The latest issue of the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology is now available via BIOONE, and it's packed to the gills with neat stuff. Of particular interest are;
- A paper on Georgiacetus that also establishes a new cladistic arrangement of ancient whales, the Pelagiceti.
- A study of vertebral pachyostosis in the spine of the mosasaur Carentonosaurus.
- A new aetosaur from Texas. [For more from one of the authors of the paper, see Chinleana.]
- New postcranial material of the tyrannosauroid Stokesosaurus.
- A new paper on the biogeography and ecology of the giant swimming sloth Thalassocnus.
There's plenty of other articles featuring armored fish, ancient primates, and other extinct creatures, so definitely check out this issue if you haven't already.
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Holy craaaaap I wish that journal weren't so freaking expensive! If you've got access, brother, please send me the Georgiacetus, Kyrostega, Stokesosaurus, and Heterodontosaurus papers!