassic of southern Brazil: Zootaxa, n. 3166, 33 pp. (Aetobarbakinoides brasiliensis)

Dilkes, D., and Arcucci, A., 2012, Proterochampsa barrionuevoi (Archosauriformes: Proterochampsia) from the Late Triassic (Carnian) of Argentina and a phylogenetic analysis of proterchampsa: Palaeontology, v. 55, part 4, p. 858-885.

Galton, P. M., 2012, Notes on bones and teeth of Bromsgroveia and other archosaurian reptiles from the lower Middle Triassic (Anisian) of the English Midlands: Revue de Paleobiologie, v. 31, n. 1, p. 171-204.

Heckert, A. B., Lucas, S. G. and Spielmann, j. A., 2012, A new species of the enigmatic archosauromorph Doswellia from the Upper Triassic Bluewaater Creek Formation, New Mexico, USA: Palaeontology, v. 55, part 6, p. 1333-1348. (Doswellia sixmilensis)

Heckert, A. B., Sload, E. J., Lucas, S. G., and Schumacher, B. A., 2012, Triassic fossils found stratigraphically above "Jurassic' eolianites necessitate the revision of lower Mesozoic stratigraphy in Picket Wire Canyonlands, south-cenral Colorado: Rocky Mountain Geology, v. 27, n. 1, p. 37-53.

Kubo, T., and Kubo, M. O., 2012, Associated evolution of bipedality and cusoriality among Triassic archosarus: a phylogenetically controlled evaluation: Paleobiology, v. 38, n. 3, p. 474-485.

Hungerbühler, A., Mueller, B., Chatterjee, S., and Cunningham, D. P., 2013 (for 2012), Cranial anatomy of the Late Triassic phytosaur Machaeroprosopus, with the description of a new species from West Texas: Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, v. 103, p. 269-312. (Machaeroprosopus lottorum)

Li, C., Wu, X.-C., Zhao, L.-J., Sato, T., and Wang, L.-T., 2012, A new archosaur (diapsida, Archosauriformes) from the Marine Triassic of China: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 5, p. 1064-1081. (Diandongosuchus fuyuanensis)

Lucas, S. G., Tanner, L. H,. Kozur, H. W., Weems, R. E., and Heckert, A. B., 2012, The Late Triassic timescale: age and correlation of the Carnian-Norian boundary: Earth-Science Reviews, v. 114, p. 1-18.

Malenda, H. F., Simpson, E. L., Szajna, M. J., Fillmore, D. L., Hartline, B. W., Heness, E. A., Kraal, R. R., and Wilk, J. L., 2012, Taphonomy of lacustrine shoreline fish-part conglomerates in the Late Triassic age Lockatong Formation (Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA): toward the recognition of catastrophic fish kills in the rock record: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 313-314, p. 234-245.

Niedzwiedzki, G., Sulej, T,. and Dzik, J., 2012, A large predatory archosaur from the Late Triassic of Poland: Acta Palaeontological Polonica, v. 57, n. 2, p. 267-276. (Smok wawelski)

Parker, W. G., Hungerbuhler, A., and Martz, J. W., 2013 (for 2012): Teh taxonomic status of the phytosaurs (Archosauriformes) Machaeroprosopus and Pseudopalatus from the Late Triassic of western United States: Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, v. 103, p. 265-268.

Sennikov, A. G., 2012, The first ctenosauriscid (Reptilia: Archosauromorpha) from the Lower Triassic of Eastern Europe: Paleontological Journal, v. 46, n. 5, p. 499-511. (Bystrowisuchus flerovi)

Sennikov, A. G,. and Golubev, V. K., 2012, On the faunal verification of the Permo-Triassic boundary in continental deposits of Eastern Europe: 1. Gorokhovets-Zhukov Ravine: Paleontologial Journal, v. 46, n. 3, p. 313-323.

Spielmann, J. A., and Lucas, S. G., 2012, Tetrapod fauna of the Upper Triassic Redonda Formation, East-central New Mexico: the characertistic assemblage of the Apachean Land-vertebrate faunachron: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, Bulletin 55, 119pp. (Apachesuchus heckerti)

Starodubtseva, I. A., and Novikov, I. V., 2012, The history of the recognition of the Triassic of European Russia (Central and Caspian Sea Areas): Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation, v. 20, n. 1, p. 42-52.

Stocker, M. R., 2012, A new phytosaur (Archosauriformes, Phytosauria) from the Lot's Wife beds (Sonsela Member) within the Chinle Formation (Upper Triassic) of Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 3, p. 573-586. (Protome batalaria)

Suleji, T,. Niedzwiedzki, G,. and Bronowicz, R., 2012, A new Late Triassic vertebrate fauna from Poland with turtles, aetosaurs, and coelophysoid dinosaurs: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 5, p. 1033-1041.

Tarailo, D. A., and Fastovsky, D. E., 2012, Post-Permo-Triassic terrestrial vertebrate recovery: southwestern United States: Paleobiology, v. 38,n. 4, p. 644-663.

Trotteyn, M. A., and Haro, J. A., 2012, The braincase of Chanaresuchus ischigualastensis (Archosauriformes) from the Late Triassic of Argentina: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 4, p. 867-882.

Trotteyn, M. J., Martinez, R. N., and Alcober, O. A., 2012, A new proterochampsid Chanaresuchus ischigualastensis (Diapsida, Archosauriformes) in the Early Late Triassic Ischigualsto Formation, Argentina: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 2, p. 485-489. (Chanaresuchus ischigualastensis)

Crocodilia (Mesosuchia, Eusuchia)

Genus: Nova (4)

Aegisuchus HOLLIDAY & GARDNER, 2012
Barreirosuchus IORI, & GARCIA, 2012
Caipirasuchus IORI & CARVALHO, 2011 (published 2012)
Gasparinischus MARTINELLI, SERTICH, GARRIDO, & PRADEIRO, 2012

Species: Nova (6)

Aegisuchus witmeri HOLLIDAY & GARDNER, 2012
Barreirosuchus franciscoi IORI, & GARCIA, 2012
Borealosuchus thereensis BROCHU, PARRIS, GRANDSTAFF, DENTON, & GALLAGHER, 2012
Caipirasuchus palistanus IORI & CARVALHO, 2011 (published 2012)
Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni BROCHU & STORRS, 2012
Gasparinischus peirosauroides MARTINELLI, SERTICH, GARRIDO, & PRADEIRO, 2012

Synoymn: Nova (1)

Diplocynodon deponiae (FREY, LAEMMERT & RIESS, 1987) DELFINO & SMITH, 2012
= Baryphracata deponiae FREY, LAEMMERT & RIESS, 1987

Averianov, A., and Sues, H.-D., 2012, Correlation of Late Cretaceous continental vertebrate assemblages in Middle and Central Asia: Journal of Stratigraphy, v. 36,n . 2, p. 462-485.

Beardmore, S. R., Orr, P. J., Manzocchi, T., and Furrer, H., 2012, Float or sink: modelling the taphonomic pathway of marine crocodiles (Mesoeucrocodylia, Thalattosuchia) during the death-burial interval:Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, v. 92, p. 83-98. Link to pdf

Bennett III, G. E., 2012, Community structure and paleoecology of crocodyliforms from the upper Hell Creek Formation (Maastrichtian), eastern Montana, based on shed teeth: Jeffersonian, n. 2, 15pp.

Brochu, C. A., Parris, D. C., Grandstaff, B. S., Denton Jr, R. K., and Gallagher, W. B., 2012, A new species of Borealosuchus (Crocodyliformes, Euschia) from the Late Cretaceous-Early Paleogene of New Jersey: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 1, p. 105-116. (Borealosuchus thereensis)

Brochu, C. A., and Storrs, G. W., 2012, A giant crocodile from the Plio-Pleistocene of Kenya, the phylogenetic relationships of Neogene African Crocodylines, and the and the antiquity of Crocodylus in Africa: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 3, p. 587-602. (Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni)

Codera, V. A., Godefroit, P., and Smith, T., 2012, First discovery of Maastrichtian (Latest Cretaceous) terrestrial verterates in Rusca Moutana Basin (Romania): In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 4, Cretaceous Vertbrate faunas after the Bernissart Iguanodons, p. 571-581.

Delfino, M., and Smith, T., 2012, Reappraisal of the morphology and phylogenetic relationships of the Middle Eocene alligatoroid Diplocynodon deponiae (Frey, Laemmert, and Riess, 1987) based on a three-dimensional specimen: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 6, p. 1358-1369. (Diplocynodon deponiae = Baryphracata deponiae)

Erickson, G. M., Gignac, P. M., Steppan, S. J., Lappin, A. K., Vliet, K. A., Brueggen, J. D., Inouye, B. D., Kledzik, D., and Webb, G. J. W., 2012, Insights into the ecology and evolutionary success of crocodilians revealed through bite-force and tooth-pressure experimentaion: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 1, 12pp. Link to pdf

Ezcurra, M. D., and Agnolin, F. L., 2012, A new global palaeobiogeographical model for the Late Mesozoic and Early Tertiary: Systematic Biology, v. 64, n. 4, p. 553-566.

Gand, G., Bourillot, R., Brigaud, B., Steyer, J.-S., and Peyrouse, J.-B., 2012, Les reptiles et synapsides fossiles de Bourgogne: Rev. Sci. Bourgogne-Nature, Hors, Serie, published online, 23-86. Link to pdf

Gasca, J. M., Canudo, J. I., Rodriguez, R. C., and Moreno-Azanza, M., 2012, Nuevos vertebrados fossiles de la Formacion El Castellar en Gudar, Teruel, Espana (Barremiense inferior, Cretacico Inferior): p. 187-190.

Geroto, C. F. C., and Bertini, R. J., 2012, Descricao de um especime juvenil de Baurusuchidae (Crocodyliformes: Mesoeurocrocodylia) do Grupo Bauru (Neocretaceo): consideracoes preliminares sobre ontogenia: Revista do Instituto Geologica, Sao Paulo, v. 33, n. 2, p. 13-29.

Holliday, C. M., and Gardner, N. M,. 2012, A new Eusuchian crocodyliform with novel cranial integument and its significance for the origin and evolution of crocodylia: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 1, 13pp. (Aegisuchus witmeri) Link to pdf

Knoll, F., and Fohrberg, K., 2012, CT scaning, rapid prototyping and re-examination of a partial skull of a basal crocodilomorph from the Late Triassic of Germany: Swiss Journal of Geoscience, v. 105, p. 109-115. Link to pdf

Kubo, T., and Kubo, M. O., 2012, Associated evolution of bipedality and cusoriality among Triassic archosarus: a phylogenetically controlled evaluation: Paleobiology, v. 38, n. 3, p. 474-485.

Iori, F. V., and Carvaho, I. S., 2011 (published 2012), Caipirasuchus palistanus, a new sphagesaurid (Crocodylomorpha, Mesoeurocodylia) from the Adamantina Formation (Upper Cretaceous, Turonian-Santonian), Bauru Basin, Brazil: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 31, n. 6, p. 1255-1264. (Caipirasuchus palistanus)

Iori, F. V., and Garcia, K. L., 2012, Barreirosuchus franciscoi, um novo crocodylomorpha Trematochampsidae da Bacia Bauru, Brasil: Revista Brasileira de Geociencias, v. 42, n. 2, p. 410-397. (Barreirosuchus franciscoi) Link to pdf

Leardi, J. M,. Pol, D., and Fernandez, M. S., 2012, The antorbital fenestra of Metriorhynchidae (Crocodyliformes, Thalattosuchia): Testing its homology within a phylogenetic framework: Journal of Vertebrate Paleonotlogy,v . 32, n. 2, p. 490-494.

Le Loeuff, J., Lang, E, Cavin, L., and Buffetaut, E., 2012, Between Tendaguru and Bahariya: on the age of the Early Cretaceous Dinosaur sites from the Continental Interclaire and other African Formations: Journal of Stratigraphy, v. 36, n. 2, p. 486-502.

Lio, G., Agnolin, F,. Cau, A., and Maganuco, S., 2012, Crocodyliform affinites for Kemkemia auditorei Cau & Maganuco, 2009 for the Late Cretaceous of Morocco: Atti Soc. it. Sci. nat Museo civ. Stor. nat. Milano, v. 153, n. 1, p. 119-126.

Martin, J. E., and Buffetaut, E., 2012, The maxillary depression of Pholidosauridae: an anatomical study: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 6, p. 1442-1446.

Martin, J. E., Buffetaut, E,. Naksri, W,. Laurprasert, K., and Claude, J., 2012, Gavialis from the Pleistocene of Thailand and its relevance for drainage connections from India to Java: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 9, 14pp. Link to pdf

Martinelli, A. G., Sertich, J. J. W., Garrido, A. C., and Pradeiro, A. M., 2012, A new peirosaurid from the Upper Cretaceous of Argentina: implications for specimens referred to Peirosaurus torminni Price (Crocodyliformes: Peirosauridae): Cretaceous Research, v. 37, p. 191-200. (Gasparinischus peirosauroides)

Neraudeau, R., Allain, R., Ballevre, M., Batten, D. J., Buffetaut, E,. Colin, J. P., Debard, M. P., Daviero-Gomez, V., El Albani, A., Gomez, B., Grosheny, D., Le Loeuff, J,. Leprince, A., Martin-Closas, C., Masure, E., Mazin, J.-M., Philippe, M., Pouench, J,. Tong, H., Tournepiche, J. F., and Vullo, R., 2012, The Hauterivian-Barremian lignitic bone bed of Angeac (Charente, south-west France): stratigrahical, palaeobiological and palaeogeographical implications: Cretaceous Research, v. 37, p. 1-14.

Noto, C. R., Main, D. J., and Drumheller, S. K., 2012, Feeding traces and paleobiology of a Cretaceous (Cenomanian) crocodyliform: example from the Woodbine Formation of Texas: PalAios, v. 27, p. 105-115.

Osi, A., Rabi, M., Makadi, L, Szentesi, Z., Botfalvai, G., and Gulyas, P., 2012, The Late Cretaceous continental vertebrate fauna from Iharkut (Wesern Hungary): a review: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 4, Cretaceous Vertbrate faunas after the Bernissart Iguanodons, p. 533-569.

Pol, D., Leardi, J. M., Lecuona, A., and Krause, M., 2012, Postcranial anatomy of Sc2ebecus icaeorhinus (Crocodyliformes, Sebecidae) from the Eocene of Patagonia: Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology, v. 32, n. 2, p. 328-254.

Prasad, G. V., 2012, Vertebrate biodiversity of the Deccan volcanic province of India: a review: Bulletin de la societie geologiques de France, v. 183, n. 6, p. 597-610.

Riff, D., de Souza, R. G., Cidade, G. M., Martinelli, A. G., and de Souza-Filho, J. P., 2012, Crocodilomorfos: a maior diversidade de repteis fosseis do Brasil: Terrae, v. 9, n. 1-2, p. 12-40. Link to pdf

Spielmann, J. A., and Lucas, S. G., 2012, Tetrapod fauna of the Upper Triassic Redonda Formation, East-central New Mexico: the characertistic assemblage of the Apachean Land-vertebrate faunachron: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, Bulletin 55, 119pp.

Stout, J. B., 2012, New material of Borealosuchus from the Bridger Formation, with notes on the paleoecology of Wyoming's Eocene crocodylians: Proceedgins of the TerQua Meeting, June, 2-5, 2011, Tate Geological Museum, Casper College, Casper Wyoming, PalArch's Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology, v. 9, n. 5, 7pp. Link to pdf

Suarez, C. A., Gonzalez, L. A., Ludvigson, G. A., Cifelli, R. L., and Tremain, E., 2012, Water utilization of the Cretaceous Mussentuchit Member local vertebrate fauna, Cedar Mountain Formation, Utah, USA: Using oxygen isotopic composition of phosphate: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 313-314, p. 78-92.

Tarailo, D. A., and Fastovsky, D. E., 2012, Post-Permo-Triassic terrestrial vertebrate recovery: southwestern United States: Paleobiology, v. 38,n. 4, p. 644-663.

Ullmann, P. V., Varricchio, D., and Knell, M. J., 2012, Taphonomy and taxonomy of a vertebrate microsite in the mid-Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian) Blackleaf Formation, southwest Montana: Historical Biology, v. 24, n. 3, p. 311-328.

de Valals, S., Apesteguia, S., and Garrido, A. C., 2012, Cretaceous small scavengers: feeding traces in tetrapod bones from Patagonia, Argentina: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 1, 8pp. Link to pdf

Valentin, X,. Godefroit, P., Tabuce, R., Vianey-Liaud, M., Wu, W,. and Garcia, G,. 2012, First Late Maastrichtian (Latest Cretaceous) vertebrate assemblage from Provence (Vitrolles-la-Plaine, Southern France): In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 4, Cretaceous vertebrate faunas after the Bernissart Iguanodons, p. 583-597.

Young, M. T., Brusatte, S. L., Brandalise de Andrade, M., Desojo, J. B., Beatty, B. L., Steel, L., Fernandez, M. S., Sakamoto, M., Ruiz-Omenaca, J. I., and Schoch, R. R., 2012, The cranial osteology and feeding ecology of the metriorhynchid crocodylomorph genera Dakosaurus and Plesiosuchus from the Late Jurassic of Europe: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 9, 42pp. Link to pdf

Pterosaurs

Genus: Nova (9)

Aerotitan NOVAS, KUNDRAT, AGNOLIN, EZCURRA, AHLBERG, ISASI, ARRIAGADA & CHAFRAT, 2012
Bellubrunnus HONE, TISCHLINGER, FREY & RÖPER, 2012
Europejara VULLO, MARUGAN-LOBON, KELLNER, BUSCALIONI, GOMEZ, FUENTE & MORATALLA, 2012
Guidraco WANG, KELLNER, JIANG, & CHENG, 2012
Gladocephaloideus LÜ, JI, WEI & LIU, 2012
Jianchangnathus CHENG, WANG, JIANG, & KELLNER, 2012
Moganopterus LÜ, PU, XU, WU, & WEI, 2012
Qinglongopterus LÜ, UNWIN, ZHAO, GAO & SHEN, 2012
Samrukia NAISH, DYKES, CAU, ESCILLIE, & GODEFROIT, 2012

Species: Nova (10)

Aerotitan sudamericanus NOVAS, KUNDRAT, AGNOLIN, EZCURRA, AHLBERG, ISASI, ARRIAGADA & CHAFRAT, 2012
Bellubrunnus rothgaengeri HONE, TISCHLINGER, FREY & RÖPER, 2012
Dendrohynchoides mutoudengensis LÜ, & HONE, 2012
Europejara olcadesorum VULLO, MARUGAN-LOBON, KELLNER, BUSCALIONI, GOMEZ, FUENTE & MORATALLA, 2012
Guidraco venator WANG, KELLNER, JIANG, & CHENG, 2012
Gladocephaloideus jingangshanensis LÜ, JI, WEI & LIU, 2012
Jianchangnathus robustus CHENG, WANG, JIANG, & KELLNER, 2012
Moganopterus zhuiana LÜ, PU, XU, WU, & WEI, 2012
Qinglongopterus guoi LÜ, UNWIN, ZHAO, GAO & SHEN, 2012
Samrukia nessovi NAISH, DYKES, CAU, ESCILLIE, & GODEFROIT, 2012

Adams, R. A., Snode, E. R., and Shaw, J. B., 2012, Flapping tail membrane in bats produces potentially important thrust during horizontal takeoffs and very slow flight: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 2, 11pp. Link to pdf

Agnolin, F. L., and Varricchio, D., 2012, Systematic reinterpretation of Piksi barbarulna Varricchio, 2002 from the Two Medicine Formation (Upper Cretacous) of Western USA (Montana) as a pterosaur rather than a bird: Geodiversitas, v. 34, n.4 p. 883-894.

Andres, B., 2012, The early evolutionary history and adaptive ratiation of the pterosauria: Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition), v. 86, n. 6, p. 1356-1365.

Averianov, A. O., 2012, Ornithostoma sedgwicki-valid tazon of Azhdarchoid Pterosaurs: Proceedings of the Zoological Institute, RAS, v. 316, n. 1, p. 40-49.

Averianov, A., and Sues, H.-D., 2012, Correlation of Late Cretaceous continental vertebrate assemblages in Middle and Central Asia: Journal of Stratigraphy, v. 36,n . 2, p. 462-485.

Buffetaut, E., 2012, An early azhdarchid pterosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of the eastern PAris basin: Bulletin de la societie geologiques de France, t. 183, n. 6, p. 525-528.

Buffetaut, E., and Jeffery, P., 2012, A ctenochasmatid pterosaur from the Stonesfield Slate (Bathonian, Middle Jurassic) of Oxfordshire, England: Geological Magazine, v. 149, n. 3, p. 552-556.

Chatterjee, S., and Templin, R. J., 2012, The flight dynamics of Tapejara, a pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Brazil with a large cranial crest: Acta Geologica Sinica (English edition), v. 86, n. 6, p. 1377-1388.

Cheng, X., Wang, X., Jiang, S., and Kellner, A. W. A., 2012, A new scaphognathid pterosaur from western Liaoning, China: Historical Biology, v. 24, n. 1, p. 101-111. (Jianchangnathus robustus)

Elgin, R. A., and Campos, H. B. N., 2012, A new specimen of the azhdarchoid pterosaur Tapejara wellnhoferi: Historical Biology, v. 24, n. 6, p. 586-591.

Elgin, R. A., and Frey, E., 2012, A nearly complete ornithocheirid pterosaur from the Aptian (Early Cretaceous) Crato Formation of NE Brazil: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 57, n. 1, p. 101-110. Link to pdf

Foth, C., Brusatte, S. L., and Butler, R. J., 2012, Do different disparity proxies converge on a common signal? Insights from the cranial morphometrics and evolutionary history of Pterosauria (Diapsida: Archosauria): Journal of Evolutionary Biology, v. 24, p. 904-915.

Frey, E., Elgin, R. A., Stinnesbeck, W., Padilla-Gutierrez, J,. Ifrim, C., Giersch, S., and Gonzalez-Gonzalez, A. H., 2012, A new specimen of nyctosaurid pterosaur, cf. Muzquizopteryx sp from the Late Cretaceous of northeast Mexico: Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geologicas, v. 29, n. 1, p. 131-139.

Frey, E., and Tischlinger, H., 2012, The Late Jurassic pterosaur Rhamphorhynchus, a frequent victim of the ganoid Aspidorhynchus? Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 3, 5pp. Link to pdf

Fujiwara, S.-I., and Hutchinson, J. R., 2012, Elbow joint adductor moment arm as an indicator of forelimb posture in extinct quadrupedal tetarpods: Proceedings of the Royal Socity, Series B., published online, 10pp.

Fujiwara, S.-i., and Hutchinson, J. R., 2012, Elbow joint adductor moment arm as an indicator of forelimb postrue in extinct quadrupedal tetrapods: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B., v. 279, p. 2561-2570.

Gao, T.-P., Shih, C.-K., Xu, X., Wang, S,. and Ren, D., 2012, Mid-Mesozoic flea-like ectoparasites of Feathered or Haired Vertebrates: Current Biology, v. 22, p. 732-735.

Guo, X-Q., Han, J.-q., and Ji, S.-a., 2012, Advances in the study of vertebrate fossils of the Middle Jurassic Yanliao biota in western Liaoning Province and adjacent areas: Geological Bulletin of China, v. 31, n. 6, p. 928-935. Link to pdf

Hone, D. W. E., 2012, A new specimen of the pterosaur Rhamphorhynchus: Historical Biology, v. 24, n. 6, p. 581-585.

Hone, D. W. E., 2012, Pterosaur research: recent advances and a future revolution: Acta Geologica Sinica (English edition): v. 86, n. 6, p. 1366-1376.

Hone, D. W. E., Naish, D., and Cuthill, I. C., 2012, Does mutual sexual selection explain the evolution of head crests in pterosaurs and dinosaurs? Lethia, v. 45, p. 139-156.

Hone, D. W. E., Tischlinger, H., Frey, E., and Roper, M., 2012, A new non-pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Late Jurassic of southern Germany: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 7, 18 pp. (Bellubrunnus rothgaengeri) Link to pdf

Hone, D. E.,Tsuihiji, T., Watabe, M., and Tsogtbaatar, K., 2012, Pterosaurs as a food source for small dromaeosaurs: Palaogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 331-332, p. 27-30.

Huang, D., Engel, M. S., Cai, C., Wu, H., and Nel, A., 2012, Diverse transitional giant fleas from the Mesozoic era of China: Nature, v. 483, p. 201-204.

Ibiricu, L. M., Martinex, R. D., and Casal, G. A., 2012, The first record of pterosauria in the Bajo Barreal Formation (Upper Cretaceous), cental Patagonia, Argentina: Ameghinana, tomo 49, number 4, p. 657-661. Link to pdf

Liu, Y.-Q., Kuan, H.-W., Jiang, X.-J., Peng, N., Xu, H., and Sun, H.-Y., 2012, Timing of the earliest known feathered dinosaurs and transitional pterosaurs older than the Jehol Biota: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v, 323-325, p. 1-12.

Lü, J, and Hone, D. W. E., 2012, A new Chinese anurognathid pterosaur and the evolution of pterosaurian tail lengths: Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition), v. 86, n. 6, p. 1317-1325. (Dendrohynchoides mutoudengensis)

Lü, J., Ji, Q., Wei, X., and Liu, Y., 2012, A new ctenochasmatoid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation of western Liaoning, China: Cretaceous Research, v. 34, p. 26-30. (Gladocephaloideus jingangshanensis)

Lü, J., Pu, H., Xu, L., Wu, Y., and Wei, X, 2012, Largest toothed pterosaur skull from the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Western Liaoning, China, with comments on the Family: Boreopteridae: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 86, n. 2, p. 287-293. (Moganopterus zhuiana)

Lü, J., Unwin, D. M., Zhao, B,. Gao, C., and Shen, C., 2012, A new rhamphorhynchid (Pterosauria: Rhamphorhynchidae) from the Middle/Upper Jurassic of Qinglong, Hebei Province, China: Zootaxa, n. 3158, 19 pp. (Qinglongopterus guoi)

Lucas, S. G., Tanner, L. H,. Kozur, H. W., Weems, R. E., and Heckert, A. B., 2012, The Late Triassic timescale: age and correlation of the Carnian-Norian boundary: Earth-Science Reviews, v. 114, p. 1-18.

Martill, D. M., and Unwin, D. M., 2012, The world's largest toothed pterosaur, NHMUK R481, an incomplete rostrum of Coloborhynchus capito (Seeley, 1870) from the Cambridge Greensand of England: Cretaceous Research, v. 34, p. 1-9.

Naish, D., Dyke, G., Cau, A., Escuille, F., and Godefroit, P., 2012, A gigantic bird from the Upper Cretaceous of Central Asia: Biology Leters, v. 8, p. 97-100. (Samrukia nessovi)

Novas, F. E., Kudrat, M., Agnolin, F. L., Ezcurra, M. D., Ahlberg, P. E., Isasi, M. P., Arriagada, A., and Chafrat, P., 2012, A new large pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 6, p. 1447-1452. (Aerotitan sudamericanus)

Osi, A., Rabi, M., Makadi, L, Szentesi, Z., Botfalvai, G., and Gulyas, P., 2012, The Late Cretaceous continental vertebrate fauna from Iharkut (Western Hungary): a review: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 4, Cretaceous Vertbrate faunas after the Bernissart Iguanodons, p. 533-569.

Palmer, C., and Dyke, G., 2012, Constraints on the wing morphology of pterosaurs: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B., v. 279, p. 1218-1224.

Peng, N., Liu, Y., Kuang, H., Jiang, X, and Xu, H., 2012, Stratigraphy and geochronology of vertebrate fossil-bearing Jurassic strata from Linglongta, Jiangchang County, Western Liaoning, Northeastern China: Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition), v. 86, n. 6, p. 1326-1339.

Pereda-Suberbiola, X., Knoll, F., Ruiz-Omenaca, J., Company, J., and Fernandez-Baldor, F. T., 2012, Reassessment of Prejanopterus curvirostris, a basal pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous: Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition), v. 86,n . 6,p. 1389-1401.

Persons, IV, W. S., and Currie, P. J., 2012, Dragon tails: convergent caudal morphology in winged archosaurs: Acta Geological Sinica (English Edition), v. 86, n. 6, p. 1402-1412.

Pinheiro, F. L., Horn, B. L. D., Schultz, C. L,. de Andrade, J. A. F. G., and Sucerquia, P. A., 2012, Fossilized bacteria in a Cretaceous pterosaur headcrest: Lethaia, v. 45, p. 495-499.

Pinheiro, F. L., and Schultz, C. L., 2012, An unusual pterosaur specimen (Pterodactyloidea, ?Azhdarchoidea) from the Early Cretaceous Romualdo Formation of Brazil, and the evolution of the Pterodactyloid palate: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 11, 11pp. Link to pdf

Pinheiro, F. L,. Schultz, C. L., Neto, R. G. M., and Gomes de Andrade, J. A. F., 2012, What is "Pricesauus megalodon"? reassessment of an enigmatic pterosaur: Revisita del Brasileiro de Paleontologia, v. 15, n. 3, p. 264-272. Link to pdf

Prondvai, E., Stein, K., Osi, A., and Sander, M. P., 2012, Life history of Rhamphorhynchus inferred from bone histology and the diversity of pterosaurian growth strategies: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 2, 18pp. Link to pdf

Rauhut, O. W. M., 2012, Ein "Rhamphodactylus" aus dem Mörnsheim-Formation von Mühlheim: Freunde der Bayerischen Staatssammlung für paläontologie und Historische Geologie München, Jahresbericht, 2011, und mittlungen, v. 40, p. 69-74.

Steel, L., 2012, The pterosaur collection at the Natural History Museum, London, UK: an overview and list of specimens, with description of recent curatorial developments: Acta Geologica Sinica (English Editions), v. 86, n. 6, p. 1340-1355.

Vullo, R., Buffetaut, E., and Everhart, M. J., 2012, Reappraisal of Gwawinapterus beardi from the Late Cretaceous of Canada: a saurodontid fish, not a pterosaur: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 5, p. 1198-1201.

Vullo, R., Heil, J.-F., and Dunand, M., 2012, On a 19th Century Pterodactylus (Pterosauria) specimen held in the Natural History Museum of LA Rochelle, France: Annales de Paleontologie, v. 98, p. 63-69.

Vullo, R., Marugan-Lobon, J., Kellner, A. W. A., Buscalioni, A. D., Gomez, B., de la Fuente, M., and Moratalla, J. J., 2012, A new crested pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Spain: The first European Tapejarid (Pterodactyloidea: Azhdarchoidea): Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 7, 12 pp. (Europejara olcadesorum) Link to pdf

Wang, X., Kellner, A. W. A., Jiang, S., and Cheng, X,. 2012, New toothed flying reptile from Asia: close similarities between early Cretaceous pterosaur faunas from China and Brazil: Naturwissenschaften, v. 99, p. 249-257. (Guidraco venator)

Witton, M. P., 2012, New insights into the skull of Istiodactylus latidens (Ornithocheiroidea, Pterodactyloidea): Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 3, 10pp. Link to pdf

Dinosaur

Dinosauromorpha

Genus: Nova (2)

Diodorus KAMMERER, NESBITT & SHUBIN, 2012
Nysasaurus NESBITT, BARRETT, WERNING, SIDOR & CHARIG, 2012

Species: Nova (2)

Diodorus scytobrachion KAMMERER, NESBITT & SHUBIN, 2012
Nysasaurus parringtoni NESBITT, BARRETT, WERNING, SIDOR & CHARIG, 2012

Ezcurra, M. D., 2012, Comments on the taxonomic diversity and paleobiogeography of the earliest known dinosaur assemblages (Late Carnian-Earliest Norian): Historia Natural, Tercera Serie, v. 2, n. 1, p. 49-71. Link to pdf

Kammerer, C. F., Nesbitt, S. J,. and Shubin, N. H., 2012, The first silesaurid dinosauriform from the Late Triassic of Morocco: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 57, n. 2, p. 227-284. (Diodorus scytobrachion) Link to pdf

Kubo, T., and Kubo, M. O., 2012, Associated evolution of bipedality and cusoriality among Triassic archosarus: a phylogenetically controlled evaluation: Paleobiology, v. 38, n. 3, p. 474-485.

Nesbitt, S. J., Barrett, P. M., Werning, S., Sidor, C. A., and Charig, A. J., 2012, The oldest dinosaur? A Middle Triassic Dinosaurifrom from Tanzania: Biology Letters, v. 9, published on line, 5pp. (Nysasaurus parringtoni)

Theropoda

Genus: Nova (12)

Alnashetri MAKOVICKY, APESTEGUIA & GIANECHINI, 2012
Bicentenaria NOVAS, EZCURRA, AGNOLIN, POL & ORTIZ, 2012
Bonapartenykus AGNOLIN, POWELL, NOVAS, AND KUNDRAT, 2012
Eoabelisaurus POL & RAUHUT, 2012
Hexing JIN, CHEN & GODEFROIT, 2012
Ichthyovenator ALLAIN, XAISANAVONG, RICHIR & KHENTAVONG, 2012
Martharaptor SENTER, KIRKLAND & DEBLIEUX, 2012
Ningyuansaurus JI, LÜ, WEI & WANG, 2012
Philovenator XU, ZHAO, SULLIVAN, TAN, SANDER & MA, 2012
Sciurumimus RAUHUT, FOTH, TISCHLINGER, & NORELL, 2012
Yurgovuchia SENTER, KIRKLAND, DEBILEUX, MADSEN & TOTH, 2012
Yutyrannus XU, WANG, ZHANG, MA, XING, SULLIVAN, HU, CHENG, & WANG, 2012

Species: Nova (13)

Alnashetri cerropoliciensis MAKOVICKY, APESTEGUIA & GIANECHINI, 2012
Bicentenaria argentina NOVAS, EZCURRA, AGNOLIN, POL & ORTIZ, 2012
Bonapartenykus ultimus AGNOLIN, POWELL, NOVAS, AND KUNDRAT, 2012
Eoabelisaurus mefi POL & RAUHUT, 2012
Hexing qingyi JIN, CHEN & GODEFROIT, 2012
Ichthyovenator laosensis ALLAIN, XAISANAVONG, RICHIR & KHENTAVONG, 2012
Martharaptor greenriverensis SENTER, KIRKLAND & DEBLIEUX, 2012
Microraptor hanqingi GONG, MARTIN, BURNHAM, FALK, & HOU, 2012
Ningyuansaurus wangi JI, LÜ, WEI & WANG, 2012
Philovenator curriei XU, ZHAO, SULLIVAN, TAN, SANDER & MA, 2012
Sciurumimus albersdoerferi RAUHUT, FOTH, TISCHLINGER, & NORELL, 2012
Yurgovuchia doellingi SENTER, KIRKLAND, DEBILEUX, MADSEN & TOTH, 2012
Yutyrannus huali XU, WANG, ZHANG, MA, XING, SULLIVAN, HU, CHENG, & WANG, 2012

Agnolin, F. L., Powell, J. E., Novas, F. E., and Kundrat, M., 2012, New alvarezsaurid (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from uppermost Cretaceous of north-western Patagonia with associated eggs: Cretaceous Research, v. 35, p. 33-56. (Bonapartenykus ultimus)

Allain, R., Xaisanavong, T., Richir, P., and Khentavong, B., 2012, The first definitive Asian spinosauroid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Early Cretaceous of Laos: Naturwissenschaften, v. 99, p. 369-377. (Ichthyovenator laosensis)

Averianov, A. O., and Alifanov, V. R., 2012, New data on duck-billed dinosaurs (Ornithischia, Hadrosauridae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Tajikistan: Paleontological Journal, v. 46,n. 5, p. 512-519.

Averianov, A., and Sues, H.-D., Skeletal remains of tyrannosauroidea (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Bissekty Formation (Upper Cretaceous: Turonian) of Uzbekistan: Cretaceous Research, v. 34, p. 284-297. Link to pdf

Averianov, A., and Sues, H.-D., 2012, Correlation of Late Cretaceous continental vertebrate assemblages in Middle and Central Asia: Journal of Stratigraphy, v. 36,n . 2, p. 462-485.

Averianov, A., Sues, H. D., and Tleuberdina, P. A., 2012, The forgotten dinosaurs of Zhetysu (Eastern Kazakhstan; Late Cretaceous): Proceedings of the Zoological Institute, v. 316, n. 2, p. 139-147. Link to pdf

Bates, K. T., Benson, R. B. J., and Falkingham, P. L., 2012, A computational analysis of locomotor anatomy and body mass evolution in Allosauroidea (Dinosauria: Theropoda): Paleobiology, v. 38, n. 3, p. 486-507.

Bates, K. T., and Falkingham, P. L., 2012, Estimating maximum bite performance in Tyrannosaurus rex using multi-body dynamics: Biology Letters, published online, 5pp. Link to pdf

Bell, P. R., Currie, P. J., and Lee, Y.-N., 2012, Tyrannosaur feeding races on Deinocheirus (Theropoda: ?Ornithomimosauria) remains from the Nemegt Formation (Late Cretaceous), Mongolia: Cretaceous Research, v. 37, p. 186-190.

Benson, R. B. J., Butler, R. J., Carrano, M. T., and O'Connor, P. M., 2012, Air-filled postcranial bones in theropod dinosaurs: physiological implications and the 'reptiel'-bird transition: Biological Reviews, v. 87, p. 168-193.

Benson, R. B. J., Rich, T. H., Vickers-Rich, P., and Hall, M., 2012, Theropod fauna from Southern Australia indicates high polor diversity and climate-driven dinosaur provinciality: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 5, 29pp. Link to pdf

van den Berg, T., Whiteside, D. I., Viegas, P., Schouten, R., and Benton, M. J., 2012, The Late Triassic microvertebrate fauna of Tytherington, UK: Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, v. 123, p. 638-648.

Bonde, N., 2012, Danish dinosaurs: a review: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 3, Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems in and out of Europe, p. 435-451.

Brusatte, S. L., Carr, T. D., and Norell, M. A., 2012, The osteology of Alioramus, a gracile and long-snouted tyrannosaurid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia: Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, n. 366, 197pp. Link to pdf

Brusatte, S. L., Benson, R. B. J., and Xu, X., 2012, A reassessment of Kelmayisaurus petrolicus, a large theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of China: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 57, n. 1, p. 65- 72. Link to pdf

Brusatte, S. L., Sakamoto, M,. Montanari, S., and Smith, W. E. H. H., 2012, The evolution of cranial form and function in theropod dinosaurs: insights from geometric morphometrices: Journal of Evolutionary Biology, v. 25, p. 365-377.

Buffetaut, E., and Nori, L,. 2012, Dinosaur remains from the "Sables Verts" (Early Crtaceous, Albian) of the Eastern Paris Basin: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 3, Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems in and out of Europe, p. 263-377.

Burch, S. H., and Carrano, M. T., 2012, An articulated pectoral girdle and forelimb of the abelisaurid theropod Majungasuarus crenatissimus from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 1, p. 1-16.

Carabajal, A. C., and Currie, P. J., 2012, New information on the braincase of Sinraptor dongi (Theropoda: Allosauridea): ethmoidal region, endocranial anatomy, and pneumaticity: Vertebrata PalAsiatica, v. 50, n. 2, p. 85-101. Link to pdf

Candeiro, C. R., Currie, P. J., and Bergqvist, L. P., 2012, Theropod teeth from the Marilian Formation (late Maastrichtian) at the paleontological site of Peiropolis in Mins Gerais State, Brazil: Revista Brasileira de Geociencias, v. 42, n. 2, p. 323-330.

Carrano, M T., Benson, R. B. J,. and Sampson, S. D., 2012, The phylogeny of tetanurae (Dinosauria: Theropoda): Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, v. 10, issue 2, p. 211-300. Link to pdf

Cau, A., Dalla Vecchia, F. M., and Fabbri, M., 2012, Evidence of a new carcharodontosaurid from the Upper Cretaceous of Morocco: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 57, n. 3, p. 661-665. Link to pdf

Chatterjee, S., and Templin, R., J., 2012, Palaeoecology, aerodynamics, and the origin of avian flight: In: Earth and Live, international year of planet Earth, edited by Talent, J A., p. 585-612.

Codera, V. A., Godefroit, P., and Smith, T., 2012, First discovery of Maastrichtian (Latest Cretaceous) terrestrial verterates in Rusca Moutana Basin (Romania): In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 4, Cretaceous Vertebrate faunas after the Bernissart Iguanodons, p. 571-581.

Currie, P. J., and Carabajal, A. P., 2012, A new specimen of Austroraptor cabazai Novas, Pol, Canal, Porfiri and Calvo, 2008 (Dinosauria, Theropoda, Unenlagiidae) from the Latest Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Rio Negro, Argentina: Ameghiniana, tomo 49, n. 4, p. 662-667. Link to pdf

D'Amore, D. C., and Blumenschine, R. J., 2012, Using strated tooth marks on bone to predict body size in theropod dinosaurs: a model based on feeding observations of Varanus komodoensis, the Komodo monitor: Paleobiology, v. 38, n. 1, p. 79-100.

Dececchi, T. A., Larrson, H. C. E., and Hone, D. W. E., 2012, Yixianosaurus longimanus (Theropoda: Dinosauria) and its baring on the evolution of maniraptora and ecology of the Jehol Fauna: Vertebrata PalAsiatica, v. 50, n. 2, p. 111-109. Link to pdf

Dove, C. J., and Straker, L. C., 2012, Comment on "A diverse assemblage of Late Cretaceous dinosaur and bird feathers from Canadian Amber": Science, v. 335, 796-b, 3pp.

Ezcurra, M. D., 2012, Comments on the taxonomic diversity and paleobiogeography of the earliest known dinosaur assemblages (Late Carnian-Earliest Norian): Historia Natural, Tercera Serie, v. 2, n. 1, p. 49-71. Link to pdf

Ezcurra, M. D., and Agnolin, F. L., 2012, A new global palaeobiogeographical model for the Late Mesozoic and Early Tertiary: Systematic Biology, v. 64, n. 4, p. 553-566.

Ezcurra, M. D., and Agnolin, F. L., 2012, An abelisauroid dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Laurasia and its implications on theropod palaeobiography and evolution: Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, v. 123, p. 500-507.

Fanti, F., Currie, P. J., and Badamgarav, D., 2012, New specimens of Nemegtomaia from the Baruungoyot and Nemegt Formations (Late Cretaceous) of Mongolia: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 2, 16 pp. Link to pdf

Feduccia, A., 2012, Is it a bird? Is it a Dinosaur? New Scientist, April, 28, 2012, p. 28-29.

Filser, H., 2012, The Patagonian puzzle: InsightLMU, issue 3, p. 1-4.

Fitzgerald, E. M. G., Carrano, M. T., Holland, T., Wagstaff, B. E., Pickering, D., Rich, T. H,. and Vickers-Rich, P., 2012, First ceratosaurian dinosaur from Australia: Naturwissenschaften, v. 99, p. 397-405.

Galton, P. M., and Molnar, R. E., 2012, An unusually large theropod dinosaur tooth from the Kirkwood Formation (Lower Cretaceous) of South Africa: Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen, v. 263, n. 1, p. 17-23.

Gao, C., Morschhauser, E. M., Varricchio, D. J., and Zhao, B., 2012, A second soundly sleeping dragon: new anatomical details of the Chinese troodontid Mei long with implications for phylogeny and taphonomy: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 9, 17 pp. Link to pdf

Gasca, J. M., Canudo, J. I., Rodriguez, R. C., and Moreno-Azanza, M., 2012, Nuevos vertebrados fossiles de la Formacion El Castellar en Gudar, Teruel, Espana (Barremiense inferior, Cretacico Inferior): p. 187-190.

Gasco, F,. Cobos, A,. Royo-Torres, R., Mampel, L., and Alcala, L., 2012, Theropod teeth diversity from the Villar del Arzobispo Formation (Tithonian-Berriasian) at Riodeva (Teruel, Spain): Palaeobiology Palaeonenvironment, v. 92, p. 273-285.

Gong, E.-P., Martin, L. D., Burnham, D. A., Falk, A. R., and Hou, L.-H., 2012, A new species of Microraptor from the Jehol Biota of northeastern china: Paleoworld, v. 21, p. 81-91. (Microraptor hanqingi)

Guo, X-Q., Han, J.-q., and Ji, S.-a., 2012, Advances in the study of vertebrate fossils of the Middle Jurassic Yanliao biota in western Liaoning Province and adjacent areas: Geological Bulletin of China, v. 31, n. 6, p. 928-935. Link to pdf

Hone, D,. Tsuihiji, T., Watabe, M., and Tsogtbaatar, K., 2012, Pterosaurs as a food source for small dromaeosaurs: Palaogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 331-332, p. 27-30.

Ji, Q., Lü, J.-C., Wei, X.-F., and Wang, X.-r., 2012, A new oviraptorosaur from the Yixian Formation of Jianchang, western Liaoning Province, China: Geological Bulletin of China, v. 31, n. 12, p. 2102-2107. (Ningyuansaurus wangi)

Jiang, T., Yang, C.-y., and Liu, J., 2012, Progress on the study of non-avian theropods from China: Proceedings of the Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the Chinese Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, p. 55-68.

Jin, L., Chen, J., and Godefroit, P., 2012, A new basal ornithomimosaur (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation, northeast China: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 3, Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems in and out of Europe, p. 467-487. (Hexing qingyi)

Knoll, F., and Fohrberg, K., 2012, CT scaning, rapid prototyping and re-examination of a partial skull of a basal crocodilomorph from the Late Triassic of Germany: Swiss Journal of Geoscience, v. 105, p. 109-115.

Kurochkin, E N., and Lopatin, A. V., (editors), 2012, Fossil Reptiles and Birds, part 2, in Fossil Vertebrates of Russia and adjacent countries, Russian Academy of Sciences, Borissiak Paleontological institute, 387pp.

Lautenschlager, S., Rayfield, E. J., Altangerel, P., Zanno, L. E., and Witmer, L. M., 2012, The endocranial anatomy of therizinosauria and its implications for sensory and cognitive function: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 12, 18 pp. Link to pdf

Le Loeuff, 2012, Paleobiogeography and biodiversity of Late Maastrchtian dinosaurs: how many dinosaur species went extinct at the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary? Bulletin de la societie geologiques de France, v. 183, n. 6, p. 547-559.

Le Loeuff, J., Läng, E, Cavin, L., and Buffetaut, E., 2012, Between Tendaguru and Bahariya: on the age of the Early Cretaceous Dinosaur sites from the Continental Interclaire and other African Formations: Journal of Stratigraphy, v. 36, n. 2, p. 486-502.

Li, Q., Gao, K.-Q., Meng, Clarke, Shawkey, D'Alba, L., Pei, R., Ellison, M., Norell, M. A., and Vinther, J., 2012, Reconstruction of Microraptor and the evolution of iridescent Plumage: Science, v. 335, p. 1215-1219.

Lindoso, R. M., Medeiros, M. A., de Souza Carvalho, I., and da Silva Marinho, T., 2012, Masiakasaurus-like theropod teeth from the Alcantara Formation, Sao Luis Basin (Cenomanian), northeastern Brazil: Cretaceous Research, v. 36, p. 119-124.

Lingham-Soliar, T., 2012, The evolution of the feather: Sinosauropteryx, life, death and preservation of an alleged feathered dinosaur: Journal of Ornithology, v. 153, p. 699-711.

Lio, G., Agnolin, F,. Cau, A., and Maganuco, S., 2012, Crocodyliform affinites for Kemkemia auditorei Cau & Maganuco, 2009 for the Late Cretaceous of Morocco: Atti Soc. it. Sci. nat Museo civ. Stor. nat. Milano, v. 153, n. 1, p. 119-126.

Liu, Y.-Q., Kuan, H.-W., Jiang, X.-J., Peng, N., Xu, H., and Sun, H.-Y., 2012, Timing of the earliest known feathered dinosaurs and transitional pterosaurs older than the Jehol Biota: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v, 323-325, p. 1-12.

Lloyd, G. T., 2012, A refined modelling approach to assess the influnence of sampling on palaeobiodiversity curves: new support for declining Cretaceous dinosaur richness: Biology Letters, v. 8, p. 123-126.

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Lucas, S. G., Sullivan, R. M., and Spielmann, J. A., 2012, Cretaceosu vertebrate biochronology, North American Western Interior: Journal of Stratigraphy, v. 36, n. 2, p. 436-461.

Makovicky, P. J., Apesteguia, S., and Gianechini, F. A., 2012, Chapter 7: A new coelurosaurian theropod from the La Buitrera Fossil locality of Rio Negro, Argentina: Fieldiana, Life and Eath Sciences, no. 5, p. 90-98. (Alnashetri cerropoliciensis)

McKellar, R. C., Chatterton, B. D. E., Wolfe, A. P., and Currie, P. J., 2012, Response to comment on "a diverse assemblage of Late Cretaceous dinosaur and bird feathers from Canadian Amber": Science, v. 335, 796-c, 3pp.

Mendez, A. H., Novas, F. E., and Iori, F. V., 2012, First record of Megaraptora (Theropoda, Neovenatoridae) from Brazil: Comptes Rendus Palevol, v. 11, p. 251-256.

Neraudeau, R., Allain, R., Ballevre, M., Batten, D. J., Buffetaut, E,. Colin, J. P., Debard, M. P., Daviero-Gomez, V., El Albani, A., Gomez, B., Grosheny, D., Le Loeuff, J,. Leprince, A., Martin-Closas, C., Masure, E., Mazin, J.-M., Philippe, M., Pouench, J,. Tong, H., Tournepiche, J. F., and Vullo, R., 2012, The Hauterivian-Barremian lignitic bone bed of Angeac (Charente, south-west France): stratigrahical, palaeobiological and palaeogeographical implications: Cretaceous Research, v. 37, p. 1-14.

Novas, F. E., Ezcurra, M. D., Agnolin, F. L., Pol, D., and Ortiz, R., 2012, New Patagonia Cretaceous theropod sheds light about the early radiation of Coelurosauria: Rev. Mus. Argention Cinc. Nat., n.s., v. 14, n. 1, p. 57-81. (Bicentenaria argentina)

O'Connor, J. K., Chiappe, L. M., Chuong, C.-M., Bottjer, D. J., and You, H., 2012, Homology and potential cellular and molecular mechanisms for the development of Unique feather morphologies in Early Birds: Geosciences, v. 2, p.157-177.

Osi, A., Rabi, M., Makadi, L, Szentesi, Z., Botfalvai, G., and Gulyas, P., 2012, The Late Cretaceous continental vertebrate fauna from Iharkut (Wesern Hungary): a review: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 4, Cretaceous Vertbrate faunas after the Bernissart Iguanodons, p. 533-569.

Peng, N., Liu, Y., Kuang, H., Jiang, X, and Xu, H., 2012, Stratigraphy and geochronology of vertebrate fossil-bearing Jurassic strata from Linglongta, Jiangchang County, Western Liaoning, Northeastern China: Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition), v. 86, n. 6, p. 1326-1339.

Pereda-Subberbiola, X., Ruiz-Omenaca, J. I., Canudo, J. I., Torcida, F., and Sanz, J. L,. 2012, Dinosaur faunas from the Early Cretaceous (Valanginian-Albian) of Spain: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 3, Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems in and out of Europe. 379-407.

Persons, IV, W. S., and Currie, P. J., 2012, Dragon tails: convergent caudal morphology in winged archosaurs: Acta Geological Sinica (English Edition), v. 86, n. 6, p. 1402-1412.

Pol, D., and Rauhut, O. W. M., 2012, A Middle Jurassic abelisaurid from Patagonia and the early diversification of theropod dinosaurs: Proceedings of the Royal Society, series B., published on line, 6pp. (Eoabelisaurus mefi)

Prasad, G. V., 2012, Vertebrate biodiversity of the Deccan volcanic province of India: a review: Bulletin de la societie geologiques de France, v. 183, n. 6, p. 597-610.

Rauhut, O. W. M., 2012, A reappraisal of a putative record of abelisauroid theropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of England: Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, v. 123, p. 779-786.

Rauhut, O. W. M., Foth, C., Tischlinger, H, and Norell, M. A., 2012. Exceptionally preserved junveile megalosauroid theropod dinosaur with filamentous integument from the Late Jurassic of Germany: Proceendings of the National Academy of Sciences, v. 109, n. 29, p. 111746-11751. (Sciurumimus albersdoerferi) Link to pdf

Reisdorf, A. G., and Wurtke, M., 2012, Re-evaluating Moodie's opisthotonic-posture hypothesis in fossil vertebrates part I: Reptiles--the taphonomy of the bipedal dinsoaur Compsognathus longipes and Juravenator starki from the Solnhfen Archipelago (Jurassic, Germany): Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, v.92, p. 119-168. Link to pdf Link to Supplement

Reichel, M., 2012, The variation of angles between anterior and posterior carinae of tyrannosaurid teeth: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 49, p. 477-491.

Rich, T. H,. and Vickers-Rich, P., 2012, Australia's Polar Early Cretaceous Dinosaurs: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 3, Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems in and out of Europe, p. 489-503.

Rothschild, B. M., Zheng, X., and Martin, L. D., 2012, Osteorthritis in the early avian radiation: earliest recognition of the disease in birds: Cretaceous Research, v. 35, p. 178-180.

Rubilar-Rogers, D., Otero, R. A., Yury-Yanez, R. E., Vargas, A. O., and Gutstein, C. S., 2012, An overview of the dinosaur fossil record of Chile: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v. 37, p. 242-255.

Ruiz-Omenaca, J. I., Pinuela, L., and Garcia-Ramos, J. C., 2012, Primera descipcion de dientes de dinosaurios teropods en la Formacion Terenes (Kimmeridgiense), Asturias: Geogaceta, v. 52, p. 177-180.

Salgado, L., 2012, El Museo Argention de Ciencias Naturales y su coleccion de dinosaurios: Rev. Mus. Argentino Ciencias Naturales, N. S., v. 14, n. 2, p. 229-234. Link to pdf

Sampson, S. D., 2012, Dinosaurs of the Lost Continent: Scientific American, v. 306, . 3, p. 41-47.

Senter, P., Kirkland, J. I., and DeBlieux, D. D., 2012, Martharaptor greenriverensis, a new theropod dionsaur from the Lower Cretaceous of Utah: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 8, 12pp. (Martharaptor greenriverensis) Link to pdf

Senter, P., Kirkland, J. I., DeBileux, D. D., Madsen, S,. and Toth, N., 2012, New dromaeosaurids (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Lower Cretaceous of Utah, and the evolution of the dromaeosaurid tail: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 5, 20pp. (Yurgovuchia doellingi) Link to pdf

Stilwell, J. D., and Hakansson, E., 2012, Survival, but...! new tales of 'dead clade walking' from Austral and Boreal Post-K-T assemblages: In: Earth and live, edited by Talent, J. A., p. 795-810.

Switek, B., 2012, Rise of the feathered dinosaurs: Nature, published online, 2pp. Link to pdf

Suarez, C. A., Gonzalez, L. A., Ludvigson, G. A., Cifelli, R. L., and Tremain, E., 2012, Water utilization of the Cretaceous Mussentuchit Member local vertebrate fauna, Cedar Mountain Formation, Utah, USA: Using oxygen isotopic composition of phosphate: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 313-314, p. 78-92.

Suleji, T,. Niedzwiedzki, G,. and Bronowicz, R., 2012, A new Late Triassic vertebrate fauna from Poland with turtles, aetosaurs, and coelophysoid dinosaurs: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 5, p. 1033-1041.

Tickle, P. G., Norell, M. A., and Codd, J. R., 2012, Ventilatory mechanics from maniraptoran theropods to extant birds: Journal of Evoutionary Biology, v. 25, p. 740-747.

Tokaryk, T., 2012, Off the shelves--new dinosaur species from Western Canada and the importance of museum collections, again: Geology Today, v. 28,n. 3, p. 105-109.

Tsuihiji, T., Watabe, M,. Tsogtbaatar, K., Barsbold, R., and Suzuki, S., 2012, A tyrannosauroid frontal from the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Santonian) of the Gobi Desert, Mongolia: Vertebrata PalAsiatica, v. 50, n. 2, p. 102-110. Link to pdf

Turner, A. H., Makovicky, P. J., and Norell, M. A., 2012, A review of dromaeosaurid systematics and paravian phylogeny: Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, n. 371, 206pp.

Ullmann, P. V., Varricchio, D., and Knell, M. J., 2012, Taphonomy and taxonomy of a vertebrate microsite in the mid-Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian) Blackleaf Formation, southwest Montana: Historical Biology, v. 24, n. 3, p. 311-328.

Valentin, X,. Godefroit, P., Tabuce, R., Vianey-Liaud, M., Wu, W,. and Garcia, G,. 2012, First Late Maastrichtian (Latest Cretaceous) vertebrate assemblage from Provence (Vitrolles-la-Plaine, Southern France): In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 4, Cretaceous vertebrate faunas after the Bernissart Iguanodons, p. 583-597.

de Valals, S., Apesteguia, S., and Garrido, A. C., 2012, Cretaceous small scavengers: feeding traces in tetrapod bones from Patagonia, Argentina: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 1, 8pp. Link to pdf

White, M. A., Cook, A. G., Hocknull, S. A., Sloan, T., Sinapius, G. H. K., and Elliott, D. A., 2012, New forearm elements discovered holotype specimen Australovenator wintonensis from Winton, Queensland, Australia: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 7, 28 pp. Link to pdf

Xing, L., Bell, P. R., Persons IV, W. S., Ji, S,. Miyashita, T,. Burn,s M. E., Ji, Q., and Currie, P. J., 2012, Abdominal contents for two large Early Cretaceous Compsognathids (Dinosauria: Theropoda) demonstrted feeding on Confuciusornithids and Dromaeosaurids: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 8, 11pp. Link to pdf

Xiang, H., He, Y.-m., Li, L.-g., and Xi, C.-p., 2012, A review on the study of the stratigraphy, sedimentology, and paleontology of the Iren Dabasu Formation, Inner Montolia: Proceedings of the Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the Chinese Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, p. 1-44.

Xu, X., 2012, Evolution: taking wing with weak feathers: Current Biology, v. 22, n. 23, p. 3pp.

Xu, X., Wang, K., Zhang, K., Ma, Q., Xing, L., Sullivan, C., Hu, D., Cheng, S., and Wang, S., 2012, A gigantic feathered dinosaur from the lower Cretaceous of China: Nature, v. 484, p. 92-95. (Yutyrannus huali) Link to pdf

Xu, X., Zhao, Q., Sullivan, C., Tan, Q.-W., Sander, M., and Ma, Q.-Y., 2012, The taxonomy of the troodontid IVPP V 10597 reconsidered: Vertebrata PalAsiatica, v. 50, n. 2, p. 140-150. Link to pdf (Philovenator curriei)

Zanno, L. E., and Makovicky, P. J., 2012, No evidence for directional evolution of body mass in herbivorous theropod dinosaurs: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Serise B., published online, 7pp.

Zelenitsky, D. K., Therrien, F., Erickson, G. M., DeBuhr, C. L., Kobayashi, Y., Eberth, D. A., and Hadfield, F., 2012, Feathered non-avian dinosaurs from North America provide insight into wings origins: Science, v. 338, p. 510-514.

Sauropodomorpha (Sauropoda, Prosauropoda)

Genus: Nova (2)

Comahuesaurus CARBALLIDO, SALGADO, POL, CANUDO, & GARRIDO, 2012
Elaltitan MANNION & OTERO, 2012

Species: Nova (2)

Comahuesaurus windhauseni CARBALLIDO, SALGADO, POL, CANUDO, & GARRIDO, 2012
Elaltitan lilloi MANNION & OTERO, 2012

Averianov, A., and Sues, H.-D., 2012, Correlation of Late Cretaceous continental vertebrate assemblages in Middle and Central Asia: Journal of Stratigraphy, v. 36,n . 2, p. 462-485.

Barrett, P. M., and Xu, X., 2012, The enigmatic reptile Pachysuchus imperfectus Young, 1951, from the Lower Lufeng Formation (Lower Jurassic) of Yunnan, China: Vertebrata PalAsiatica, v. 50, n. 2, p. 151-159. Link to pdf

Benton, M. J., 2012, Naming the Bristol dinosaur, Thecodontosaurus: politics and sicnece in the 1830s: Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, v. 123, p. 766-778.

van den Berg, T., Whiteside, D. I., Viegas, P., Schouten, R., and Benton, M. J., 2012, The Late Triassic microvertebrate fauna of Tytherington, UK: Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, v. 123, p. 638-648.

Buffetaut, E., and Nori, L,. 2012, Dinosaur remains from the "Sables Verts" (Early Crtaceous, Albian) of the Eastern Paris Basin: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 3, Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems in and out of Europe, p. 263-377.

Canudo, J. I., Gasca, J. M., Moreno-Azanza, M., and Aurell, M., 2011, New information about the stratigraphic position and age of the sauropod Aragosaurus ischiaticus from the Early Cretaceous of the Iberian PEninsula: Geological Magazine, v. 149, n. 2, p. 252-263.

Carballido, J. L., Marpmann, J. S., Schwarz-Wings, D., and Pabst, B., 2012, New information on a juvenile sauropod specimen from the Morrison Formation and the reassessment of its systematic position: Palaeontology, v. 55, part 3, p. 567-582.

Carballido, J. L., Salgado, L., Pol, D., Canudo, J. I., and Garrido, A., 2012, A new basal rebbachisaurid (Sauropoda, Diplodocoidea) from the Early Cretaceous of the Neuquen Basin; evolution and biogeography of the group: Historical Biology, v. 24, n. 6, p. 631-654. (Comahuesaurus windhauseni)

Cerda, I. A., Carabajal, A. P., Salgado, L., Coria, R. A., Reguero, M. A., Tabussi, C. P., and Moly, J. J., 2012, The first record of a sauropod dinosaur from Antarctica: Naturwissenschaften, v. 99, p. 83-87.

Codera, V. A., Godefroit, P., and Smith, T., 2012, First discovery of Maastrichtian (Latest Cretaceous) terrestrial verterates in Rusca Moutana Basin (Romania): In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 4, Cretaceous Vertbrate faunas after the Bernissart Iguanodons, p. 571-581.

D'Emic, M. D., and Foreman, B. Z., 2012, The beginning of the sauropod dinosaur hiatus in North America: insights from the Lower Cretaceous Cloverly Formation of Wyoming: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 4, p. 883-902.

Ezcurra, M. D., 2012, Comments on the taxonomic diversity and paleobiogeography of the earliest known dinosaur assemblages (Late Carnian-Earliest Norian): Historia Natural, Tercera Serie, v. 2, n. 1, p. 49-71. Link to pdf

Ezcurra, M. D., and Agnolin, F. L., 2012, A new global palaeobiogeographical model for the Late Mesozoic and Early Tertiary: Systematic Biology, v. 64, n. 4, p. 553-566.

Ezcurra, M. D., and Apaldetti, C., 2012, A robust sauropodomorph specimen from the Upper Triassic of Argentina and insights on the diversity of the Los Colorados Formation: Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, v. 123, p. 155-164.

Galton, P. M., 2012, Anchisaurus Marsh, 1885 (Dinosauria, Sauropodomorpha): proposed conservation of usage by designation of a neotype for its type species Megadatylus polyzelus Hitchcock, 1865: Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, v. 69, n. 1, 7pp.

Galton, P. M., 2012, Plateosaurus engelhardti Meyer, 1837 (Dinosauria, Sauropodomorpha): proposed replacement of unidentifiable name-bearing type by a a neotype: Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, v. 69, n. 3, 203-212.

Galton, P. M., 2012, Comment on Anchisaurus Marsh, 1885 (Dinosauria, Sauropodomorpha): proposed conservation of usage by designation of a neotype for its type species Megadatylus polyzelus Hitchcock, 1865: Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, v. 69, n. 3, 229-231.

Godefroint, P., Le Loeuff, J,. Carlier, P., Pirson, S., YAns, J,. Suteethorn, S,. and Spagna, P,. 2012, Early Cretaceous dinosaur rmains form Baudour (Belgium):In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 1, New investigations into the Iguanodon sinkhole at Bernissart and other Early Cretaceous localities in the Mons Basin (Belgium), p. 147-153.

Gao, T.-P., Shih, C.-K., Xu, X., Wang, S,. and Ren, D., 2012, Mid-Mesozoic flea-like ectoparasites of Feathered or Haired Vertebrates: Current Biology, v. 22, p. 732-735.

Grellet-Tinner, G., Codrea, V., Folie, A., Higa, A, and Smith, T., 2012, First evidence of reproductive adaptation to "Island effect" of a dwarf Cretaceous Romanian titanosaur, with embryonic integument in Ovo: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 3, 10pp. Link to pdf

Haluza, A., Canale, J. I., Otero, A., Perez, L. M., and Scanferla, C. A., 2012, Changes in vertebral lamiane across the cervicodorsal transition of a well-preserved Rebbachisaurid (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the Cenomanian of Patagonia, Argentina: Journal of Vertbrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 1, p. 219-224.

Ibiricu, L. M., Casal, G. A., Lamanna, M. C., Martinez, R. D., Harris, J. D., and Lacovara, K. J., 2012, The southernmost records of Rebbachisauridae (Sauropoda: Diplodocoidea), from Early Late Cretaceous deposites in central Patagonia: Cretaceous Research, v. 34, p. 220-232.

Klein, N., Christian, A., and Sander, P. M., 2012, Histology shows that elongated neck ribs in sauropod dinosaurs are ossified tendons: Biology letters, published on line, 4pp.

Klein, N., Sander, P. M., Stein, K., Le Loeuff, J., Carballido, J. L., and Buffetaut, E., 2012, Modified laminar bone in Ampelosaurus atacis and other titanosaurs (Sauropoda): implications for life history and physiology: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 5, 17pp. Link to pdf

Knoll, F., Witmer, L. M., Ortega, F., Ridgely, R. C., & Schwarz-Wings, D., 2012, The braincase of the basal sauropod dinosaur Spinophorosaurus and 3D reconstructions of the cranial endocast and inner ear: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 1, 12pp. Link to pdf

Kurochkin, E N., and Lopatin, A. V., (editors), 2012, Fossil Reptiles and Birds, part 2, in Fossil Vertebrates of Russia and adjacent countries, Russian Academy of Sciences, Borissiak Paleontological institute, 387pp.

Le Loeuff, 2012, Paleobiogeography and biodiversity of Late Maastrchtian dinosaurs: how many dinosaur species went extinct at the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary? Bulletin de la societie geologiques de France, v. 183, n. 6, p. 547-559.

Le Loeuff, J., Läng, E, Cavin, L., and Buffetaut, E., 2012, Between Tendaguru and Bahariya: on the age of the Early Cretaceous Dinosaur sites from the Continental Interclaire and other African Formations: Journal of Stratigraphy, v. 36, n. 2, p. 486-502.

Lloyd, G. T., 2012, A refined modelling approach to assess the influnence of sampling on palaeobiodiversity curves: new support for declining Cretaceous dinosaur richness: Biology Letters, v. 8, p. 123-126.

Lucas, S. G., Sullivan, R. M., and Spielmann, J. A., 2012, Cretaceosu vertebrate biochronology, North American Western Interior: Journal of Stratigraphy, v. 36, n. 2, p. 436-461.

Mannion, P. A., and Otero, A., 2012, A reappraisal of the Late Cretaceous Argentinean sauropod dinosaur Argyrosaurus superbus, with a description of a new titanosaur genus: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 3, p. 614-638. (Elaltitan lilloi)

Mannion, P. D., Upchurch, P., Mateus, O., Barnes, R. N., and Jones, M. E. H., 2012, New information on the anatomy and systematic position of Dinheirosaurus lourinhanensis (Sauropoda: Diplodocoidea) from the Late Jurassic of Portugal, with a review of European diplodocoids: Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, v. 10, p. 521-551.

Nair, J. P., and Salisbury, S. W., 2012, New anatomical information on Rhoetosaurus brownei Longman, 1926, a gravisaurian sauropodomorpha dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Queensland, Australia: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 2, p. 369-394.

Neraudeau, R., Allain, R., Ballevre, M., Batten, D. J., Buffetaut, E,. Colin, J. P., Debard, M. P., Daviero-Gomez, V., El Albani, A., Gomez, B., Grosheny, D., Le Loeuff, J,. Leprince, A., Martin-Closas, C., Masure, E., Mazin, J.-M., Philippe, M., Pouench, J,. Tong, H., Tournepiche, J. F., and Vullo, R., 2012, The Hauterivian-Barremian lignitic bone bed of Angeac (Charente, south-west France): stratigrahical, palaeobiological and palaeogeographical implications: Cretaceous Research, v. 37, p. 1-14.

Pereda-Subberbiola, X., Ruiz-Omenaca, J. I., Canudo, J. I., Torcida, F., and Sanz, J. L,. 2012, Dinosaur faunas from the Early Cretaceous (Valanginian-Albian) of Spain: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 3, Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems in and out of Europe. 379-407.

Prasad, G. V., 2012, Vertebrate biodiversity of the Deccan volcanic province of India: a review: Bulletin de la societie geologiques de France, v. 183, n. 6, p. 597-610.

Reisz, R. R., Evans, D. C., Roberts, E. M., Sues, H.-D., and Yates, A. M., 2012, Oldest known dinosaurian nesting site and reproductive biology of the Early Jurassic sauropodomorph Massospondylus: Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, v. 109, n. 7, p. 2428-2433.

Royo-Torres, R., Alcala, L., and Cobos, A., 2012, A new specimen of the Cretaceous sauropod Tastavinsaurus sanzi from El Castellar (Teruel, Spain), and a phylogenetic analysis of the Laurasiformes: Cretaceous Research, v. 34, p. 61-83.

Rubilar-Rogers, D., Otero, R. A., Yury-Yanez, R. E., Vargas, A. O., and Gutstein, C. S., 2012, An overview of the dinosaur fossil record of Chile: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v. 37, p. 242-255.

Salgado, L., 2012, El Museo Argention de Ciencias Naturales y su coleccion de dinosaurios: Rev. Mus. Argentino Ciencias Naturales, N. S., v. 14, n. 2, p. 229-234. Link to pdf

Salgado, L., Canudo, J. I., Garrido, A. C., and Carballido, J. L., 2012, Evidence of gregariousness in Rebbachisaurids (Dinosauria, Sauropoda, Diplodocoidea) from the Early Cretaceous of Nequeun (Rayoso Formation), Patagonia, Argentina: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 3, p. 603-613.

Song, Z.-w., Jiang, T., and Zhu, S.-l., 2012, On the reconstructin of Yangchuanosaurus shangyuensis: Proceedings of the Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the Chinese Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, p. 84-88.

Soto, M., Perea, D., and Cambiaso, A., 2012, First sauropod (Dinosauria: Saurischia) remains from the Guichon Formation, Late Cretaceous of Uruguay: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v. 33, p. 68-79. Link to pdf

Starodubtseva, I. A., and Novikov, I. V., 2012, The history of the recognition of the Triassic of European Russia (Central and Caspian Sea Areas): Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation, v. 20, n. 1, p. 42-52.

Valentin, X,. Godefroit, P., Tabuce, R., Vianey-Liaud, M., Wu, W,. and Garcia, G,. 2012, First Late Maastrichtian (Latest Cretaceous) vertebrate assemblage from Provence (Vitrolles-la-Plaine, Southern France): In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 4, Cretaceous vertebrate faunas after the Bernissart Iguanodons, p. 583-597.

Wedel, M. J,. 2012, A monument of inefficiency: the presumed course of the recurrent laryngeal nerve in sauropod dinosaurs: Acta Palaeontological Polonica, v. 57, n. 2, p. 251-256. LInk to pdf

Wilson, J. A., 2012, New vertebral laminae and patterns of serial variation in vertebral laminae of sauropod dinosaurs: Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan, v. 32, n. 7, p. 91-110.

Woodruff, D. C., and Fowler, D. W., 2012, Ontogentic influence on neural spine bifurcation in diplodocoidea (Dinosauria: sauropoda): a critical phylogenetic character: Journal of Morphology, v. 273, p. 754-764.

Xiang, H., He, Y.-m., Li, L.-g., and Xi, C.-p., 2012, A review on the study of the stratigraphy, sedimentology, and paleontology of the Iren Dabasu Formation, Inner Montolia: Proceedings of the Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the Chinese Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, p. 1-44.

Yates, A. M., Wedel, M. J., and Bonnan, M. F., 2012, The early evolution of postcranial skeletal pneumaticity in sauropodomorph dinosaurs: Acta Palaeontologica Poloninca, v. 57, n. 1, p. 85-100. Link to pdf

Young, M. T., Rayfield, E. J., Holliday, C. M., Witmer, L. M., Button D. J., Upchurch, P., and Barrett, P. M., 2012, Cranial biomechanics of Diplodocus (Dinosauria, Sauropoda): testing hypotheses of feeding behaviour in an extinct megaherbivore: Naturwissenschaften, v. 99, p. 637-643.

Ornithischia

Genus: Nova (13)

Batyrosaurus GODEFROIT, ESCUILLIE, BOLTOSKY & LAUTERS, 2012
Coronosaurus RYAN, EVANS & SHEPHERD, 2012
Gideonmantellia RUIZ-OMENACA, CANUDO, CUENCA-BESCOS, CRUZADO-CABALLERO, GASCA, & MORENO-AZANZA, 2012
Gryphoceratops RYAN, EVANS, CURRIE, BROWN & BRINKMAN, 2012
Huehuecanauhtlus RAMIREZ-VELASCO, BENAMMI, PRIETO-MARQEUZ, ORTEGA, & HENERANADEZ-RIVERA, 2012
Kundurosaurus GODEFROIT, BOLOTSKY & LAUTERS, 2012
Lapampasaurus CORIA, GONZALEZ RIGA & CASADIO, 2012
Latirhinus PRIETO-MARQUEZ & BRANAS, 2012
Magnapaulia PRIETO-MARQUEZ, CHIAPPE, & JOSHI, 2012
Pegomastax SERENO, 2012
Proa MCDONALD, ESPILEZ, MAMPEL, KIRKLAND & ALCALA, 2012
Unescoceratops RYAN, EVANS, CURRIE, BROWN & BRINKMAN, 2012
Xenoceratops RYAN, EVANS & SHEPHERD, 2012
Yueosaurus ZHENG, JIN, SHIBATA, AZUMA & YU, 2012

Species: Nova (13)

Batyrosaurus rozhdestvenskyi GODEFROIT, ESCUILLIE, BOLTOSKY & LAUTERS, 2012
Gideonmantellia amosanjuanae RUIZ-OMENACA, CANUDO, CUENCA-BESCOS, CRUZADO-CABALLERO, GASCA, & MORENO-AZANZA, 2012
Gryphoceratops morrisoni RYAN, EVANS, CURRIE, BROWN & BRINKMAN, 2012
Huehuecanauhtlus tiquichensis  RAMIREZ-VELASCO, BENAMMI, PRIETO-MARQEUZ, ORTEGA, & HENERANADEZ-RIVERA, 2012
Kundurosaurus nagornyi GODEFROIT, BOLOTSKY & LAUTERS, 2012
Lapampasaurus cholinoi CORIA, GONZALEZ RIGA & CASADIO, 2012
Latirhinus uitslani PRIETO-MARQUEZ & BRANAS, 2012
Mochlodon vorosi OSI, PRONDVAI, BUTLER & WEISHAMPEL, 2012
Pachyrhinosaurus perotorum FIORILLO & TYKOSKI, 2012
Pegomastax africanus SERENO, 2012
Proa valdearinnoensis MCDONALD, ESPILEZ, MAMPEL, KIRKLAND & ALCALA, 2012
Unescoceratops koppelhusae RYAN, EVANS, CURRIE, BROWN & BRINKMAN, 2012
Xenoceratops foremostensis RYAN, EVANS & SHEPHERD, 2012
Yueosaurus tiantaiensis ZHENG, JIN, SHIBATA, AZUMA & YU, 2012

Synonym: Nova (2)

Coronosaurus brinkmani (RYAN & RUSSELL, 2005) RYAN, EVANS & SHEPHERD, 2012
= Centrosaurus brinkmani RYAN & RUSSELL, 2005
Magnapaulia laticaudus (MORRIS, 1981) PRIETO-MARQUEZ, CHIAPPE, & JOSHI, 2012
= "Lambeosaurus" laticaudus MORRIS, 1981

Averianov, A. O., and Alifanov, V. R., 2012, New data on duck-billed dinosaurs (Ornithischia, Hadrosauridae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Tajikistan: Paleontological Journal, v. 46,n. 5, p. 512-519.

Averianov, A., and Sues, H.-D., 2012, Correlation of Late Cretaceous continental vertebrate assemblages in Middle and Central Asia: Journal of Stratigraphy, v. 36,n . 2, p. 462-485.

Bailleul, A. M., Hall, B. K., and Horner, J. R., 2012, First evidence of dinosaurian secondary cartliage in the post-hatching skull of Hypacrosaurus stebingeri (Dinosauria, Ornithischia):Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 1, 12pp. Link to pdf

Baele, J.-M., Godefroit, P., Spagna, P., and Dupuis, C., 2012, A short introduction to the geology of the Mons Basin and the Iguanodon sinkhole, Belgium: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 1, New investigations into the Iguanodon sinkhole at Bernissart and other Early Cretaceous localities in the Mons Basin (Belgium), p. 35-42.

Baele, J.-M., Godefroit, P., Spagna, P., and Dupuis, C., 2012, Geological model and cyclic mass mortality scenarios of hte Lower Cretaceous Bernissart Iguanodon bonebeds: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 1, New investigations into the Iguanodon sinkhole at Bernissart and other Early Cretaceous localities in the Mons Basin (Belgium), p. 155-167.

Bates, K. T., Maidment, S. C. R., Allen, V., and Barrett, P. M., 2012, Computational modelling of locomotor muscle moment arms in the basal dinosaur Lesothosaurus diagnosticus: assessing convergence between birds and basal ornithischians: Journal of Anatomy, v. 220, p. 212-232.

Bell, P. R., 2012 Standardized terminology and potential taxonomic utility for hadrosaurid skin impressions: a case study for Saurolophus from Canada and Mongolia: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 2, 12pp. Link to pdf

Brown, C. M., and Druckenmiller, P., 2011, Basal ornithopod (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) teeth from the Prince Creek Formation (early Maastrichtian) of Alaska: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 48, p. 1342-1354.

Brown, C., M., and Russell, A. P., 2012, Homology and architecture of the caudal basket of pachycephalosauria (Dinosauria: Ornithischia): the first occurrence of myorhabdoi in tetrapoda: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 1, 12pp. Link to pdf

Buffetaut, E., and Nori, L,. 2012, Dinosaur remains from the "Sables Verts" (Early Crtaceous, Albian) of the Eastern Paris Basin: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 3, Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems in and out of Europe, p. 263-377.

Butler, R. J., Porro, L. B., Galton, P. M., and Chiappe, L. M., 2012, Anatomy and cranial functional morphology of the small-bodied dinosaur Fruitadens haagarorum from the Upper Jurassic of the USA: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 4, 31 pp. Link to pdf

Cerda, I. A., and Chinsamy, A., 2012, Biological implicaitons of the bone microstructure of the Late Cretaceous ornithopod dinosaur Gasparinisaura cincosaltensis: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, 2, p. 355-368.

Chinsamy, A., Thomas, D. R., Tumarkin-Deratian, A. R., and Fiorillo, A. R., 2012, Hadrosaurs were pernnial Polar residents: The Anatomical Record, v. 205, p. 610-614.

Cobos, A., Royo-Torres, R., and Alcala, L., 2012, Restos postcranaeales de ornitopodo en el Cretacico Inferior de El Castellar (Subcuenca de Penagolosa, Teruel): Geogaceta, v. 52, p. 181-184.

Codera, V. A., Godefroit, P., and Smith, T., 2012, First discovery of Maastrichtian (Latest Cretaceous) terrestrial verterates in Rusca Moutana Basin (Romania): In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 4, Cretaceous Vertbrate faunas after the Bernissart Iguanodons, p. 571-581.

Coria, R. A., Gonzalez Riga, B., and Casadio, S., 2012, Un nuevo hadrosaurido (Dinosauria, Ornithopoda) de la Formacion Allen, Province de la Pama, Argentina: Ameghiniana, tomo 49, number 4, p. 552-572. (Lapampasaurus cholinoi) Link to pdf

Cuthbertson, R. S., Tirabasso, A., Rybczynski, N., and Holmes, R. B., 2012, Kinetic limitations of intracranial joints in Brachylophosaurus canadensis and Edmontosaurus regalis (Dinosauria: Hadrosauridae), and thier implications for the chewing mechanics of hadrosauidae: The Anatomical Record, v. 295, p. 968-979.

Evans, D. C., Barrett, P. M., and Seymour, K. L., 2012, Revised identification of a reported Iguanodon-grade ornithopod tooth from the Scollard Formation, Alberta, Canada; Cretaceous Research, v. 33, p. 11-14.

Evans, D. C., Vavrek, M. J., Braman, D. R., Campione, N. E., Dececchi, T. A., and Zazula, G. D., 2012, Vertebrate fossils (Dinosauria) from the Bonnet Plume Formation, Yukon Territory, Canada: Canadain Journal of Earch Sciences, v. 49, p. 396-411.

Ezcurra, M. D., 2012, Comments on the taxonomic diversity and paleobiogeography of the earliest known dinosaur assemblages (Late Carnian-Earliest Norian): Historia Natural, Tercera Serie, v. 2, n. 1, p. 49-71. Link to pdf

Ezcurra, M. D., and Agnolin, F. L., 2012, A new global palaeobiogeographical model for the Late Mesozoic and Early Tertiary: Systematic Biology, v. 64, n. 4, p. 553-566.

Fiorillo, A. R., and Tykoski, R. S., 2012, A new Maastrichtian species of the centrosaurine ceratopsid Pachyrhinosaurus from the North Slope of Alaska: Acta Palaeontological Polonica, v. 57, n. 3, p. 561-573. (Pachyrhinosaurus perotorum) Link to pdf

Fujiwara, S.-I., and Hutchinson, J. R., 2012, Elbow joint adductor moment arm as an indicator of forelimb posture in extinct quadrupedal tetarpods: Proceedings of the Royal Socity, Series B., published online, 10pp.

Galton, P. M., 2012, Hypsilophodon foxii and other smaller bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs from the lower Cretaceous of soutehrn England: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 1, New investigations into the Iguanodon sinkhole at Bernissart and other Early Cretaceous localities in the Mons Basin (Belgium), p. 225-281.

Gasca, J. M., Canudo, J. I., Rodriguez, R. C., and Moreno-Azanza, M., 2012, Nuevos vertebrados fossiles de la Formacion El Castellar en Gudar, Teruel, Espana (Barremiense inferior, Cretacico Inferior): p. 187-190.

Gates, T. A., Prieto-Marquez, A., and Zanno, L. E., 2012, Mountain building triggered Late Cretaceous North American megaherbivore dinosaur radiation: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 8, 10 pp. Link to pdf

Godefroit, P., Boltsky, Y. L., and Bolotsky, I. Y., 2012, Osteology and relationships of Olorotitan arharensis, a hollow-crested hadrosauroid dinosaur from the latest Cretaceosu fo Far Eastern Russia: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 57, n. 3. p. 527-560. Link to pdf

Godefroit, P., Bolotsky, Y. L., and Lauters, P., 2012, A new saurolophine dnosaur from the latest Cretaceous of Far Eastern Russia: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 1, 22pp. (Kundurosaurus nagornyi) Link to pdf

Godefroit, P., Escuillie, F, Bolotsky, Y, L., and Lauters, P., 2012, A new basal hadrosauroid dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Kazakhstan: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 1, New investigations into the Iguanodon sinkhole at Bernissart and other Early Cretaceous localities in the Mons Basin (Belgium), p. 335-358. (Batyrosaurus rozhdestvenskyi).

Godefroint, P., Le Loeuff, J,. Carlier, P., Pirson, S., Yans, J,. Suteethorn, S,. and Spagna, P,. 2012, Early Cretaceous dinosaur remains form Baudour (Belgium): In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 1, New investigations into the Iguanodon sinkhole at Bernissart and other Early Cretaceous localities in the Mons Basin (Belgium), p. 147-153.

Godefroit, P., Yans, J., and Bultynck, P., 2012, Benissart and the iguanodons: historical perspectie and new investigations: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 1, New investigations into the Iguanodon sinkhole at Bernissart and other Early Cretaceous localities in the Mons Basin (Belgium), p. 3-20.

Gomez, B., Gillot, T., Daviero-Gomez, V., Coiffard, C., Spagna, P., and Yans, J., 2012, Mesofossil plant remains from the Barremian of Hautrage (Mons Basin, Belgum), with taphonomy, paleoecology, and paleonenviroments insights: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 1, New investigations into the Iguanodon sinkhole at Bernissart and other Early Cretaceous localities in the Mons Basin (Belgium), p. 97-112.

Han, F.-L., Barrett, P. M,. Butler, R. J., and Xu, X., 2012, Postcranial anatomy of Jeholosaurus shangyuanensis (Dinosauria, Ornithischia) from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of China: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 6, p. 1370-395.

Handa, N., Watabe, M., and Tsogtbaatar, K., 2012, New specimens of Protoceratops (Dinosauria: Neoceratopsia) from the Upper Cretaceous in Udyn Sayr, southern Gobi area, Mongolia; Paleontological Research, v. 16, n. 3, p. 179-198.

Hübner, T. R., 2011, Bone histology in Dysalotosaurus lettowvorbecki (Ornithischia: Iguanodontia)-variation, growth, and implications: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 1, 29pp. Link to pdf

Kurochkin, E N., and Lopatin, A. V., (editors), 2012, Fossil Reptiles and Birds, part 2, in Fossil Vertebrates of Russia and adjacent countries, Russian Academy of Sciences, Borissiak Paleontological institute, 387pp.

Lauters, P., Coudyzer, W., Vercauteren, M, and Godefroit, P., 2012, The brain of Iguanodon and Mantellisaurus: perspectives on Ornithopod evolution: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 1, New investigations into the Iguanodon sinkhole at Bernissart and other Early Cretaceous localities in the Mons Basin (Belgium), p. 213-224..

Leduc, T., 2012, Diagenesis of the fossil bones of Iguanodon bernissartensis from the Iguanodon sinkhole: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 1, New investigations into the Iguanodon sinkhole at Bernissart and other Early Cretaceous localities in the Mons Basin (Belgium), p. 113-135.

Le Loeuff, 2012, Paleobiogeography and biodiversity of Late Maastrchtian dinosaurs: how many dinosaur species went extinct at the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary? Bulletin de la societie geologiques de France, v. 183, n. 6, p. 547-559.

Le Loeuff, J., Läng, E, Cavin, L., and Buffetaut, E., 2012, Between Tendaguru and Bahariya: on the age of the Early Cretaceous Dinosaur sites from the Continental Interclaire and other African Formations: Journal of Stratigraphy, v. 36, n. 2, p. 486-502.

Liu, Y.-Q., Kuan, H.-W., Jiang, X.-J., Peng, N., Xu, H., and Sun, H.-Y., 2012, Timing of the earliest known feathered dinosaurs and transitional pterosaurs older than the Jehol Biota: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v, 323-325, p. 1-12.

Lloyd, G. T., 2012, A refined modelling approach to assess the influnence of sampling on palaeobiodiversity curves: new support for declining Cretaceous dinosaur richness: Biology Letters, v. 8, p. 123-126.

Longrich, N. R., and Field, D. J., 2012, Torosaurus is Not Triceratops: ontogeny in Chasmosaurine Ceratopsids as a case study in dinosaur taxonomy: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 2, 10pp. Link to pdf

Lucas, S. G., Sullivan, R. M., and Spielmann, J. A., 2012, Cretaceosu vertebrate biochronology, North American Western Interior: Journal of Stratigraphy, v. 36, n. 2, p. 436-461.

Maidment, S. C. R., and Barrett, P. M., 2011 (published 2012), The locomotor musculature of basal ornithischian dinosaurs: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 31, n. 6, p. 1265-1291.

Maidment, S. C. R., and Barrett, P. M., 2012, Does morphological convergence imply functional similiarty? A test using the evolution of fquadrupedalism in ornithischian dinosaurs: Procedings of the Royal Society, Series B., published online, 7pp.

Main, D. J., and Noto, C. R., 2012, Paleoecology and Paleonenvironments of the Woodbine Formation of North Texas: the Arlington Archosaur Site: Earthwatch Field Trip Guide Summer, 2012, 25pp. Link to pdf

Martin, T,. Yans, J., Dupuis, C., Spagna, P., and Kaufmann, O., 2012, 3D modeing of the Paleozoic top surface in the Bernissart area and integration of data form boreholes drilled in the Iguanodon sinkhole: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 1, New investigations into the Iguanodon sinkhole at Bernissart and other Early Cretaceous localities in the Mons Basin (Belgium), p. 43-49.

Mallon, J. C., Evans, D. C., Ryan, M. J., and Anderson, J. S., 2012, Megaherbivorous dinosaur turnover in the Dinosaur Park Formation (Upper Campanian) of Alberta, Canada: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 350-352, p. 124-138.

McDonald, A. T., 2012, Phylogeny of basal iguanodonts (Dinosauria: Ornithischia): an update: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 5, 5pp. Link to pdf

McDonald, A. T., Bird, J., Kirklna,d J. I., and Dodson, P., 2012, Osteology of the basal hadrosauroid Eolambia caroljonesa (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) from the Cedar Mountain Formation of Utah: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 10, 38pp. Link to pdf

McDonald, A. T., Espilez, E., Mampel, L., Kirkland, J. I., and Alcala, L., 2012, An unusual new basal iguanodont (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) from the Lower Cretaceous of Teruel, Spain: Zootaxa, n. 3595, p. 61-76. (Proa valdearinnoensis)

Neraudeau, R., Allain, R., Ballevre, M., Batten, D. J., Buffetaut, E,. Colin, J. P., Debard, M. P., Daviero-Gomez, V., El Albani, A., Gomez, B., Grosheny, D., Le Loeuff, J,. Leprince, A., Martin-Closas, C., Masure, E., Mazin, J.-M., Philippe, M., Pouench, J,. Tong, H., Tournepiche, J. F., and Vullo, R., 2012, The Hauterivian-Barremian lignitic bone bed of Angeac (Charente, south-west France): stratigrahical, palaeobiological and palaeogeographical implications: Cretaceous Research, v. 37, p. 1-14.

Norman, D. B., 2012, Iguanodontian taxa (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Lower Cretaceous of England and Belgium: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 2, The Bernissart Iguanodons and thier kin, p. 175-212.

Noto, C. R., Main, D. J., and Drumheller, S. K., 2012, Feeding traces and paleobiology of a Cretaceous (Cenomanian) crocodyliform: example from the Woodbine Formation of Texas: PalAios, v. 27, p. 105-115.

Osi, A., Rabi, M., Makadi, L, Szentesi, Z., Botfalvai, G., and Gulyas, P., 2012, The Late Cretaceous continental vertebrate fauna from Iharkut (Wesern Hungary): a review: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 4, Cretaceous Vertbrate faunas after the Bernissart Iguanodons, p. 533-569.

Osi, A., Prondvai, E., Butler, R., and Weishampel, D. B., 2012, Phylogeny, histology and inferred body size evolution in a new rhabdodontid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Hungary: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 9, 25pp. (Mochlodon vorosi) Link to pdf

Peng, N., Liu, Y., Kuang, H., Jiang, X, and Xu, H., 2012, Stratigraphy and geochronology of vertebrate fossil-bearing Jurassic strata from Linglongta, Jiangchang County, Western Liaoning, Northeastern China: Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition), v. 86, n. 6, p. 1326-1339.

Pereda-Suberbiola, X., and Ruiz-Omenaca, J. I., 2012, La deconstruccion de Iguanodon. Apuntes sobre la diversidad de los dinosaurios ornithopodos en el Cretacico Inferior de Europa: Naturaleza Aragonesa, n. 28, p. 11-17.

Pereda-Suberbiola, X., Ruiz-Omenaca, J. I., Canudo, J. I., Torcida, F., and Sanz, J. L., 2012, Dinosaur faunas from the Early Cretaceous (Valanginian-Albian) of Spain: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 3, Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems in and out of Europe. 379-407.

Peterson, J. E., and Vittore, C. P., 2012, Cranial pathologies in a specimen of Pachycephalosaurus: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 4, 5pp. Link to pdf

Prieto-Marquez, A., 2012, The skull and appendicular skeleton of Gryposaurus latidens, a saurolophine hadrosaurid (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) from the early Campanian (Cretaceosu) of Montana, USA: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 49, p. 510-532.

Prieto-Marquez, A., and Branas, C. I. S., 2012, Latirhinus uitslani, a 'broad-nosed' saurolophine hadrosaurid (Dinosauria, Ornithopoda) from the late Campanian (Cretaceous) of northern Mexico: Historical Biology, v. 24, n. 6, p. 607-619. (Latirhinus uitslani)

Prieto-Marquez, A., Chiappe, L. M., and Joshi, S. H., 2012, The lambeosaurine dinosaur Magnapaulia laticaudus from the Late Cretaceous of Baja California, northwestern Mexico: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 6, 32pp. (Magnapaulia laticaudus) Link to pdf

Quinif, Y., and Licour, L., 2012, The karstic phenomenon of the Iguanodon sinkhole and the geomorphological situation of the Mons Basin during the Early Cretaceous: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 1, New investigations into the Iguanodon sinkhole at Bernissart and other Early Cretaceous localities in the Mons Basin (Belgium), p. 51-61.

Ramirez-velasco, benammi, M., Prieto-Marquez, A., Ortega, J. A., and Hernandez-Rivera, R., 2012, Huehuecanauhtlus tiquichensis, a new hadrosauroid dinosaur (Ornithischia: Ornithopoda) from the Santonian (Late Cretaceous) of Michoacan, Mexico: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 49, p. 379-395. (Huehuecanauhtlus tiquichensis)

Ricqles, A. de., Godefroit, P., and Yans, J., 2012, Histological assessment of vertebrate remains in the 2003 Bernissart drill: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 1, New investigations into the Iguanodon sinkhole at Bernissart and other Early Cretaceous localities in the Mons Basin (Belgium), p. 137-145.

Rich, T. H,. and Vickers-Rich, P., 2012, Australia's Polar Early Cretaceous Dinosaurs: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 3, Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems in and out of Europe. 489-503.

Roolf, C., 2012, The attempted theft of dionsaur skeletons during the Germain occupation of Belgium (1914-1918) and some other cases of looting cultural possessions of Natural History: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 1, New investigations into the Iguanodon sinkhole at Bernissart and other Early Cretaceous localities in the Mons Basin (Belgium), p. 21-34.

Rubilar-Rogers, D., Otero, R. A., Yury-Yanez, R. E., Vargas, A. O., and Gutstein, C. S., 2012, An overview of the dinosaur fossil record of Chile: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v. 37, p. 242-255.

Ruiz-Omenaca, J. I., Canudo, J. I., Cuenca-Bescos, G., Cruzado-Caballero, P., Gasca, J. M., and Moreno-Azanza, M., 2012, A new basal ornithopod dinosaur from the Barremain of Galve, Spain: Comptes Rendus Palevol, v. 11, p. 435-444. (Gideonmantellia amosanjuanae)

Ryan, M. J., Evans, D. C., Currie, P. J., Brown, C. M., and Brinkman, D., 2012, New Leptoceratopsids from the Upper Cretaceous of Alberta, Canada: Cretaceous Research, v. 35, p. 69-80. (Unescoceratops koppelhusae, Gryphoceratops morrisoni)

Ryan, M. J., Evans, D. C., and Shepherd, K. M., 2012, A new ceratopsid from the Foremost Formation (middle Campanian) of Alberta: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 49, p. 1251-1262. (Xenoceratops foremostensis, Coronosaurus brinkmani = Centrosaurus brinkmani) Link to pdf

Sampson, S. D., 2012, Dinosaurs of the Lost Continent: Scientific American, v. 306, . 3, p. 41-47.

Schott, R. K., and Evans, D. C., 2012, Squamosal ontogeny and variation in the pachycephalosaurian dinosaur Stegoceras validum Lambe, 1902, form the Dinosaur Park Formation, Alberta: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 4, p. 903-913.

Senter, P., 2012, Forarm orientation in hadrosauridae (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) and implications for museum mounts: Palaeontologia Electronica, v. 15, issue 3;20A, 10pp. Link to pdf

Sereno, P. C., 2012, Taxonomy, morphology, masticatory function and phylogeny of heterodontosaurid dinosaurs: ZooKeys, n. 226, 225pp. (Pegomastax africanus)

Sobral, G., Hipsley, C. A., and Muller, J., 2012, Braincase redescription of Dysalotosaurus lettowvorbecki (Dinosauria, Ornithopoda) based on computed tomography: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 5, p. 1090-1102.

Spagna, P., Yans, .J., Schnyder, J., and Dupuis, C., 2012, The paleoenvironment of the Bernissart Iguandons: sedimentological analysis of the Lower Cretaceous Wealden facies in the Bernissart Area: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 1, New investigations into the Iguanodon sinkhole at Bernissart and other Early Cretaceous localities in the Mons Basin (Belgium), p. 87-95.

Spielmann, J. A., and Lucas, S. G., 2012, Tetrapod fauna of the Upper Triassic Redonda Formation, East-central New Mexico: the characertistic assemblage of the Apachean Land-vertebrate faunachron: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, Bulletin 55, 119pp.

Suarez, C. A., Gonzalez, L. A., Ludvigson, G. A., Cifelli, R. L., and Tremain, E., 2012, Water utilization of the Cretaceous Mussentuchit Member local vertebrate fauna, Cedar Mountain Formation, Utah, USA: Using oxygen isotopic composition of phosphate: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 313-314, p. 78-92.

Taquet, P., 2012, The African cousins of the European iguanodontids: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 1, New investigations into the Iguanodon sinkhole at Bernissart and other Early Cretaceous localities in the Mons Basin (Belgium), p. 283-291.

Tokaryk, T., 2012, Off the shelves--new dinosaur species from Western Canada and the importance of museum collections, again: Geology Today, v. 28,n. 3, p. 105-109.

Ullmann, P. V., Varricchio, D., and Knell, M. J., 2012, Taphonomy and taxonomy of a vertebrate microsite in the mid-Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian) Blackleaf Formation, southwest Montana: Historical Biology, v. 24, n. 3, p. 311-328.

Valentin, X,. Godefroit, P., Tabuce, R., Vianey-Liaud, M., Wu, W,. and Garcia, G,. 2012, First Late Maastrichtian (Latest Cretaceous) vertebrate assemblage from Provence (Vitrolles-la-Plaine, Southern France): In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 4, Cretaceous vertebrate faunas after the Bernissart Iguanodons, p. 583-597.

Vandycke, S., and Spagna, P., 2012, Geodynamic and tectonic context of Early Cretaceous Iguanodon-bearing deposits in the Mons Basin: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 1, New investigations into the Iguanodon sinkhole at Bernissart and other Early Cretaceous localities in the Mons Basin (Belgium), p. 63-68.

Werning, S., 2012, The ontogenetic osteohistology of Tenontosaurus tilletti: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 3, 25pp. Link to pdf

Wu, W,. and Godefroit, P., 2012, Anatomy and relationships of Bolong yixianensis, an Early Cretaceous Iguanodontoid dinosaur from western Liaoning, China: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 1, New investigations into the Iguanodon sinkhole at Bernissart and other Early Cretaceous localities in the Mons Basin (Belgium), p. 293-333.

Xiang, H., He, Y.-m., Li, L.-g., and Xi, C.-p., 2012, A review on the study of the stratigraphy, sedimentology, and paleontology of the Iren Dabasu Formation, Inner Montolia: Proceedings of the Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the Chinese Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, p. 1-44.

Xing, H., Prieto-Marquez, A., Gu, W., and Yu., T.-X., 2012, Re-evaluation and phylogenetic analysis of Wulagasaurus dongi, a hadrosaurine dinosaur from the Maastrichtian of northeast China: Vertebrata PalAsitica, v. 50, n. 2, p. 160-169. Link to pdf

Yans, J,. Dejax, J., and Schnyder, J., 2012, On the age of the Bernissart Iguanodons: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 1, New investigations into the Iguanodon sinkhole at Bernissart and other Early Cretaceous localities in the Mons Basin (Belgium), p. 79-84.

Yans, J., Robaszynski, F., and Masure, E., 2012, Biostratigraphy of the Cretaceous sediments overlying the Wealden facies in the Iguanodon sinkhole at Bernissart: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 1, New investigations into the Iguanodon sinkhole at Bernissart and other Early Cretaceous localities in the Mons Basin (Belgium), p. 69-78.

Yirka, B., 2012, Life, and deaths, of Triceratops: Fossilized tooth marks shed light on T. Rex's gruesome hunting practices: Phys Org, published online, 3pp. Link to pdf

You, H.-L., Morschhauser, E., Dodson, P., and Li, D.-Q., 2012, Auroraceratops sp. (Dinosauria: Neoceratopsia) from the Early Cretaceous of the Mazongshan Area in northwestern China: Vertebrata PalAsiatica, v. 50, n. 2, p. 170-180. Link to pdf

Zheng, W., Jin, X., Shibata, M., Azuma, Y., and Yu, F., 2012, A new ornithischian dinosaur from the Cretaceous Liangtoutang Formation of Tiantai, Zhenjiang Province, China: Cretaceous Research, v. 34, p. 208-219. (Yueosaurus tiantaiensis)

Armored dinosaurs

Arbour, V. M., and Currie, P. J., 2012, Analyzing taphonomic deformation of ankylosaur skulls using retrodeformation and finite element analysis: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 6, 13pp. Link to pdf

Averianov, A., and Sues, H.-D., 2012, Correlation of Late Cretaceous continental vertebrate assemblages in Middle and Central Asia: Journal of Stratigraphy, v. 36,n . 2, p. 462-485.

Buffetaut, E., and Nori, L,. 2012, Dinosaur remains from the "Sables Verts" (Early Crtaceous, Albian) of the Eastern Paris Basin: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 3, Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems in and out of Europe, p. 263-377.

Ezcurra, M. D., and Agnolin, F. L., 2012, A new global palaeobiogeographical model for the Late Mesozoic and Early Tertiary: Systematic Biology, v. 64, n. 4, p. 553-566.

Hayashi, S., Carpenter, K., Watabe, M., and McWhinney, L. A., 2012, Ontogenetic histology of Stegosaurus plates and spikes: Palaeontology, v. 55, part 1, p. 145-161.

Kurochkin, E N., and Lopatin, A. V., (editors), 2012, Fossil Reptiles and Birds, part 2, in Fossil Vertebrates of Russia and adjacent countries, Russian Academy of Sciences, Borissiak Paleontological institute, 387pp.

Le Loeuff, 2012, Paleobiogeography and biodiversity of Late Maastrchtian dinosaurs: how many dinosaur species went extinct at the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary? Bulletin de la societie geologiques de France, v. 183, n. 6, p. 547-559.

Le Loeuff, J., Läng, E, Cavin, L., and Buffetaut, E., 2012, Between Tendaguru and Bahariya: on the age of the Early Cretaceous Dinosaur sites from the Continental Interclaire and other African Formations: Journal of Stratigraphy, v. 36, n. 2, p. 486-502.

Lloyd, G. T., 2012, A refined modelling approach to assess the influnence of sampling on palaeobiodiversity curves: new support for declining Cretaceous dinosaur richness: Biology Letters, v. 8, p. 123-126.

Lucas, S. G., Sullivan, R. M., and Spielmann, J. A., 2012, Cretaceosu vertebrate biochronology, North American Western Interior: Journal of Stratigraphy, v. 36, n. 2, p. 436-461.

Osi, A., Rabi, M., Makadi, L, Szentesi, Z., Botfalvai, G., and Gulyas, P., 2012, The Late Cretaceous continental vertebrate fauna from Iharkut (Wesern Hungary): a review: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 4, Cretaceous Vertbrate faunas after the Bernissart Iguanodons, p. 533-569.

Suarez, C. A., Gonzalez, L. A., Ludvigson, G. A., Cifelli, R. L., and Tremain, E., 2012, Water utilization of the Cretaceous Mussentuchit Member local vertebrate fauna, Cedar Mountain Formation, Utah, USA: Using oxygen isotopic composition of phosphate: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 313-314, p. 78-92.

Thompson, R. S., Parish, J. C., Maidment, S. C. R., and Barrett, P. M., 2012, Phylogeny of the ankylosaurian dinosaurs (Ornithischia: Thyrophora): Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, v. 10, issue 2, p. 301-312.

Ullmann, P. V., Varricchio, D., and Knell, M. J., 2012, Taphonomy and taxonomy of a vertebrate microsite in the mid-Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian) Blackleaf Formation, southwest Montana: Historical Biology, v. 24, n. 3, p. 311-328.

Dinosaurs in general

Benton, M. J., Schouten, R., Drewitt, E. J. A., and Viegas, P., 2012, The Bristol dinosaur project: Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, v. 123, p. 210-225.

Bhullar, B.-A. S., Marugan-Lobon, J., Racimo, F., Bever, G. S., Rowe, T. B., Norell, M. A., and Abzhanov, A., 2012: Birds have paedomorphic dinosaur skulls;: Nature, published on line, 4 pp.

Birn-Jeffery, A., Miller, C. E., Naish, D., Rayfield, E. J., and Hone, D. W. E., 2012, Pedal claw curvature in Birds, Lizards and Mesozoic Dinosaurs - complicated categories and compensating for mass-specific and phylogenetic control: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 12, 11 pp. Link to pdf

Bugdaeva, E. V., and Markevich, V. S., 2012, The age of Lycoptera beds (Jehol Biota) in Transbaikalia (Russia) and correlation with Mongolia and China: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 3, Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems in and out of Europe, p. 453-464.

Ezcurra, M. D., and Agnolin, F. L., 2012, A new global palaeobiogeographical model for the Late Mesozoic and Early Tertiary: Systematic Biology, v. 64, n. 4, p. 553-566.

Fujiwara, S.-i., and Hutchinson, J. R., 2012, Elbow joint adductor moment arm as an indicator of forelimb postrue in extinct quadrupedal tetrapods: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B., v. 279, p. 2561-2570.

Gates, T. A., Prieto-Marquez, A., and Zanno, L. E., 2012, Mountain building triggered Late Cretaceous North American megaherbivore dinosaur radiation: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 8, 10 pp. Link to pdf

He, B., Qiao, X., Tian, H., and Zhang, Y., 2012, Paleoearthquake events of Early Cretaceous Laiyang, Stage, and Dinosaur migration in Zhucheng, Shandong, Province, Eastern China: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 86, n. 8, p. 1320-1330.

Hone, D. W. E., 2012, Variation in the tail length of non-avian dinosaurs: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 5, p. 1082-1089.

Hone, D. W. E., Naish, D., and Cuthill, I. C., 2012, Does mutual sexual selection explain the evolution of head crests in pterosaurs and dinosaurs? Lethia, v. 45, p. 139-156.

Joeckel, R. M., Ludvigson, G. A., Moller, A., Hotton, C. L., Suarez, M. B., Suarez, C. A., Sames, B., Kirkland, J. I.., and Hendrix, B., 2019, Chronstratigraphy and terrestrial palaeoclimatology of Berriasian-Hauterivian strata of the Cedar Mountaion Formation, Utah, USA: In Cretaceous climate Events and Short-Term Sea-Level Changes, Geological Society, London, Special Publications, v. 498, p. 26pp.

Köhler, M., Marin-Moratalla, N., Jordana, X., and Aanes, R., 2012, Seasonal bone growth and physiology in endotherms shed light on dinosaur physiology: Nature, 11264, published on line, 4pp.

Le Loeuff, 2012, Paleobiogeography and biodiversity of Late Maastrchtian dinosaurs: how many dinosaur species went extinct at the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary? Bulletin de la societie geologiques de France, v. 183, n. 6, p. 547-559.

Le Loeuff, J. Lang, E., Cavin, L., and Buffetatut, E., 2012, Between Tendaguru and Bahariya: on the age of the Early Cretaceous dinosaur sites from the Continental incercalaire adn other African Formations: Journal of Stratigraphy, v. 36, n. 2, p. 486-502.

Lloyd, G. T., 2012, A refined modelling approach to assess the influnence of sampling on palaeobiodiversity curves: new support for declining Cretaceous dinosaur richness: Biology Letters, v. 8, p. 123-126.

Lucas, S. G., Sullivan, R. M., and Spielmann, J. A., 2012, Cretaceous vertebrate biochronology, North American western Interior: Journal of Stratigraphy, v. 36, n. 2, p. 436-461.

O'Gorman, E. J., and Hone, D. W. E., Body size distribution of the Dinosaurs: ublic Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 12, 12 pp. Link to pdf

Padian, K., 2012, A bone for all seasons: Nature, published online, 2pp

Piga, G., Cubedo, A. S., Piccinini, M., and Enzo, S., 2012, An X-Ray diffraction (XRD) study to characterize the mineralogy of dinosaur bones from Arcillas de Morella Formation: Geogaceta, v. 51, p. 23-26. Link to pdf

Rich, T. R., Li, X.-B., and Vickers-Rich, P., 2012, Assessment of the potential for a Jehol biota-like Cretaceous polar fossil assembalge in Victora, Australia: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 3, Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems in and out of Europe. 505-516.

Rieppel, L., 2012, Bringing Dinosaurs back to life, exhibiting prehistory at the American Museum of Natural History: Isis, v. 103, p. 460-490. Link to pdf

Sha, J.-G., and Lucas, S. G., 2012, Non-Marine Cretaceous chronology and correlation: Journal of Stratigraphy, v. 36, n. 2, p.137-152.

Sookias, R. B., Butler, R. J., and Benson, R. B. J., 2012, Rise of dinosaurs reveals major body-size transitions are driven by passive processes of trait evolution: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B., v. 279, p. 2180-2187.

Thewissen, J. G. M., Cooper, L. N., and Behringer, R. R., 2012, Developmental biology enriches paleontology: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 6, p. 1223-1234.

Aves (Mesozoic)

Genus: Nova (4)

Brodavis MARTIN, KUROCHKIN, & TOKARYK, 2012
Schizooura ZHOU, ZHOU, & O'CONNOR, 2012
Shengjingornis LI, WANG, ZHANG & HOU, 2012
Xiangornis HU, XING, HOU & SULLIVAN, 2012

Species: Nova (7)

Brodavis americanus MARTIN, KUROCHKIN, & TOKARYK, 2012
Brodavis baileyi MARTIN, KUROCHKIN, & TOKARYK, 2012
Brodavis mongoliensis MARTIN, KUROCHKIN, & TOKARYK, 2012
Jeholornis palmapensis O'CONNOR, SUN, XU, WANG & ZHOU, 2012
Schizooura lii ZHOU, ZHOU, & O'CONNOR, 2012
Shengjingornis yangi LI, WANG, ZHANG & HOU, 2012
Xiangornis shenmi HU, XING, HOU & SULLIVAN, 2012

Synonym: Nova (1)

Brodavis varneri (MARTIN & CORDES-PERSON, 2007) MARTIN, KUROCHKIN, & TOKARYK, 2012
= Baptornis varneri MARTIN & CORDES-PERSON, 2007

Abourachid, A., and Hofling, E., 2012, The legs: a key to bird evolutionary sucess: Journal of Ornithology, v. 153, supplement no. 1, p. S193-S198.

Agnolin, F. L., and Novas, F. E., 2012, A carpometacarpus from the Upper Cretaceous of patagonia sheds light on the ornithurine bird radiation: Paläontologische Zeitschrift, v. 86, p. 85-89.

Agnolin, F. L., and Varricchio, D., 2012, Systematic reinterpretation of Piksi barbarulna Varricchio, 2002 from the Two Medicine Formation (Upper Cretacous) of Western USA (Montana) as a pterosaur rather than a bird: Geodiversitas, v. 34, n.4 p. 883-894.

Anonymous, 2012, Winged dinosaur Archaeopteryx dressed for flight: Phys Org, published online, 3pp. Link to pdf

Anonymous, 2012, Four-winged dinosaur's feathers were black with iridescent sheen: Phys Org, published online, 3pp. Link to pdf

Averianov, A., and Sues, H.-D., 2012, Correlation of Late Cretaceous continental vertebrate assemblages in Middle and Central Asia: Journal of Stratigraphy, v. 36,n . 2, p. 462-485.

Bates, K. T., Maidment, S. C. R., Allen, V., and Barrett, P. M., 2012, Computational modelling of locomotor muscle moment arms in the basal dinosaur Lesothosaurus diagnosticus: assessing convergence between birds and basal ornithischians: Journal of Anatomy, v. 220, p. 212-232.

Bhullar, B.-A. S., Marugan-Lobon, J., Racimo, F., Bever, G. S., Rowe, T. B., Norell, M. A., and Abzhanov, A., 2012: Birds have paedomorphic dinosaur skulls: Nature, published on line, 4 pp.

Birn-Jeffery, A., Miller, C. E., Naish, D., Rayfield, E. J., and Hone, D. W. E., 2012, Pedal claw curvature in Birds, Lizards and Mesozoic Dinosaurs - complicated categories and compensating for mass-specific and phylogenetic control: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 12, 11 pp. Link to pdf

Brocklehurst, N., Upchurch, P., Mannion, P. D., and O'Connor, J., 2012, The completeness of the fossil record of Mesozoic birds: implications for earl avian evolution: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 6, 21pp. Link to pdf

Buffetaut, E., and Angst, D., 2012, New evidence of a giant bird from the Late Cretaceous of France: Geological Magazine, Rapid Communicaton, publisehd on line, 4pp.

Candeiro, C. R. A., Agnolin, F., Martinelli, A. G., and Buckup, P. A., 2012, First bird remains from the Upper Cretaceous of the Peiropolis site, Minas Gerais state, Brazil: Geodiveristes, v. 34, n. 3, p. 617-624. Link to pdf

Cenizo, M. M., 2012, Review of the putative phorusrhacidae from the Cretaceous and Paleogene of Antarctica: new records of ratites and pelagornithid birds: Polish Polar Research, v. 33, n. 3, p. 239-258.

Chatterjee, S., and Templin, R., J., 2012, Palaeoecology, aerodynamics, and the origin of avian flight: In: Earth and Live, international year of planet Earth, edited by Talent, J A., p. 585-612.

Close, R. A., and Rayfield, E. J., 2012, Functional morphometric analysis of the furcula in Mesozoic birds: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 5, 20pp. Link to pdf

Dove, C. J., and Straker, L. C., 2012, Comment on "A diverse assemblage of Late Cretaceous dinosaur and bird feathers from Canadian Amber": Science, v. 335, 796-b, 3pp.

Dyke, G., Vremir, M,. Kaiser, G,. and Naish, D,. 2012, A drowned Mesozoic bird breeding colony from the Late Cretaceous of Transylvania: Naturwissenschaften, v. 99, p. 435-442.

Farke, A. A., and Patel, P. P., 2012, An enantiornithine bird from the Campanian Kaiparowits Formation of Utah, USA: Cretaceous Research, v. 37, p. 227-230.

Feduccia, A., 2012, Is it a bird? Is it a Dinosaur? New Scientist, April, 28, 2012, p. 28-29.

Foth, C., 2012, On the identification of feather structures in stem-line representatives of birds: evidence from fossils and actuopalaeontology: Paläontologische Zeitschrift, v. 86, p.91-102.

Galton, P. M., and Shepherd, J. D., 2012, Experimental analysis of perching in the European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris: Passeriformes; Passeres), and the automatic perching machanism of birds: Journal of Experimental Zoology, v. 317, p. 205-215.

Gao, C., Chiappe, L. M., Zhang, F., Pomeroy, D. L., Shen, C,. Chinsamy, A,. and Walsh, M. O., 2012, A subadult specimen of the Early Cretaceous bird Sapeornis chaoyangensis and a taxonomic reassessment of sapeornithids: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 5, p. 1103-1112.

Gao, T.-P., Shih, C.-K., Xu, X., Wang, S,. and Ren, D., 2012, Mid-Mesozoic flea-like ectoparasites of Feathered or Haired Vertebrates: Current Biology, v. 22, p. 732-735.

Hu, D., Xu, X., Hou, L., and Sullivan, C., 2012, A new enantiornithine bird from the Lower Cretaceous of Western Liaoning, China, and its implications for early avian evolution: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 3, p. 639-645. (Xiangornis shenmi)

Li, L., Wang, J., Zhang, X., and Hou, S., 2012, A new enantiornithine bird from the Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation in Jinzhou Area, Western Liaoning Province, China: Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition), v. 86, n. 5, p. 1039-1044. (Shengjingornis yangi)

Liu, D., Zhou, Z.-H,. and Zhang, Y.-G., 2012, Mass estimate and evolutionary trends in Chinese Mesozoic fossil birds: Vertebrata PalAsiatica, v. 50, n. 1, p. 39-52. Link to pdf

Longrich, N. R., Vinther, J, Meng, Q., Li, Q., and Russell, A. P., 2012, Primitive wing feather arrangement in Archaeopteryx lithographica and Anchiornis huxleyi: Current Biology, v. 22, p. 2262-2267.

Louchart, A., and Viriot, L., 2012, From snout to beak: the loss of teeth in birds: Trends in Ecology and Evolution, v. 26, n. 12, p. 663-673.

Martin, L. D., Kurochkin, E. N,. and Tokaryk, T. T., 2012, A new evolutionary lineage of diving birds from the Late Cretaceous of North America and Asia: Palaeoworld, v. 21, p. 59-63. (Brodavis americanus, Brodavis baileyi, Brodavis mongoliensis, Brodavis varneri = Baptornis varneri)

Mannion, P. D., Benson, R. B. J., Upchurch, P., Butler, R. J., Carrano, M. T., and Barrett, P. M., 2012, A temperate palaeodiversity peak in Mesozoic dinosaurs and evidence for Late Cretaceous geographical partitioning: Global Ecology and Biogeography, v. 21, p. 898-908.

McKellar, R. C., Chatterton, B. D. E., Wolfe, A. P., and Currie, P. J., 2012, Response to comment on "a diverse assemblage of Late Cretaceous dinosaur and bird feathers from Canadian Amber": Science, v. 335, 796-c, 3pp.

Nudds, R. L., Atterholt, J., Wang, X., You, H.-L., and Dyke, G. J., 2012, Locomotry albilities and habitat of the Cretaceous bird Gansus yumenensis inferred fromlimb length proportions: Journal of Evolutionalyr Biology, published on line, 1-5pp.

O'Connor, J. K., 2012, A revised look at Liaoningornis longidigitrus (AVES): Vertebrata PalAsiatica, v. 50, n. 1, p. 25-37. Link to pdf

O'Connor, J. K., Chiappe, L. M., Chuong, C.-M., Bottjer, D. J., and You, H., 2012, Homology and potential cellular and molecular mechanisms for the development of Unique feather morphologies in Early Birds: Geosciences, v. 2, p. 157-177. Link to pdf

O'Connor, J. K., Sun, C., Xu, X., Wang, X., and Zhou, Z., 2012, A new species of Jeholornis with complete caudal integument: Historical Biology, v. 24, n. 1, p. 29-41. (Jeholornis palmapensis)

O'Connor, J. K., and Zhou, Z., 2012, A redescription of Chaoyangia beishanensis (Avees) and a comprehensive phylogeny of Mesozoic birds: Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, iFirst, p. 1-18.

Osi, A., Rabi, M., Makadi, L, Szentesi, Z., Botfalvai, G., and Gulyas, P., 2012, The Late Cretaceous continental vertebrate fauna from Iharkut (Wesern Hungary): a review: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 4, Cretaceous Vertbrate faunas after the Bernissart Iguanodons, p. 533-569.

Pereda-Subberbiola, X., Ruiz-Omenaca, J. I., Canudo, J. I., Torcida, F., and Sanz, J. L,. 2012, Dinosaur faunas from the Early Cretaceous (Valanginian-Albian) of Spain: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 3, Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems in and out of Europe. 379-407.

Rich, T. H,. and Vickers-Rich, P., 2012, Australia's Polar Early Cretaceous Dinosaurs: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 3, Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems in and out of Europe. 489-503.

Rothschild, B. M., Zheng, X., and Martin, L. D., 2012, Osteorthritis in the early avian radiation: earliest recognition of the disease in birds: Cretaceous Research, v. 35, p. 178-180.

Rubilar-Rogers, D., Otero, R. A., Yury-Yanez, R. E., Vargas, A. O., and Gutstein, C. S., 2012, An overview of the dinosaur fossil record of Chile: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v. 37, p. 242-255.

Seki, R., Kamiyama, N., Tadokoro, A., Nomura, N., Tsuihiji, T., Manabe, M., and Tamura, K., 2012, Evolutionary and developmental aspects of avian-specific traits in limb skeletal pattern: Zoological Science, v. 29, p. 631-644.

Tickle, P. G., Norell, M. A., and Codd, J. R., 2012, Ventilatory mechanics from maniraptoran theropods to extant birds: Journal of Evoutionary Biology, v. 25, p. 740-747.

Xing, L., Bell, P. R., Persons IV, W. S., Ji, S,. Miyashita, T,. Burn,s M. E., Ji, Q., and Currie, P. J., 2012, Abdominal contents for two large Early Cretaceous Compsognathids (Dinosauria: Theropoda) demonstrted feeding on Confuciusornithids and Dromaeosaurids: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 8, 11pp. Link to pdf

Xu, X., 2012, Evolution: taking wing with weak feathers: Current Biology, v. 22, n. 23, p. 3pp.

Zheng, X., Wang, X,. O'Connor, J., and Zhou, Z., 2012, Insight into the early evolution of the avian sternum from juvenile enantiornithines: Nature, published online, 8pp.

Zhou, S., Zhou, Z.-H., and O'Connor, J. K., 2012, A new basal beaked orniturine bird from the Lower Cretaceous of Western liaoning, China: Vertebrata PalAsiatica, v. 50, n. 1, p. 9-24. (Schizooura lii) Link to pdf

Synapsids

Pelycosaurs

Benson, R. B. J., 2012, Interrelationships of basal synapsids: cranial and postcranial morphological partitions suggest differnt topologies: Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, v. 10, issue 4, p. 601-624.

Benton, M. J., 2012, No gap in the Middle Permian record of terrestrial vertebrates: Geology, v. 40, p. 339-342.

Gand, G., Bourillot, R., Brigaud, B., Steyer, J.-S., and Peyrouse, J.-B., 2012, Les reptiles et synapsides fossiles de Bourgogne: Rev. Sci. Bourgogne-Nature, Hors, Serie, published online, 23-86. Link to pdf

Hopson, J. A., 2012, Chapter II: The role of foraging mode in the origin of therapsids: implications for the origin of mammalian endothermy: Fieldiana: Life and Earth Sciences, n. 5, p. 126-148.

Kümmell, S. B., and Frey, E., 2012, Digital arcade in the autopodia of Synapsida: standard position of the digits and dorsoventral excursion angle of digial joints in the rays II-V: Palaeobiology, Palaeonenvironments, v. 92, p. 171-196.

Rega, E. A., Noriega, K., Sumida, S. S., Huttenlocker, A., Lee, A., and Kennedy, B., 2012, Chapter 9: Healed fractures in the neural spines of an associated skeleton of Dimetrodon: implications for dorsal sail morphology and function: Fieldiana: Life and Earth Sciences, n. 5, p. 104-111.

Theriodontia

Genus: Nova (4)

Novocynodon IVAKHNENKO, 2012
Panchetocynodon DAS & GUPTA, 2012
Redondagnathus SPIELMANN, & LUCAS, 2012
Sludica IVAKHNENKO, 2012

Species: Nova (5)

Novocynodon kutorgai IVAKHNENKO, 2012
Panchetocynodon damodarensis DAS & GUPTA, 2012
Novocynodon kutorgai  IVAKHNENKO, 2012
Redondagnathus hunti SPIELMANN, & LUCAS, 2012
Sludica bulanovi IVAKHNENKO, 2012

Benton, M. J., 2012, No gap in the Middle Permian record of terrestrial vertebrates: Geology, v. 40, p. 339-342.

Das, D. P., and Gupta, A., 2012, A new cynodon record from the Lower Triassic Panchet Formtion, Damodar Valley: Journal of the Geological Society of India, v. 79, p. 175-180. (Panchetocynodon damodarensis) Link to pdf

Fujiwara, S.-i., and Hutchinson, J. R., 2012, Elbow joint adductor moment arm as an indicator of forelimb postrue in extinct quadrupedal tetrapods: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B., v. 279, p. 2561-2570.

Gaetano, L. C., Mocke, H., Abdala, F., and Hancox, P. J., 2012, Complex multicusped postcanine teeth from the Lower Triassic of South Africa: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 6, p. 1411-1420.

Heckert, A. B., Mitchell, J. S., Schneider, V. P., and Olsen, P. E., 2012, Diverse new microvertebrate assemblage from the Upper Triassic Cumnock Formation, Sanford Subbasin, North Carolina, USA: Journal of Paleontology, v. 86, n. 2, p. 368-390.

Hopson, J. A., 2012, Chapter II: The role of foragigin mode in the origin of therapsids: implications for the origin of mammalian endothermy: Fieldiana: Life and Earth Sciences, n. 5, p. 126-148.

Huttenlocker, A. K., and Sidor, C. A., 2012, Taxonomic revision of therocephalians (Theraspida: Theriodontia) from the Lower Triassic of Antarctica: American Museum Novitates, n. 3738, 19pp. Link to pdf

Ivakhnenko, M. F., 2012, Permian Cynodontia (Theromorpha) of Eastern Europe: Paleontological Journal, v. 46, n. 2, p. 199-207. (Novocynodon kutorgai, Sludica bulanovi)

Jasinoski, S. C., and Chinsamy, A., 2012, Mandibular histology and growth of the nonmmaliaform cynodont Tritylodon: Journal fo Anatomy, v. 220, p. 564-579.

Jiang, S., Peng, N., and Ji, S.-a., 2012, Late Permian Dashankou fauna and its stratigraphy from Yumen, Gansu Province, China: Proceedings of the Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the Chinese Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, p. 45-54.

Kammer, C. F., Flynn, J. J., Ranivoharimanana, L., and Wyss, A. R., 2012, Chapter 10: Ontogeny in the Malagasy Traversodontid Dadadon isaloi and a reconsideration of its phylogenetic relationships: Fieldiana: Life and Earth Sciences, n. 5, p. 112-125.

Kümmell, S. B., and Frey, E., 2012, Digital arcade in the autopodia of Synapsida: standard position of the digits and dorsoventral excursion angle of digial joints in the rays II-V: Palaeobiology, Palaeonenvironments, v. 92, p. 171-196.

Ranivoharimanana, L., 2012, Analyse biomechanique masticatrice chez des traversodontides eucynodontes du Trias de Madagascar: Geodiversitas, v. 34, n. 3, p. 505-515. Link to pdf

Ranivoharimanana, L,. Kammerer, C. F., Flyn, J. J., and Wyss, A. R., 2011 (published 2012), New material of Dadadon isaloi (Cynodontia, Traversodontidae) from the Triassic of Madagascar: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 31, n. 6, p. 1291-1302.

Sigurdsen, T., Huttenlocker, A. K., Modesto, S. P., Rowe, T. B., and Damiani, R., 2012, Reassessment of the morphology and paleobiology of the therocephalian Tetracynodon darti (Therapida), and the phylogenetic relationshps of baurioidea: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 5, p. 1113-1134.

Spielmann, J. A., and Lucas, S. G., 2012, Tetrapod fauna of the Upper Triassic Redonda Formation, East-central New Mexico: the characertistic assemblage of the Apachean Land-vertebrate faunachron: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, Bulletin 55, 119pp. (Redondagnathus hunti)

Tarailo, D. A., and Fastovsky, D. E., 2012, Post-Permo-Triassic terrestrial vertebrate recovery: southwestern United States: Paleobiology, v. 38,n. 4, p. 644-663.

Deinocephalia

Genus: Nova (4)

Basilodon KAMMERER, ANGIELCZYK, & FROBISCH, 2011 (published in 2012)
Euptychognathus KAMMERER, ANGIELCZYK, & FROBISCH, 2011 (published in 2012)
Keyseria KAMMERER, ANGIELCZYK, & FROBISCH, 2011 (published in 2012)
Peramodon KAMMERER, ANGIELCZYK, & FROBISCH, 2011 (published in 2012)

Species: Nova (1)

Vinceria vieja DOMNANOVICH & MARISICANO, 2012

Synonym: Nova (15)

Basilodon woodwardi (BROOM, 1921) KAMMERER, ANGIELCZYK, & FROBISCH, 2011 (published in 2012)
= Dicynodon woodwardi BROOM, 1921
= Dicynodon microdon BROOM, 1936
= Dicynodon calverleyi BROOM, 1940
= Dicynodon weatherbyi BROOM, 1940
Daptocephalus leoniceps (OWEN, 1876) HOEPEN, 1934
= Dicynodon leoniceps OWEN, 1876
= Dicynodon leontops BROOM, 1913
= Dicynodon lissops BROOM, 1913
= Dicynodon osborni BROOM, 1921
= Dicynodon watsoni BROOM, 1921
= Dicynodon leontocephalus BROOM, 1950
= Dicynodon daptocephaloides BOERIEN, 1955
Daqingshanodon limbus ZHU, 1989
= Dicynodon limbus (ZHU,1989) LUCAS, 1998
Dicynodon lacerticeps OWEN, 1845
= Dicynodon pardiceps OWEN, 1876
= Dicynodon taylori BROOM, 1932
= Dicynodon kitchingi BROOM, 1937
= Dicynodon dutoiti BROOM & SCHEPERS, 1937
= Dicynodon cadlei BROOM, 1940
= Dicynodon trigonocephalus BROOM, 1940
= Dicynodon aetorhamphus BROOM, 1948
Dinanomodon gilli (BROOM, 1932) BROOM, 1938
= Dicynodon gilli BROOM, 1932
= Dinanomodon rubidgei BROOM, 1940
= Dicynodon microdon BROOM, 1940
= Dicynodon anneae BROOM, 1940
= Dinanomodon gigas BROOM, 1940
= Dicynodon galecephalus BROOM & ROBINSON, 1948
Euptychognathus bathyrhynchus (HUENE, 1942) KAMMERER, ANGIELCZYK, & FROBISCH, 2011 (published in 2012)
= Dicynodon bathyrhynchus HUENE, 1942
Gordonia traquairi NEWTON, 1893
= Dicynodon traquairi (NEWTON, 1893) HUENE, 1940
= Gordonia huxleyana NEWTON, 1893
= Dicynodon huxleyanus (NEWTON, 1893) HUENE, 1940
= Gordonia duffiana NEWTON, 1893
= Dicynodon duffianus (NEWTON, 1893) HUENE, 1940
= Gordonia juddiana NEWTON, 1893
= Dicynodon juddianus (NEWTON, 1893) HUENE, 1940
Jimusaria sinkianensis (YUAN & YOUNG, 1934) SUN, 1963
= Dicynodon sinkianensis YUAN & YOUNG, 1934
= Jimusaria taoshuyuanensis SUN, 1973
Keyseria benjamini (BROOM, 1948) KAMMERER, ANGIELCZYK, & FROBISCH, 2011 (published in 2012)
= Dicynodon benjamini BROOM, 1948
Peramodon amalitzkii (SUSHKIN, 1926) KAMMERER, ANGIELCZYK, & FROBISCH, 2011 (published in 2012)
= Dicynodon amalitzkii SUSHKIN, 1926
Sintocephalus alticeps (BROOM & HAUGHTON, 1913) HOEPEN, 1934
= Dicynodon alticeps BROOM & HAUGHTON, 1913
Syops vanhoepeni (BOONSTRA, 1938) KAMMERER, ANGIELCZYK, & FROBISCH, 2011 (published in 2012)
= Dicynodon vanhoepeni BOONSTRA, 1938
= Dicynodon robeti BOONSTRA, 1938
Turfanodon bogdaensis SUN, 1973
= Striodon magnus SUN, 1978
= Dicynodon bogdaensis KING, 1988
= Dicynodon sunanensis LI, CHENG & LI, 2000
Vivaxosaurus trautscholdi (AMALITZKY, 1922) KALANDADZE & KURKIN, 2000
= Dicynodon trautscholdi AMALITZKY, 1922
= Gordonia annae AMALITZKY, 1922
= Dicynodon annae (AMALITZKY, 1922) SUSHKIN, 1926
= Gordonia rossica AMALITZKY, 1922
= Dicynodon rossicus (AMALITZKY, 1922) HUENE, 1940
= Oudenodon venyukovi AMALITZKY, 1922
= Dicynodon venyukovi (AMALITZKY, 1922) HUENE, 1940
= Vivaxosaurus permirus KALANDADZE & KURKIN, 2000

Araujo, R., Castanhinha, R., and Junior, L. C., 2012, A new anomodont taxon from the Mozambican Karoo (Niassa Province, Late Permian): In: Para conhecer a Terra: memórias e notícias de Geociências no espaço lusófono, p. 143-150.

Benton, M. J., 2012, No gap in the Middle Permian record of terrestrial vertebrates: Geology, v. 40, p. 339-342.

Domnanovich, N. S., and Mariscano, C. A., 2012, The Triassic dicynodon Vinceria (Therapsida, Anomodontia) from Argentina and a discussion on basal Kannemeyeriiformes: Gebios, v. 45, p. 173-186. (Vinceria vieja)

Jiang, S., Peng, N., and Ji, S.-a., 2012, Late Permian Dashankou fauna and its stratigraphy from Yumen, Gansu Province, China: Proceedings of the Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the Chinese Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, p. 45-54.

Kammerer, C. F., Angielczyk, K. D., and Frobisch, J., 2011 (published in 2012), A comprehensive taxomic revision of Dicynodon (Therapsida, Anomodontia) and its implications for dicynodont phylogeny, biogeography, and biostratigraphy: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 21, supplement to no. 6, Memoir 11, 158 pp. (Keyseira benjamini = Dicynodon benjamini, Basilodon woodwardi = Dicynodon woodwardi, = Dicynodon microdon, = Dicynodon calverleyi, = Dicynodon weatherbyi, Peramodon amalitzkii = Dicynodon amalitzkii, Syops vanhoepeni = Dicynodon vanhopeni, Euptychognathus bathyrhynchus = dicynodon bathrhynchus, Daptocephalus leoniceps = Dicynodon leoniceps, = Dicynodon leontops, = Dicynodon lissops, = Dicynodon osborni, = Dicynodon watsoni, = Dicynodon leontocephalus, = Dicynodn daptocephaloides, Dicynodon lacerticeps = Dicynodon paradiceps, = Dicynodon taylori, = Dicynodon kitching, = Dicynodon dutoiti, = Dicynodon cadlei, = Dicynodon trigonocephalus, = Dicynodon aetorhamphus, Dinanomoodn gilli = Dicynodon gilli, = Dinanomodon macrodon, = Dicynodon anneae, = Dicynodon anneae, = Dinanomodon gigas, = Dicynoodn galecephalus, Gordonia traquairi = Gordonia huxleyana, = Gordonia duffiana, = Gordonia juddiana, = Dicynodon traquairi, = Dicynodon duffanus, = Dicynodon huxleyanus, = Dicynodon juddianus, Jimusari sinkianensis = Dicynodon sinkianensis, = Jimusaria sinkianensis, = Jimusaria taoshuyuanensis, Sintocephalus alticeps = Dicynodon alticeps, Turfanodon bogdaensis = Striodon magnus, = Dicynodon bogdaensis, = Dicynodon sunanensis, Vivaxosaurus trautscholdi = Dicynodon trautscholdi, = Gordonia annae, = Gordonia rossica, = Oudenodon venyukovi, = Dicynodon annae, = Dicynodon rossicus, = Dicynodn venyukovi, = Vivaxosaurus permirus)

Kümmell, S. B., and Frey, E., 2012, Digital arcade in the autopodia of Synapsida: standard position of the digits and dorsoventral excursion angle of digial joints in the rays II-V: Palaeobiology, Palaeonenvironments, v. 92, p. 171-196.

Nasterlack, T., Canoville, A., and Chinsamy, A., 2012, New insights into the biology of the Permian genus Cistecephalus (Theraspida, Dicynodontia): Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 6, p. 1396-1410.

Tarailo, D. A., and Fastovsky, D. E., 2012, Post-Permo-Triassic terrestrial vertebrate recovery: southwestern United States: Paleobiology, v. 38,n. 4, p. 644-663.

Mammals (Mesozoic)

Genus: Nova (5)

Borisodon ARCHIBALD & AVERIANOV, 2012
Condorodon GAETANO & ROUGIER, 2012
Kouriogenys DAVIS, 2012
Peramuroides DAVIS, 2012
Paleoungulatum KELLY, 2014

Species: Nova (3)

Lainodon ragei GHEERBRANT & ASTIBIA, 2012
Protolambda mcgilli KELLY, 2014
Paleoungulatum hooleyi KELLY, 2014

Synonym: Nova (6)

Borisodon kara (NESOV, 1993) ARCHIBALD & AVERIANOV, 2012
= Sorlestes kara NESOV, 1993
Condorodon spanios GAETANO & ROUGIER, 2012
Kouriogenys minor DAVIS, 2012
= Spalacotherium minus OWEN, 1871
Parazhelestes mynbulakensis = Sorlestes budan
Peramuroides tenuiscus DAVIS, 2012
Peramus dubius (OWEN, 1871) DAVIS, 2012
= Leptocladus dubius OWEN, 1871
= Peramus minor OWEN, 1871

Archibald, J. D., 2012, Darwin's two competing phylogenetic trees: marsupials as ancestors or sister taxa? Archives of natural history, v. 39, n. 2, p. 217-233.

Archibald, J. D., and Averianov, A., 2012, Phylogenetic analysis, taxonomic revision, and dnetal ontogeny of the Cretaceous Zhelestidae (Mammalia: Eutheria): Zoological Journalf of the Linnean Socity, v. 164, p. 361-426. (Borisodon kara = Sorlestes kara, Parazhelestes mynbulakensis = Sorlestes budan)

Averianov, A., and Sues, H.-D., 2012, Correlation of Late Cretaceous continental vertebrate assemblages in Middle and Central Asia: Journal of Stratigraphy, v. 36,n . 2, p. 462-485.

Badiola, A., Canudo, J. I., and Cuenca-Bescos, G., 2012, New Early Cretaceous multituberculate mammals from the Iberian Peninsula: Part 3, Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems in and out of Europe, p. 409-433.

Chester, S. G. B., Sargis, E. J,. Szalay, F. S., Archibald, J. D., and Averianov, A. O., 2012, Therian femora from the Late Cretaceous of Uzbekistan: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 57, n. 1, p. 53-64. Link to pdf

Codera, V. A., Godefroit, P., and Smith, T., 2012, First discovery of Maastrichtian (Latest Cretaceous) terrestrial vertebrates in Rusca Moutana Basin (Romania): In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 4, Cretaceous Vertbrate faunas after the Bernissart Iguanodons, p. 571-581.

Davis, B. M., 2012, Micro-computed tomography reveals a diversity of Peramuran mammals from the Purbeck Group (Berriasian) of England: Palaeontology, v. 55, part 4, p. 789-817. (Peramus dubius = Leptocladus dubius, = Peramus minor, Kouriogenys minor = Spalacotherium minus, Peramuroides tenuiscus)

Ezcurra, M. D., and Agnolin, F. L., 2012, A new global palaeobiogeographical model for the Late Mesozoic and Early Tertiary: Systematic Biology, v. 64, n. 4, p. 553-566.

Forasiepi, A. M., Coria, R. A., Hurum, J., and Currie, P. J., 2012, First dryolestoid (Mammalia, Dryolestoidea, Meridiolestida) from the Coniacian of Patagonia and new evidence of thier early radiation in South America: Ameghiniana, tomo 49, numer 4, p. 487-504. Link to pdf

Gaetano, L. C., and Rougier, G. W., 2012, First amphilestid from South America: a molariform from the Jurassic Canadon Asfalto Formation, Patagonia, Argentina: Journal of Mammal Evolution, v. 19, p. 235-248. (Condorodon spanios)

Gao, T.-P., Shih, C.-K., Xu, X., Wang, S,. and Ren, D., 2012, Mid-Mesozoic flea-like ectoparasites of Feathered or Haired Vertebrates: Current Biology, v. 22, p. 732-735.

Gheerbrant, E., and Astibia, H., 2012, Addition to the Late Cretaceous Lano mammal faunal (Spain) and to teh knowledge of European "Zhelestidae" (Lainodontinae nov.): Bulletin de la societie geologiques de France, t. 183, n. 6, p. 537-546. (Lainodon ragei).

Gilissen, E., and Smith, T., 2012, Reassesment of the posterior brain region in multituberculate mammals: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 4, Cretaceous vertebrate faunas after the Bernissart Iguanodons, p. 599-612.

Goin, F. J., Tejedor, M. F., Chornogubsky, L., Lopez, G. M., Gelfo, J. N., Bond, M., Woodburne, M. O., Gurovich, Y., and Reguero, M., 2012, Persistence of a Mesozoic, non-therian mammalian lineage (Gondwanatheria) in the mid-Paleogene of Patagonia: Naturwissenschaften, v. 99, p. 449-463.

Guo, X-Q., Han, J.-q., and Ji, S.-a., 2012, Advances in the study of vertebrate fossils of the Middle Jurassic Yanliao biota in western Liaoning Province and adjacent areas: Geological Bulletin of China, v. 31, n. 6, p. 928-935. Link to pdf

Hall, M. I., Kamilar, J. M., and Kirk, E. C., 2012, Eye shape and the nocturnal bottleneck of mammals: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B., published online, 7pp. Link to pdf

Kelly, T. S., 2014, Preliminary report on the mammals from Lane's Little Jaw Site Quarry; a latest Cretaceous (earliest Puercian?) local fauna, Hell Creek Formation southeastern Montana: Paludicola, v. 10, n. 1, p. 50-91. (Protolambda mcgilli, Paleoungulatum hooleyi)

Kümmell, S. B., and Frey, E., 2012, Digital arcade in the autopodia of Synapsida: standard position of the digits and dorsoventral excursion angle of digial joints in the rays II-V: Palaeobiology, Palaeonenvironments, v. 92, p. 171-196.

Liu, Y.-Q., Kuan, H.-W., Jiang, X.-J., Peng, N., Xu, H., and Sun, H.-Y., 2012, Timing of the earliest known feathered dinosaurs and transitional pterosaurs older than the Jehol Biota: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v, 323-325, p. 1-12.

Luo, Z.-X., Ruf, I., and Martin, T., 2012, The petrosal and inner ear of the Late Jurassic cladotherian mammal Dryolestes leiriensis and implications for ear evolution in therian mammals: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, v. 166, p. 433-463.

Peng, N., Liu, Y., Kuang, H., Jiang, X, and Xu, H., 2012, Stratigraphy and geochronology of vertebrate fossil-bearing Jurassic strata from Linglongta, Jiangchang County, Western Liaoning, Northeastern China: Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition), v. 86, n. 6, p. 1326-1339.

Prasad, G. V., 2012, Vertebrate biodiversity of the Deccan volcanic province of India: a review: Bulletin de la societie geologiques de France, v. 183, n. 6, p. 597-610.

Ranivoharimanana, L., 2012, Analyse biomecanique masticatrice chez des traversodontides eucynodontes du Trias de Madagascar: Geodiversitas, v. 34, n. 3, p. 505-515.

Rich, T. H., and Vickers-Rich, P., 2012, Australia's Polar Early Cretaceous Dinosaurs: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 3, Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems in and out of Europe. 489-503.

Rich, T. H., and Vickers-Rich, P., 2012, Palaeobiography of Mesozoic mammals - revisited: In: Earth and Live, International Year of Planet Earth, edited by Talent, J. A., p. 913-934.

Suarez, C. A., Gonzalez, L. A., Ludvigson, G. A., Cifelli, R. L., and Tremain, E., 2012, Water utilization of the Cretaceous Mussentuchit Member local vertebrate fauna, Cedar Mountain Formation, Utah, USA: Using oxygen isotopic composition of phosphate: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 313-314, p. 78-92.

Valentin, X,. Godefroit, P., Tabuce, R., Vianey-Liaud, M., Wu, W,. and Garcia, G,. 2012, First Late Maastrichtian (Latest Cretaceous) vertebrate assemblage from Provence (Vitrolles-la-Plaine, Southern France): In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 4, Cretaceous vertebrate faunas after the Bernissart Iguanodons, p. 583-597.

Wilson, G. P., Evans, A. R., Corfe, I. J., Smits, P. D., Fortelius, M,. and Jernvall, J., 2012, Adapative radiation of multituberculate mammals before the extinction of dinosaurs: Nature, v. 483, p. 457-460.

Eggs

Oogenus: Nova (3)

Coralloidoolithus WANG, WANG, ZHAO & JIANG, 2012
Sankofa LOPEZ-MARTINEZ & VICENS, 2012
Stalicoolithus WANG, WANG, ZHAO & JIANG, 2012

Oospecies: Nova (2)

Sankofa pyrenaica LOPEZ-MARTINEZ & VICENS, 2012
Stalicoolithus shifengensis WANG, WANG, ZHAO & JIANG, 2012

Oosynonym: Nova (1)

Coralloidoolithus shizuiwanensis (FANG, LU, CHENG, ET AL, 1998) WANG, WANG, ZHAO & JIANG, 2012
= Paraspheroolithus shizuiwanensis FANG, LU, CHENG, ET AL, 1998

Agnolin, F. L., Powell, J. E., Novas, F. E., and Kundrat, M., 2012, New alvarezsaurid (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from uppermost Cretaceous of north-western Patagonia with associated eggs: Cretaceous Research, v. 35, p. 33-56. (Bonapartenykus ultimus)

Dyke, G., Vremir, M,. Kaiser, G,. and Naish, D,. 2012, A drowned Mesozoic bird breeding colony from the Late Cretaceous of Transylvania: Naturwissenschaften, v. 99, p. 435-442.

Fanti, F., Currie, P. J., and Badamgarav, D., 2012, New specimens of Nemegtomaia from the Baruungoyot and Nemegt Formations (Late Cretaceous) of Mongolia: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 2, 16pp. Link to pdf

Fernandez, V., Buffetaut, E,. Maire, E,. Adrien J,. Suteethorn, V., and Tafforeau, P., 2012, Phase contrast synchrotron microtomography: improving noninvasive investigatiosn of fossil embryos in Ova: Microscopy and Microanalysis, v. 18, p. 179-185.

Fiorelli, L. E., Grellet-Tinner, G., Alasino, P. H., and Arganaraz, E., 2012, The geology and palaeoecology of the newly discovere Cretaceous neosauropod hydrothermal nesting site in Sanagasta (Los Lianos Formation), La Rioja, northwest Argentina: Cretaceous Research, v. 35, p. 94-117.

Grellet-Tinner, G., Codrea, V., Folie, A., Higa, A, and Smith, T., 2012, First evidence of reproductive adaptation to "Island effect" of a dwarf Cretaceous Romanian titanosaur, with embryonic integument in Ovo: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 3, 10pp. Link to pdf

Grellet-Tinner, G., Fiorelli, L. E., and Salvador, R. B., 2012, Water vapor conductance of the Lower Cretaceous Dinosaurian eggs from Sanagasta, La Rioja, Argentina: paleobiolotical and paleoecological implications for South American Faveoloolithid and Megaloolithid eggs: PalAios, v. 27, p. 35-47.

Kurochkin, E N., and Lopatin, A. V., (editors), 2012, Fossil Reptiles and Birds, part 2, in Fossil Vertebrates of Russia and adjacent countries, Russian Academy of Sciences, Borissiak Paleontological institute, 387pp.

Lopez-Martinez, N., and Vicens, E., 2012, A new peculiar dinosaur egg, Sankofa pyrenaica oogen. nov. oosp. nov. from the Upper Cretaceous costal deposits of the Aren Formation, South-Central Pyrenees, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain: Palaeontology, v. 55, part 2, p. 325-339. (Sankofa pyrenaica)

Lucas, S. G., Bray, E. S., Emry, R. J., and Hirsch, K. F., 2012, Dinosaur eggshell and the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary in the Zaysan Basin, Eastern Kazakstan: Journal of Stratigraphy, v. 36, n. 2, p. 417-435.

Piak, I. S., Kim, H. J,. and Huh, M., 2012, Dinosaur egg deposits in the Cretaceous Gyeongsang Supergroup, Korea: diversity and paleobiological implications: Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, v. 56, p. 135-146.

Prasad, G. V., 2012, Vertebrate biodiversity of the Deccan volcanic province of India: a review: Bulletin de la societie geologiques de France, v. 183, n. 6, p. 597-610.

Reisz, R. R., Evans, D. C., Roberts, E. M., Sues, H.-D., and Yates, A. M., 2012, Oldest known dinosaurian nesting site and reproductive biology of the Early Jurassic sauropodomorph Massospondylus: Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, v. 109, n. 7, p. 2428-2433.

Valentin, X,. Godefroit, P., Tabuce, R., Vianey-Liaud, M., Wu, W,. and Garcia, G,. 2012, First Late Maastrichtian (Latest Cretaceous) vertebrate assemblage from Provence (Vitrolles-la-Plaine, Southern France): In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 4, Cretaceous vertebrate faunas after the Bernissart Iguanodons, p. 583-597.

Wang, Q., Wang, X.-L., Zhao, Z., and Jiang, Y., 2012, A new oofamily of dinosaur egg from the Upper Cretaceous of Tiantai Basin, Zhejiang Province, and its mechanism of eggshell formation: Chinse Science Bulletin, published on line, 8 pp. (Stalicoolithus shifengensis, Coralloidoolithus shizuiwanensis = Paraspheroolithus shizuiwanensis) Link to pdf

Wang, X.-l., Wang, Q., Jiang, S.-x., Cheng, X., Zhang, J.-L., Zhao, Z.-k., and Jiang, Y.-g., 2012, Dinosaur egg faunas of the Upper Cretaceous terrestrial red beds of China and thier stratigraphical significance: Journal of Stratigraphy, v. 36, n. 2, p. 400-416.

Zheng, L., Wang, B.-q., and Liu, N., 2012, Comparative study on some dinosaur eggs and modern bird eggs: Proceedings of the Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the Chinese Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, p. 69-82.

Ichnology

Inchogenus: Nova (1)

Shenmuichnus LI, LOCKLEY, ZHANG, HU, MATSUKAWA & BAI, 2012
Tatarornipes LOCKLEY, LI, MATSUKAWA & LI, 2012

Inchospecies: Nova (5)

Caririchnium kyoungsookimi LIM, LOCKLEY, & KONG, 2012
Dromaeosauripus jinjuensis KIM, LOCKLEY, WOO & KIM, 2012
Haenamichnus ginensis KIM, LOCKLEY, KIM, SEO & LIM, 2012
Shenmuichnus youngteilhardorum LI, LOCKLEY, ZHANG, HU, MATSUKAWA & BAI, 2012
Tatarornipes cabuensis LOCKLEY, LI, MATSUKAWA & LI, 2012

Synonym: Nova

Protochirotherium hauboldi (PTASZYNSKI, 1990) KLEIN, NIEDZWIEDZKI, VOIGT, LAGNANOUI, HMINNA, SABER & SCHNEIDER, 2013
= Brachychirotherium wiorense PTASZYNSKI, 2000
= Isochirotherium gierlinskii PTASZYNSNKI, 2000
= Isochirotherium sanctacrucense PTASYNZKI, 1990

Alcala, L., Cobos, A., Espilez, E., Gasco, F., Mampel, L., Escorza, C. M., and Royo-Tores, R., 2012, Icnitas de dinosaurios en la Formacion Villar del Arzobispo de Ababuj (Teruel, Espana): Geogaceta, v. 51, p. 35-38. Link to pdf

Avanzini, M., Pinuela, L., and Garcia-Ramos, J. C., 2012, Late Jurassic footprints reveal walking kinematics of theropod dinosaurs: Lethia, v. 45, p. 238-252.

Boutakiout, M., Nouri, J., Ladel, L., Diaz-Martinez, I., and Perez-Lorente, F., 2012, El yacimiento de icnitas de dinosaurio 341GR. louaridene, Alto Atlas Cental. Marruecos: Geogaceta, v. 51, p. 43-46. Link to pdf

Boutakiout, M., Nouri, J., Ladel, L., Diaz-Martinez, I., and Perez-Lorente, F., 2012, Contenido anomalo de icnitas semiplantigrades teropodas en el yacimiento de Oumzawrou (361GR) del Atlas Marroqui: Geogaceta, v. 52, p. 173-176. Link to pdf

Brink, K. S., Hawthorn, J. R., and Evans, D. C., 2012, New occurrences of Ichniotherium and Striatihnium and the Lower Permian Kildare Capes Formation, Prince Edward Island, Canada: palaeoenvironmental and biostratigraphic implications: Palaeontology, v. 55, part 5, p. 1075-1090.

Cavin, L., Avanzini, M, Bernardi, M., Piuz, A., Proz, P-A., Meister, C., Boissonnas, J., and Meyer, C. A,. 2012, New vertebrate trackways from the autochthonous cover of the Aiguilles Rouges Massif and reevaluation of the dnosaur record in the Valais, SW Switzerland: Swiss Journal of Paleontology, v. 131, p. 317-324.

Dobos, A., and Gasco, F, 2012, Presencia del icnogenero Iguanodontipus en el Cretacico Inferior de la provincia de Teruel (Espana): Geogaceta, v. 52, p. 185-177. Link to pdf

Contessi, M., and Fanti, F., 2012, First record of bird tracks in the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of Tunisia: Palaios, v. 27, p. 455-464.

Dalla Vecchia F. M., Ponton, M., and Muscio, G., 2012, Two new icnhosites from the Permo-Triassic of Carnic Alps (Friuli Venezia Giulia, NE Italy): Gortania, v. 34, p. 41-50.

Dimichele, W. A., Lucas, S. G., and Krainer, K., 2012, Vertebrate trackways among a stand of Supaia White plants on an Early Permian floodplain, New Mexico: Journal of Paleontology, v. 86, n. 4, p. 584-594.

Fillmore, D. L., Lucas, S. G., and Simpson, E. L., 2012, Ichnology of the Mississippian Mauch Chunk Formation, eastern Pennsylvania: New Mexico Museum of Natural history & Science, Bulletin 54, 136p.

Fiorillo, A. R., and Adams, T. L., 2012, A therizinosaur track from the Lower Cantwell Formation (Upper Cretaceous) of Denali National Park, Alaska: PalAios, v. 27, p. 395-400.

Fujita, M., Lee, Y.-N., Azuma, Y., and Li, D., 2012, Unusual tridactyl trackways with tail traces from the Lower Cretaceous Hekou Group, Gansu Province, China: Palaios, v. 27, p. 560-570.

Gand, G., Bourillot, R., Brigaud, B., Steyer, J.-S., and Peyrouse, J.-B., 2012, Les reptiles et synapsides fossiles de Bourgogne: Rev. Sci. Bourgogne-Nature, Hors, Serie, published online, 23-86.

Gascon, J. H., and Perez-Lorente, F., 2012, El Rompido (Aguilar del Alfambra). Icnitas de dinosaurios en la Formacion Villar del Arzobispo. Teruel: Geogaceta, v. 51, p. 39-42. Link to pdf

Haderer, F.-O., and Sachs, S., 2012, Eine fahrtenplatte mit Chirotherium barthii Caup und cf. Rotodactylus aus dem oberen Buntsandstein (Untere Trias) von Pirmasens: Mitt. Pollichia, v. 96, p. 5-10.

He, B., Qiao, X., Tian, H., and Zhang, Y., 2012, Paleoearthquake events of Early Cretaceous Laiyang, Stage, and Dinosaur migration in Zhucheng, Shandong, Province, Eastern China: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 86, n. 8, p. 1320-1330

Hernandez, N. J., Lafuente, E. M., Diaz-Martinez, I., and Perez-Lorente, F., 2012, Icnitas Teropodas (Dinosauria) muy grandes en el grupo de enciso. Yacimiento de los Piojos (Igea, La Rioja, Espana): Zubia, v. 30, p. 29-43.

Hornung, J. J., Böhme, A., van der Lubbe, T., Reich, M., and Richter, A., 2012, Vertebrate trackistes in the Obernkirchen Sandsteon (Late Berriasian, Early Cretaceous) of northwest Germany--thier stratigraphical, palaeogeographical, palaeoecological, and historical context: Paläontologische Zeitschrift,v. 86, p. 231-267. Link to pdf

Huerta, P., Fernandez-Baldor, F. T., Farlow, J. O., and Montero, D., 2012, Exceptional preservation processes of 3D dinosaur footprint casts in Costalomo (Lower Cretaceous, Cameros Basin, Spain): Terra Nova, v. 24, p. 136-141.

Karl, H.-V., Valdiserri, D., and Tichy, G., 2012, New material of the chelonian ichnotaxon Emydhipus cameroi Fuentes Vidarte et al., 2003 from the Berriasian (Lowermost Cretaceous) of Northern Germany: Studia Palaeochelonilogica, v. 4, p. 61-72.

Kim, J. Y., Lockley, M. G., Kim, K. S., Seo, S. J., and Lim, J. D., 2012, Enigmatic giant pterosaur tracks and associated ichnofauna from the Cretaceous of Korea: implication for the bipedal locomotion of pterosaurs: Ichnos, v. 19, p. 50-65. (Haenamichnus ginensis)

Kim, J. Y., Lockley, M. G., Woo, J. O., and Kin, S. H., 2012, Unusual didactyl traces from the Jinju Formation (Early Cretaceous, South Korea) indicates a new ichnospecies of Dromaeosauripus: Ichnos, v. 19, p. 75-83. (Dromaeosauripus jinjuensis)

Klein, H., and Niedzwiedzki, G., 2012, Revision of the Lower Triassic tetrapod ichnofauna from Wiory, Holy Cross Mountains, Poland: New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Bulletin 56, 62pp. (Protochirotherium hauboldi = Brachychirotherium wiorense, = Isochirotherium gierlinskii, = Isochirotherium sanctacrucense)

Krainer, K., Lucas, S. G., and Ronichi, A., 2012, Tetrapod footprints from the Alpine Buntsandstein (Lower Triassic) of the Drau Range (Eastern Alps, Austria): Jahrbuch der Geologischen Bundesanstalt, band 152, heft 1-4, p. 205-212.

Kukihara, R., and Lockley, M. G., 2012, Fossil footprints from the Dakota Group (Cretaceous) John Martin Reservoir, Bent County, Colorado: new insights into the paleoecology of the dinosaur freeway: Cretaceous Research, v. 33, p. 165-182.

Lagnaoui, A., Klein, H,. Voigt, S., Hminna, A., Saber, H., Schneider, J. W., and Werneburg, R., 2012, Late Triassic tetrapod-dominated ichnoassemblages from the Argana Basin (Western High Atlas, Morocco): Ichnos, v. 19, p. 238-253. Link to pdf

Li, J., Lockley, M. G., Zhang, Y., Hu, S., Matsukawa, M., and Bai, Z., 2012, An important ornithischian tracksite in the Early Jurassic of the Shenmu Region, Shaanxi, China: Acta Geological Sinica, v. 86,n. 1, p. 1-10. (Shenmuichnus youngteilhardorum) Link to pdf

Li, S., Zhou, Y., Yao, X., and Li, C., 2012, Study on dinosaur track fossils and footprints reconstruction in Zhucheng Area, Shandong Province: Geological Review, v. 58, n. 3, p. 434-443.

Lim, J.-D., Lockley, M. G., and Kong, D.-Y., 2012, The trackway of a quadrupedal ornithopod form the Jindong Formation (Cretaceous) of Korea: Ichnos, v. 19, p. 101-104. (Caririchnium kyoungsookimi)

Lockley, M. G., Huh, M., Kim, J. Y., Lim, J.-D., and Kim, K. S., 2012, Recent advances in Korean vertebate ichnology: the KCDC comes of age: Ichnos, v. 19, p. 1-5.

Lockley, M. G., Li, J., Matsukawa, M., and Li, R., 2012, A new avian ichnotaxon from the Cretaceosu of Nei Mongol, China: Cretaceous Research, v. 34, p. 84-93. (Tatarornipes cabuensis)

Lockley, M. G., Lucas, S. G., Matsukawa, M., and Harris, J. D., 2012, Cretaceous tetrapod footrpint biostatigraphy, biochronology, and ichnofacies: Journal of Stratigaphy, v. 36, n. 3, p. 503-550. Link to pdf

Lovelace, D. M., and Lovelace, S. D., 2012, Paleoenvironments and paleoecology of the Lower Triassic Invertebrate and vertebrate ichnoassemblage from the Red Peak Formation (Chugwater Group), Central Wyoming: PalAios, v. 27, p. 636-657.

Lucas, S. G., and Ferguson, C. A., 2012, Uper Cretaceous dinosaur footprints from Grant County, New Mexico: New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook, 63rd Field Conference, Warm Springs Region, p. 499-502.

Moreau, J.-D., Gand, G., Fara, E., and Michelin, A., 2012, Biometric and morphometric approaches on Lower Hettanigian dinosaur footprints from the Rodez Strait (Aveyron, France): Comptes Rendus Palevol, v. 11, p. 231-239.

Moreno, K., de Valais, S., Blanco, N., Tomlinson, A. J., Jacay, J., and Calvo, J. O., 2012, Large theropod dinosaur footprint associations in western Gondwana: behavioural and palaeogeograhic implications: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 57, n. 1, p. 73-83. Link to pdf

Niedzwiedzki, G., and Bojanowski, M., 2009, A supposed eupelycosaur body impression from the Early Permian of the Intra-Sudetic Basin, Poland: Ichnos, v. 19, p. 150-155.

Pascual, C,. Canudo, J. I., Hernandez, N., Barco, J. L., and Castanera, D., 2012, First record of stegosaur dinosaur tracks in the Lower Cretaceous (Berriasian) of Europe (Oncala group, Soria, Spain): Geodiversitas, v. 34, n. 2, p. 287-312.

Pazos, P. J., Lazo, D. G., Tunik, M. A., Mariscano, C. A., Fernandez, D. E., and Aguirre-Urreta, M. B., 2012, Paleoenvironmental framework of dinosaur tracksites and other ichnofossils in Early Cretaceous mixed siliciclastic-carbonte deposites in the Neuquen Basin, northern Patagonia (Argentina): Gondwana Research, v. 22, p. 1125-1140.

Plotnick, R. E., 2012, Behavioral biology of trace fossils: Paleobiology, v. 38, n. 3, p. 459-473.

Prasad, G. V., 2012, Vertebrate biodiversity of the Deccan volcanic province of India: a review: Bulletin de la societie geologiques de France, v. 183, n. 6, p. 597-610.

Rodriguez-de la Rosa, R. A., Bravo-Cuevas, V. M., Carrillo-Montiel, E., and Ortiz-Ubilla, A., 2012, Lower Cretaceous dinosaur tracks from Puebla, Mexico: Journal of Geologicla Research, v. 2012, article ID 808729, 7 pp. Link to pdf

Rubilar-Rogers, D., Otero, R. A., Yury-Yanez, R. E., Vargas, A. O., and Gutstein, C. S., 2012, An overview of the dinosaur fossil record of Chile: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v. 37, p. 242-255.

Santisteban, C. de, Santos-Cubedo, A,. and Poza, B., 2012, Revision de la seccion del yacimiento del Mas de la Chimenea Alta (Formacion Arcillas de Morella, Castellon) y significado en el contexto paleoambiental: Geogaceta, v. 51, p. 67-70. Link to pdf

Stimsson, M., Lucas, S. G., and Melanson, G., 2012, The smallest known tetrapod footprints: Batrachichnus salamandroides from the Carboniferous of Joggins, nova Scotia, Canada: Ichnos, v. 19, p. 127-140.

Thulborn, T., 2012, Impact of sauropod dinosaurs on lagoonal substrates in the Broome Sandstone (Lower Cretaceous), Wetern Australia: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 7, 22pp. Link to pdf

Vila, B., Castanera, D., Marmi, J,. Canudo, J. L., and Galobart, A., 2014, Crocodile swim tracks from the Latest Cretaceous of Europe: Lethaia, published online, 11pp.

Wagensommer, A., Latiano, M, Leroux, G, Cassano, G., and D'Orazi Porchetti, S., 2012, New dinosaur tracksites from the Middle Jurassic of Madagascar: ichnotaxonomical, behavioural and palaeoenvironmental implications: Palaeontology, v. 55, part 1, p. 109-126.

Xing, L.D., Harris, J. D., Gierlinski, G. D., Gingras, M. K., Divay, J. D., Tang, Y.-G., and Currie, P. J., 2012, Early Cretaceous pterosaur tracks from a "burried" dinosaur tracksite in Shandong Province, china: PAlaeworld, v. 21, p. 50-58.

Xing, L.-D., Gierlinski, G. D., Harris, G. D., and Divay, J. D., 2012, A probable crouching theropod dinosaur trace from the Tuchengzi Formation in Chicheng area, Hubei Province, China: Geological Bulletin of China, v. 31, n. 1, p. 20-25. Link to pdf

Zhang, J.-P., Xing, L.-D., Gierlinski, G. D., Wu, F.-D., Tian, M.-Z., and Currie, P. J., 2012, First record of dinosaur trackways in Beijing, China: China Science Bulletin, (Chin Ver.)., v. 57, p. 144-152.

Palaeopathologies

Peterson, J. E., and Vittore, C. P., 2012, Cranial pathologies in a specimen of Pachycephalosaurus: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 4, 5pp. Link to pdf

Rega, E. A., Noriega, K., Sumida, S. S., Huttenlocker, A., Lee, A., and Kennedy, B., 2012, Chapter 9: Healed fractures in the neural spines of an associated skeleton of Dimetrodon: implications for dorsal sail morphology and function: Fieldiana: Life and Earth Sciences, n. 5, p. 104-111.

Rothschild, B. M., Ziaoting, Z., and Martin, L. D., 2012, Adaptations for marine habitat and the effect of Triassic and Jurassic predator pressure on developement of decompression syndrome in ichthyosaurs: Naturwissenschaften, v. 99, p. 443-448.

Sassoon, J., Noe, L. F., and Benton, M. J., 2012, Cranial anatomy, taxonomic implications and palaeopathology of an Upper Jurassic Pliosaur (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) from Westbury, Wiltshire, UK: Palaeontology, v. 55, part 4, p. 743-773.

Gastroliths

Stomach contents

Dong, L.-P., Huang, D.-Y., and Wang, Y., 2012, Two Jurassic salamanders with stomach contents from Inner Mongolia, China: Chinese Science Bulletin, v. 57, n. 1, p. 72-76.

Frey, E., and Tischlinger, H., 2012, The Late Jurassic pterosaur Rhamphorhynchus, a frequent victim of the ganoid Aspidorhynchus? Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 3, 5pp. Link to pdf

Wahl, W. R., 2012, Gastric contents of a plesiosaur from the Sundance Formation (Jurassic), Hot Springs County, Wyoming, and implications for the paleobiology of cryptocleidid plesiosaurs: Paludicola, v. 9, n. 1, p. 32-30.

Coprolites

Coprogenus: Nova (17)

Bibliocoprus HUNT, LUCAS, SPIELMANN, CANTRELL & SUAZO, 2012

Conchobromus HUNT, LUCAS, SPIELMANN, SUAZO & CANTRELL, 2012

Costacoprus HUNT, LUCAS & SPIELMANN, 2012c

Crassocoprus HUNT, LUCAS, SPIELMANN, CANTRELL, SUAZO & LERNER, 2012

Crustacoprus HUNT, LUCAS, SPIELMANN, CANTRELL, SUAZO & LERNER, 2012

Elacacoprus HUNT, LUCAS, SPIELMANN, CANTRELL, SUAZO & LERNER, 2012

Elongatocoprus HUNT, LUCAS, SPIELMANN, CANTRELL, SUAZO & LERNER, 2012

Eucoprus HUNT & LUCAS, 2012

Hirabromus HUNT, LUCAS & SPIELMANN, 2012a

Hyaenacorpus HUNT, LUCAS & SPIELMANN, 2012b

Ichthyosaurolites HUNT, LUCAS & SPIELMANN, 2012b

Iuloeidocoprus HUNT, LUCAS & SPIELMANN, 2012a

Kalacoprus HUNT, LUCAS, SPIELMANN, CANTRELL & SUAZO, 2012

Ostracobromus HUNT, LUCAS, SPIELMANN & LOCKLEY, 2012

Plektecoprus HUNT, LUCAS & SPIELMANN, 2012b

Speiracoprus HUNT, LUCAS, SPIELMANN, CANTRELL, SUAZO & LERNER, 2012

Strabelocorpus HUNT, LUCAS & SPIELMANN, 2012b

Coprospecies: Nova (17)

Bibliocoprus beemanensis HUNT, LUCAS, SPIELMANN, CANTRELL & SUAZO, 2012

Conchobromus kinneyensis HUNT, LUCAS, SPIELMANN, SUAZO & CANTRELL, 2012

Costacoprus chinae HUNT, LUCAS & SPIELMANN, 2012c

Crassocoprus mcallisteri HUNT, LUCAS, SPIELMANN, CANTRELL, SUAZO & LERNER, 2012

Crustacoprus tinajaensis HUNT, LUCAS, SPIELMANN, CANTRELL, SUAZO & LERNER, 2012

Elacacoprus williamsi HUNT, LUCAS, SPIELMANN, CANTRELL, SUAZO & LERNER, 2012

Elongatocoprus amadoensis HUNT, LUCAS, SPIELMANN, CANTRELL, SUAZO & LERNER, 2012

Eucoprus cylindratus HUNT & LUCAS, 2012

Hirabromus seilacheri HUNT, LUCAS & SPIELMANN, 2012a

Hyaenacorpus bucklandi HUNT, LUCAS & SPIELMANN, 2012b

Ichthyosaurolites duffini HUNT, LUCAS & SPIELMANN, 2012b

Iuloeidocoprus mantelli HUNT, LUCAS & SPIELMANN, 2012a

Kalacoprus oteroensis HUNT, LUCAS, SPIELMANN, CANTRELL & SUAZO, 2012

Ostracobromus snowyensis HUNT, LUCAS, SPIELMANN & LOCKLEY, 2012

Plektecoprus whitbyensis HUNT, LUCAS & SPIELMANN, 2012b

Speiracoprus socorroensis HUNT, LUCAS, SPIELMANN, CANTRELL, SUAZO & LERNER, 2012

Strabelocorpus pollardi HUNT, LUCAS & SPIELMANN, 2012b

Cantrell, A. K., Suazo, T. L., Spielmann, J. A., and Lucas, S. G., 2012, Vertebrate coprolites form the Lower Permian (Middle Wolfcampian) Gallina Well Locality, Joyita Hills, Socorro County, New Mexico: In: Vertebrate Coprolites, edited by Hunt, A. P., Milan, J., Lucas, S. G., and Spielmann, J. A., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Bulletin, 57, p. 197-201. 

Cavin, L., Avanzini, M., Bernardi, M., Piuz, A., Proz, P.-A., Meister, C., Boissonnas, J.,and Meyer, C A., 2012, New vertebrate trackways from the autochthonous cover of the Aiguills Rouges Massif and reevaluation of the dinosaur record in the Valais, SW Switzerland: Swiss Journal of Palaeontology, v. 131, p. 317-324. Link to pdf

Diedrich, C. G., 2012, Stomach and gastroinestinal tract contents in Late Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) teleosts from Black Shales of Germany and analysis of fish mortality and food chains in the upwelling-influenced pre-north sea basin of Europe: In: Vertebrate Coprolites, edited by Hunt, A. P., Milan, J., Lucas, S. G., and Spielmann, J. A., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Bulletin, 57, p. 241-254.

Duffin, C. J., 2012, The earliest published records of coprolites: In: Vertebrate Coprolites, edited by Hunt, A. P., Milan, J., Lucas, S. G., and Spielmann, J. A., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Bulletin, 57, p. 25-28. 

Duffin, C. J., 2012, Coprolites and characters in victorian Britain: In: Vertebrate Coprolites, edited by Hunt, A. P., Milan, J., Lucas, S. G., and Spielmann, J. A., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Bulletin, 57, p. 45-59. 

Friedman, V., 2012, Vertebrate coprolites from the Lower Eagle Ford Group of North Central Texas and thier paleoecological significance: In: Vertebrate Coprolites, edited by Hunt, A. P., Milan, J., Lucas, S. G., and Spielmann, J. A., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Bulletin, 57, p. 221-228. 

Hunt, A. P., and Lucas, S. G., 2012, Classification of vertebrate coprolites and related trace fossils: In: Vertebrate Coprolites, edited by Hunt, A. P., Milan, J., Lucas, S. G., and Spielmann, J. A., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Bulletin, 57, p. 137-146.

Hunt, A. P., and Lucas, S. G., 2012, Descriptive terminology of coprolites and recent feces:  In: Vertebrate Coprolites, edited by Hunt, A. P., Milan, J., Lucas, S. G., and Spielmann, J. A., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Bulletin, 57, p. 153-160. (Eucoprus cylindratus)

Hunt, A. P., Lucas, S. G., Milan, J., and Spielmann, J. A., 2012, Vertebrate coprolite studies; status and prospectus: In: Vertebrate Coprolites, edited by Hunt, A. P., Milan, J., Lucas, S. G., and Spielmann, J. A., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Bulletin, 57, p. 5-24. 

Hunt, A. P., Lucas, S. G., and Spielmann, J. A., 2012a, The bromalite collection at the National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution), with description of new ichnotaxa notes on other significant coprolite collections: In: Vertebrate Coprolites, edited by Hunt, A. P., Milan, J., Lucas, S. G., and Spielmann, J. A., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Bulletin, 57, p. 105-114. (Iuloeidocoprus mantelli, Hirabromus seilacheri) 

Hunt, A. P., Lucas, S. G., and Spielmann, J. A., 2012b, New coprolite ichnotaxa from the Buckland Collection at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History: In: Vertebrate Coprolites, edited by Hunt, A. P., Milan, J., Lucas, S. G., and Spielmann, J. A., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Bulletin, 57, p. 115-124. (Ichthyosaurolites duffini, Strabelocorpus pollardi, Plektecoprus whitbyensis, Hyaenacorpus bucklandi)

Hunt, A. P., Lucas, S. G., and Spielmann, J. A., 2012c, The vertebrate coprolite collection at the Natural History Museum (London): In: Vertebrate Coprolites, edited by Hunt, A. P., Milan, J., Lucas, S. G., and Spielmann, J. A., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Bulletin, 57, p. 125-129. (Costacoprus chinae)

Hunt, A. P., Lucas, S. G., Spielmann, J. A., Cantrell, A. K., and Suazo, T. L., 2012, A new marine coprofauna from the Beeman Formation (Late Pennsylvanian: Late Missourian), Sacramento Mountains New Mexico, USA: IIn: Vertebrate Coprolites, edited by Hunt, A. P., Milan, J., Lucas, S. G., and Spielmann, J. A., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Bulletin, 57, p. 193-196. (Kalacoprus oteroensis, Bibliocoprus beemanensis)

Hunt, A. P., Lucas, S. G., Spielmann, J. A., Cantrell, A., Suazo, T., and Lerner, A. J., 2012, Bromalites from the Tinajas Lagerstätte (Late Pennsylvanian: Late Missourian), central New Mexico, USA: In: Vertebrate Coprolites, edited by Hunt, A. P., Milan, J., Lucas, S. G., and Spielmann, J. A., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Bulletin, 57, p. 175-183. (Crassocoprus mcallisteri, Speiracoprus socorroensis, Elongatocoprus amadoensis, Elacacoprus williamsi, Crustacoprus tinajaensis)

Hunt, A. P., Lucas, S. G., Spielmann, J. A., and Lockley, M. G., 2012, Bromlites from the Mississippian Bear Gulch Laterstatte of Central Montana, USA: In: Vertebrate Coprolites, edited by Hunt, A. P., Milan, J., Lucas, S. G., and Spielmann, J. A., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Bulletin, 57, p. 171-174. (Ostracobromus snowyensis)

Hunt, A. P., Lucas, S. G., Spielmann, J. A., Suazo, T. L., and Cantrell, A. K., 2012, A re-evaluation of Late Pennsylvanian bromalites from the Kinney Brick Quarry Lagerstätte, New Mexico, USA: In: Vertebrate Coprolites, edited by Hunt, A. P., Milan, J., Lucas, S. G., and Spielmann, J. A., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Bulletin, 57, p. 185-192. (Conchobromus kinneyensis)

Jensen, K. R., Shimada, K., and Kirkland, J. I., 2012, Fossil fish fauna from the uppermost Graneros Shale (Upper Cretaceous: middle Cenomanian) in southeastern Nebraska: Transaction fo the Kansas Academy of Science, v. 115, n. 3-4, p. 145-152.

Johnson, G. D., 2012, Possible origin of the xenacanth sharks Ornthacanthus texensis and Orthacanthus platypternus in the Lower Permian of Texas, USA: Historical Biology, v. 24, n. 4, p. 369-379.

Laojumpton, C., Matkhammee, T., Wathanapitaksakul, A., Stueethorn, V., Suteethorn, S., Kauprsert, K., Srisuk, P., and Le Loeuff, 2012, Preliminary report on coprolites from the Late Triassic of Thailand: In: Vertebrate Coprolites, edited by Hunt, A. P., Milan, J., Lucas, S. G., and Spielmann, J. A., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Bulletin, 57, p. 207-213.

Le Loeuff, J., 2012, Ferdinand Panescorse and his classification of coprolite: In: Vertebrate Coprolites, edited by Hunt, A. P., Milan, J., Lucas, S. G., and Spielmann, J. A., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Bulletin, 57, p. 147-151.

Lockley, M., 2012, Dirty feet leave dirty trails: notes on relationships between coprolites and tracks: In: Vertebrate Coprolites, edited by Hunt, A. P., Milan, J., Lucas, S. G., and Spielmann, J. A., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Bulletin, 57, p. 61-64. 

Mansky, C. F., Lucas, S. G., Spielmann, J. A., and Hunt, A. P., 2012, Mississippian bromalites from Blue Beach, Nova Scotia, Canada: In: Vertebrate Coprolites, edited by Hunt, A. P., Milan, J., Lucas, S. G., and Spielmann, J. A., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Bulletin, 57, p. 161-170. 

Milan, J., Clemmensen, L. B., Adolfssen, J. S,. Estrup, E., Frobose, N., Klein, Mateus, O., and Wings, O., 2012, A preliminary report on coprolites from the late Traissic part of the Kapstewart Formation, Jameson Land, East Greenland: In: Vertebrate Coprolites, edited by Hunt, A. P., Milan, J., Lucas, S. G., and Spielmann, J. A., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Bulletin, 57, p. 203-205.

Milan, J., Rasmussen, B. W., and Bonde, N., 2012, Coprolites wiht prey remains and traces from coprophagous organisms from the Lower Cretaceous (Late Berriasian) Jydegaard Formation of Bornholm, Denmark: In: Vertebrate Coprolites, edited by Hunt, A. P., Milan, J., Lucas, S. G., and Spielmann, J. A., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Bulletin, 57, p. 235-240.

 Owocki, K., Niedzwiedzki, G., Sennikov, A. G., Golubev, V. K., Janiszewska, K., and Suleji, T., 2012, Upper Permian vertebrate coprolites from Vyazniki and Gorokhovets, Vyatkian regional stage, Russian platform: Palaios, v. 27, p. 867-877.

Pemberton, S. G., 2012, William Buckland (1784-1856) and Henry de la Beche (1796-1855): the earliy history of coprolites: In: Vertebrate Coprolites, edited by Hunt, A. P., Milan, J., Lucas, S. G., and Spielmann, J. A., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Bulletin, 57, p. 29-43. 

Schweigert, G., and Dietl, G., 2012, Vertebrate coprolites from the Nusplingen Lithograhic limestone (Upper Jurassic, SW Germany): In: Vertebrate Coprolites, edited by Hunt, A. P., Milan, J., Lucas, S. G., and Spielmann, J. A., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Bulletin, 57, p. 215-220. 

Sennikov, A. G,. and Golubev, V. K., 2012, On the faunal verification of the Permo-Triassic boundary in continental deposits of Eastern Europe: 1. Gorokhovets-Zhukov Ravine: Paleontologial Journal, v. 46, n. 3, p. 313-323.

Souto, P. R. de F., and Medeiros, M. A., 2012, Tetrapod coprolites from the Cenomanian bone-bed northeastern, Brazil: In: Vertebrate Coprolites, edited by Hunt, A. P., Milan, J., Lucas, S. G., and Spielmann, J. A., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Bulletin, 57, p. 229-234.

Suazo, T. L., Cantrell, A. K., Lucas, S. G., Spielmann, J. A., and Hunt, A. P., 2012, Coprolites across the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary, San Juan Basin, New Mexico: In: Vertebrate Coprolites, edited by Hunt, A. P., Milan, J., Lucas, S. G., and Spielmann, J. A., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Bulletin, 57, p. 263-274.

Sullivan, R. M., and Jasinski, S. E., 2012, Coprolites from the Upper Cretaceous Fruitland, Kirtland and Ojo Alamo Formatoin, San Juan Basin, New Mexico: In: Vertebrate Coprolites, edited by Hunt, A. P., Milan, J., Lucas, S. G., and Spielmann, J. A., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Bulletin, 57, p. 255-262.

Vallon, L. H., 2012, Digestichnia (Vialov, 1972)-an almost forgotten ethological class for trace fossils: In: Vertebrate Coprolites, edited by Hunt, A. P., Milan, J., Lucas, S. G., and Spielmann, J. A., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Bulletin, 57, p. 131-135.

Cannibalism

Regurgitalite

Fire (Mesozoic, Paleozoic)

Hamad, A. M. B. A., Jasper, A., and Uhl, D., 2012, The record of Triassic charcoal and other evidence for palaeo-wildfires: signal for atmospheric oxygen levels, taphonomic biases or lack of fuel? International Journal of Coal Geology, v. 96097, p. 60-71.

Martill, D. M., Loveridge, R. F., Mohr, B. A. R., and Simmonds, E., 2012, A wildfire origin for terrestrial organic debris in the Cretaceous Santana Formation Fossil Lagerstätte (Araripe Basin) of north-east Brazil: Cretaceous Research, v. 34, p. 135-141.

Petersen, H. I., and Lindstrom, S., 2012, Synchronous wildfire acitivity rise and mire deforestation at the Triassic-Jurassic boundary: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 10, 15pp. Link to pdf

Beetle Borrings

Toothmarks

Bell, P. R., Currie, P. J., and Lee, Y.-N., 2012, Tyrannosaur feeding races on Deinocheirus (Theropoda: ?Ornithomimosauria) remains from the Nemegt Formation (Late Cretaceous), Mongolia: Cretaceous Research, v. 37, p. 186-190.

Noto, C. R., Main, D. J., and Drumheller, S. K., 2012, Feeding traces and paleobiology of a Cretaceous (Cenomanian) crocodyliform: example from the Woodbine Formation of Texas: PalAios, v. 27, p. 105-115.

de Valals, S., Apesteguia, S., and Garrido, A. C., 2012, Cretaceosu small scavengers: feeding traces in tetrapod bones from Patagonia, Argentina: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 1, 8pp. Link to pdf

Histology

Bailleul, A. M., Hall, B. K., and Horner, J. R., 2012, First evidence of dinosaurian secondary cartliage in the post-hatching skull of Hypacrosaurus stebingeri (Dinosauria, Ornithischia):Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 1, 12pp. Link to pdf

Botha-Brink, J., and Smith, R. M. H., 2011 (published 2012), Osteohistology of the Triassic archosauromoprhs Prolacerta, Proterosuchus, Euparkeria, and Erythrosuchus from the Karoo Basin of South Africa: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology,v 31, n. 6, p. 1238-1254.

Cerda, I. A., and Chinsamy, A., 2012, Biological implicaitons of the bone microstructure of the Late Cretaceous ornithopod dinosaur Gasparinisaura cincosaltensis: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, 2, p. 355-368.

Hayashi, S., Carpenter, K., Watabe, M., and McWhinney, L. A., 2012, Ontogenetic histology of Stegosaurus plates and spikes: Palaeontology, v. 55, part 1, p. 145-161.

Houssaye, A., and Tafforeau, P., 2012, What vertebral microanatomy reveals about the ecology of Juvenile mosasaurs (Reptilia, Squamata): Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 5, p. 1042-1048.

Hübner, T. R., 2011, Bone histology in Dysalotosaurus lettowvorbecki (Ornithischia: Iguanodontia)-variation, growth, and implications: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 1, 29pp. Link to pdf

Hugi, J., and Scheyer, T. M., 2012, Ossification sequences and associated ontogenetic changes in the bone histology of Pachypleurosaurids from Monte San Giorgio (Switzerland): Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 2, p. 315-327.

Jasinoski, S. C., and Chinsamy, A., 2012, Mandibular histology and growth of the nonmmaliaform cynodont Tritylodon: Journal fo Anatomy, v. 220, p. 564-579.

Klein, N., Christian, A., and Sander, P. M., 2012, Histology shows that elongated neck ribs in sauropod dinosaurs are ossified tendons: Biology letters, published on line, 4pp.

Klein, N., Sander, P. M., Stein, K., Le Loeuff, J., Carballido, J. L., and Buffetaut, E., 2012, Modified laminar bone in Ampelosaurus atacis and other titanosaurs (Sauropoda): implications for life history and physiology: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 5, 17pp. Link to pdf

Liebe, L., and Hurum, J. H., 2012, Gross internal structure and microstructure of plesiosaur limb bones from the Late Jurassic, central Spitsbergen: Norwegian Journal of Geology, v. 92, p. 285-309. Link to high res pdf Link to low res pdf

Leduc, T., 2012, Diagenesis of the fossil bones of Iguanodon bernissartensis from the Iguanodon sinkhole: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 1, New investigations into the Iguanodon sinkhole at Bernissart and other Early Cretaceous localities in the Mons Basin (Belgium), p. 113-135.

Nasterlack, T., Canoville, A., and Chinsamy, A., 2012, New insights into the biology of the Permian genus Cistecephalus (Theraspida, Dicynodontia): Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 32, n. 6, p. 1396-1410.

Osi, A., Prondvai, E., Butler, R., and Weishampel, D. B., 2012, Phylogeny, histology and inferred body size evolution in a new rhabdodontid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Hungary: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 9, 25pp. (Mochlodon vorosi) Link to pdf

Padian, K., 2012, A bone for all seasons: Nature, published online, 2pp

Prondvai, E., Stein, K., Osi, A., and Sander, M. P., 2012, Life history of Rhamphorhynchus inferred from bone histology and the diversity of pterosaurian growth strategies: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 2, 18pp. Link to pdf

Ricqles, A. de., Godefroit, P., and Yans, J., 2012, Histological assessment of vertebrate remains in the 2003 Bernissart drill: Leduc, T., 2012, Diagenesis of the fossil bones of Iguanodon bernissartensis from the Iguanodon sinkhole: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 1, New investigations into the Iguanodon sinkhole at Bernissart and other Early Cretaceous localities in the Mons Basin (Belgium), p. 137-145.

Perez-Garcia, A., Scheyer, T. M., and Murela, X., 2012, New interprettions of Dortoka vasconica Lapparent de Broin and Murelaga, a freshwater turtle with an unusual carapace: Cretaceous Research, v. 36, p. 151-161.

Soft tissue

Grellet-Tinner, G., Codrea, V., Folie, A., Higa, A, and Smith, T., 2012, First evidence of reproductive adaptation to "Island effect" of a dwarf Cretaceous Romanian titanosaur, with embryonic integument in Ovo: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 3, 10pp. Link to pdf

Bonebed

Taphonomy

Beardmore, S. R., Orr, P. J,. Manzocchi, T., and Furrer, H., 2012, Float or sink: modelling the taphonomic pathway of marine crocodiles (Mesoeucrocodylia, Thalattosuchia) during teh death-burial interval: Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, v. 92, p. 83-98. Link to pdf

Chellouche, P., Fürisch, F. T., and Mäuser, M., 2012, Taphonomy of neopterygian fishes from the Upper Kimmeridgian Wattendorf Plattenkalk of Southern Germany: Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, v. 92, p. 99-117. Link to pdf

Gao, C., Morschhauser, E. M., Varricchio, D. J., and Zhao, B., 2012, A second soundly sleeping dragon: new anatomical details of the Chinese troodontid Mei long with implications for phylogeny and taphonomy: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 9, 17 pp. Link to pdf

Hamad, A. M. B. A., Jasper, A,. and Uhl, D., 2012, The record of Triassic charcoal and other evidence for palaeo-wildfires: signal for atmospheric oxygen levels, taphonomic biases or lack of fuel? International Journal of Coal Geology, v. 96097, p. 60-71.

Hart, M. B., 2012, Geodiversity, palaeodiversity or biodiversity: where is the place of palaeobiology and an understanding of taphonomy? Proceedings of teh Geologists' Association, v. 123, p. 551-555.

Malenda, H. F., Simpson, E. L., Szajna, M. J., Fillmore, D. L., Hartline, B. W., Heness, E. A., Kraal, R. R., and Wilk, J. L., 2012, Taphonomy of lacustrine shoreline fish-part conglomerates in the Late Triassic age Lockatong Formation (Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA): toward the recognition of catastrophic fish kills in the rock record: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 313-314, p. 234-245.

Reisdorf, A. G., Bux, R., Wyler, D., Benecke, M., Klug, C., Maisch, M. W., Fornaro, P., and Wetzel, A., 2012, Float, explode or sink; postmortem fate of lung-breathing marine vertebrates: Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, v. 92, p. 67-81. Link to pdf

Reisdorf, A. G., and Wurtke, M., 2012, Re-evaluating Moodie's opisthotonic-posture hypothesis in fossil vertebrates part I: Reptiles--the taphonomy of the bipedal dinsoaur Compsognathus longipes and Juravenator starki from the Solnhfen Archipelago (Jurassic, Germany): Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, v.92, p. 119-168. Link to pdf Link to Supplement

Richter, A., and Wuttke, M., 2012, Analysing the taphonomy of Mesozoic lizard aggregates from Una (eastern Spain) by X-ray controlled decay experiments: Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, v. 92, p. 5-28. Link to pdf

Ullmann, P. V., Varricchio, D., and Knell, M. J., 2012, Taphonomy and taxonomy of a vertebrate microsite in the mid-Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian) Blackleaf Formation, southwest Montana: Historical Biology, v. 24, n. 3, p. 311-328.

Wuttke, M., and Reisdorf, A. G., 2012, Taphonomic processes in terrestrial and marine environments: Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeonenvironments, v. 92, p. 1-3. Link to pdf

Burrows

Colombi, C. E., Fernandez, E., Currie, B. S., Alcober, O. A., Martinez, R., and Correa, G., 2012, Large-diameter burrows of the Triassic Ischigualasto Basin, NW Argentina; Paleoecological and Paleonenvironmental implications: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 12, 15 pp. Link to pdf

Fillmore, D. L., Lucas, S. G., and Simpson, E. L., 2012, Ichnology of the Mississippian Mauch Chunk Formation, eastern Pennsylvania: New Mexico Museum of Natural history & Science, Bulletin 54, 136p.

Gao, C., Morschhauser, E. M., Varricchio, D. J., and Zhao, B., 2012, A second soundly sleeping dragon: new anatomical details of the Chinese troodontid Mei long with implications for phylogeny and taphonomy: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 9, 17 pp. Link to pdf

DNA (and Blood)

(suppose) Tertiary Dinosaurs

Fassett, J. E., Heaman, L. M., and Simonetti, A., 2012, Direct U-Pb dating of Cretaceous and Paleocene dinosaur bones, San Juan Basin, New Mexico: Geology, v. 40, p e263-e264..

Ludwing, K. R., 2012, Direct U-Pb dating of Cretaceous and Paleocene dinosaur bones, San Juan Basin, New Mexico: Geology, v. 40, p e258.

Renne, P. R., and Goodwin, M. B., 2012, Direct U-Pb dating of Cretaceous and Paleocene dinosaur bones, San Juan Basin, New Mexico: Geology, v. 40, p. e259.

Stilwell, J. D., and Hakansson, E., 2012, Survival, but...! new tales of 'dead clade walking' from Austral and Boreal Post-K-T assemblages: In: Earth and live, edited by Talent, J. A., p. 795-810.

Venomous

Extinction

Chen, Z.-Q., and Benton, M. J., 2012, The timing and pattern of Biotic recovery following the end-Permian mass extinction: Nature Geoscience, Published online, 27 may, 2012, 9pp.

Friedman, M., and Sallan, L. C., 2012, Five hundered million years of extinction and recovery: a Phanerozoic survey of large-scale diversity patterns in fishes: Palaeontology, v. 55, part 4, p. 707-742.

Keller, G., 2012, The Cretaceous-Tertiary mass extinction, Chicxulub impact and Deccan volcanism: In: Earth and Live, International Year of Planet Earth, edited by Talent, J. A., p. 759-793.

Le Loeuff, 2012, Paleobiogeography and biodiversity of Late Maastrchtian dinosaurs: how many dinosaur species went extinct at the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary? Bulletin de la societie geologiques de France, v. 183, n. 6, p. 547-559.

Richoz, S., van de Schootbrugge, B., Pross, J., Püttmann, W., Quan, T. M., Lindstrom, S., Heunisch, C., Fiebig, J., Maquil, R., Schouten, S., Hauzenberger, C. A., and Wignall, P. B., 2012, Hydrogen sulphide poisoning of shallow seas following the end-Triassic extinction: Nature Geoscience, published on line, 6pp.

Song, H, Wignall, P. B., Tong, J., and Yin, H., 2012, Two pulses of extinction during the Permian-Triassic crisis, Natur Geoscience, published on line, 5pp.

Tobin, T. S., Ward, P. D., Steig, E. J., Olivero, E. B., Hilburn, I. A., Mitchell, R. N., Diamond, M. R., Raub, T. D., and Kirschvink, J. L., 2012, Extinction patterns, &18 O trends, and magnestostratigraphy from a southern high-latitude Cretaceous-Paleogene section: links with Deccan volcanism: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 350-352, p. 180-188.

Integuments

Feathers

Buchwitz, M., and Voigt, S., 2012, The dorsal appendages of the Triassic reptile Longisquama insignis: reconsideration of a controversial integument type: Paläontologische Zeitschrift, v. 86, p. 313-331.

Lingham-Soliar, T., 2012, The evolution of the feather: Sinosauropteryx, life, death and preservation of an alleged feathered dinosaur: Journal of Ornithology, v. 153, p. 699-711.

O'Connor, J. K., Sun, C., Xu, X., Wang, X., and Zhou, Z., 2012, A new species of Jeholornis with complete caudal integument: Historical Biology, v. 24, n. 1, p. 29-41. (Jeholornis palmapensis)

Dove, C. J., and Straker, L. C., 2012, Comment on "A diverse assemblage of Late Cretaceous dinosaur and bird feathers from Canadian Amber": Science, v. 335, 796-b, 3pp.

Li, Q., Gao, K.-Q., Meng, Clarke, Shawkey, D'Alba, L., Pei, R., Ellison, M., Norell, M. A., and Vinther, J., 2012, Reconstruction of Microraptor and the evolution of iridesent Plumage: Science, v. 335, p. 1215-1219.

McKellar, R. C., Chatterton, B. D. E., Wolfe, A. P., and Currie, P. J., 2012, Response to comment on "a diverse assemblage of Late Cretaceous dinosaur and bird feathers from Canadian Amber": Science, v. 335, 796-c, 3pp.

Rauhut, O. W. M., Foth, C., Tischlinger, H, and Norell, M. A., 2012. Exceptionally preserved junveile megalosauroid theropod dinosaur with filamentous integument from the Late Jurassic of Germany: Proceendings of the National Academy of Sciences, v. 109, n. 29, p. 111746-11751.

Zelenitsky, D. K., Therrien, F., Erickson, G. M., DeBuhr, C. L., Kobayashi, Y., Eberth, D. A., and Hadfield, F., 2012, Feathered non-avian dinosaurs from North America provide insight into wings origins: Science, v. 338, p. 510-514.

Zhou, S., Zhou, Z.-H., and O'Connor, J. K., 2012, A new basal beaked orniturine bird from the Lower Cretaceous of Western liaoning, China: Vertebrata PalAsiatica, v. 50, n. 1, p. 9-24. (Schizooura lii) Link to pdf

Skin

Bell, P. R., 2012 Standardized terminology and potential taxonomic utility for hadrosaurid skin impressions: a case study for Saurolophus from Canada and Mongolia: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 2, 12pp. Link to pdf

Rauhut, O. W. M., Foth, C., Tischlinger, H, and Norell, M. A., 2012. Exceptionally preserved junveile megalosauroid theropod dinosaur with filamentous integument from the Late Jurassic of Germany: Proceendings of the National Academy of Sciences, v. 109, n. 29, p. 111746-11751.

Hair

Interesting Articles

Adams, R. A., Snode, E. R., and Shaw, J. B., 2012, Flapping tail membrane in bats produces potentially important thrust during horizontal takeoffs and very slow flight: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 2, 11pp. Link to pdf

Gao, T.-P., Shih, C.-K., Xu, X., Wang, S,. and Ren, D., 2012, Mid-Mesozoic flea-like ectoparasites of Feathered or Haired Vertebrates: Current Biology, v. 22, p. 732-735.

Huang, D., Engel, M. S., Cai, C., Wu, H., and Nei, A., 2012, Diverse transitional giant fleas from the Mesozoic era of China: Nature, letter, v. 483, p. 201-204.

Klompmaker, A. a., and Fraaije, R. H. B., 2012, Animal behavior forzen in time: gregarious behavior of Early Jurassic Lobsters witihin an ammonoid body chamber: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 7, n. 3, 9pp. Link to pdf

Landman, N. H., and Klofak, S. M., 2012, Anatomy of a concretion: life, death, and bural in the Western Interior Seaway: PalAios, v. 27, p. 672-693.

Lucas, S. G., Tanner, L. H,. Kozur, H. W., Weems, R. E., and Heckert, A. B., 2012, The Late Triassic timescale: age and correlation of the Carnian-Norian boundary: Earth-Science Reviews, v. 114, p. 1-18.

Poinar Jr., G. O., 2012, Palaeontology: The 165-Million-Year Itch: Current Biology, v. 22,n. 8, p. R278-R280.Rößler, R., Zierold, T., Feng, Z., Kretzschmar, R., Merbitz, M., Annacker, V., and Schneider, J. W., 2012, A snapshot of an Early Permian ecosystem preserved by explosive volcanism: new results from the Chemnitz Petrified Forest, Germany: Palaios, v. 27, p. 814-834.

Sha, J.-G., and Lucas, S. G., 2012, Non-Marine Cretaceous chronology and correlation: Journal of Stratigraphy, v. 36, n. 2, p.137-152.

Sprinkel, D. A., Madsen, S. K., Kirkland, J. I., Wanders, G. L., and Hunt, G. J., 2012, Cedar Mountain and Dakota Formations around Dinosaur National Monument, evidence of the first incursion of the Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway into Utah: Special Study 143, Utah Geological Survey, p. 1-20.

Sun, Y., Joachimski, M. M., Wignall, P. B., Yan, C., Chen, Y., Jiang, H, Wang, L,. and Lai, X., Lethally hot temperatures during the Early Triassic greenhouse: Science, v. 338, p. 366-370.

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