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A new large-bodied oviraptorosaurian theropod dinosaur from the latest Cretaceous of western North America by Lamanna, Matthew C, Sues, Hans-Dieter, Schachner, Emma R, Lyson, Tyler R

“…The oviraptorosaurian theropod dinosaur clade Caenagnathidae has long been enigmatic due to the incomplete nature of nearly all described fossils. Here we…”
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A Basal Lithostrotian Titanosaur (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) with a Complete Skull: Implications for the Evolution and Paleobiology of Titanosauria by Martínez, Rubén D F, Lamanna, Matthew C, Novas, Fernando E, Ridgely, Ryan C, Casal, Gabriel A, Martínez, Javier E, Vita, Javier R, Witmer, Lawrence M

“…We describe Sarmientosaurus musacchioi gen. et sp. nov., a titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Turonian) Lower Member of the…”
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An Early Cretaceous enantiornithine (Aves) preserving an unlaid egg and probable medullary bone by Bailleul, Alida M., O’Connor, Jingmai, Zhang, Shukang, Li, Zhiheng, Wang, Qiang, Lamanna, Matthew C., Zhu, Xufeng, Zhou, Zhonghe

“…Understanding non-crown dinosaur reproduction is hindered by a paucity of directly associated adults with reproductive traces. Here we describe a new…”
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A Gigantic, Exceptionally Complete Titanosaurian Sauropod Dinosaur from Southern Patagonia, Argentina by Lacovara, Kenneth J., Lamanna, Matthew C., Ibiricu, Lucio M., Poole, Jason C., Schroeter, Elena R., Ullmann, Paul V., Voegele, Kristyn K., Boles, Zachary M., Carter, Aja M., Fowler, Emma K., Egerton, Victoria M., Moyer, Alison E., Coughenour, Christopher L., Schein, Jason P., Harris, Jerald D., Martínez, Rubén D., Novas, Fernando E.

“…Titanosaurian sauropod dinosaurs were the most diverse and abundant large-bodied herbivores in the southern continents during the final 30 million years of the…”
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An overview of the appendicular skeletal anatomy of South American titanosaurian sauropods, with definition of a newly recognized clade by Riga, Bernardo J González, Lamanna, Matthew C, Otero, Alejandro, David, Leonardo D Ortiz, Kellner, Alexander W A, Ibiricu, Lucio M

“…In the last two decades, the number of phylogenetically informative anatomical characters recognized in the appendicular skeleton of titanosaurian sauropod…”
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Diuqin lechiguanae gen. et sp. nov., a new unenlagiine (Theropoda: Paraves) from the Bajo de la Carpa Formation (Neuquén Group, Upper Cretaceous) of Neuquén Province, Patagonia, Argentina by Porfiri, Juan D, Baiano, Mattia A, Dos Santos, Domenica D, Gianechini, Federico A, Pittman, Michael, Lamanna, Matthew C

“…Unenlagiine paravians are among the most relevant Gondwanan theropod dinosaur clades for understanding the origin of birds, yet their fossil record remains…”
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First definitive record of Abelisauridae (Theropoda: Ceratosauria) from the Cretaceous Bahariya Formation, Bahariya Oasis, Western Desert of Egypt by Salem, Belal S, Lamanna, Matthew C, O'Connor, Patrick M, El-Qot, Gamal M, Shaker, Fatma, Thabet, Wael A, El-Sayed, Sanaa, Sallam, Hesham M

“…Numerous non-avian theropod dinosaur fossils have been reported from the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Bahariya Formation, Bahariya Oasis, Western Desert of…”
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A novel form of postcranial skeletal pneumaticity in a sauropod dinosaur: implications for the paleobiology of Rebbachisauridae by Ibiricu, Lucio, Lamanna, Matthew, Martinez, Ruben, Casal, Gabriel, Cerda, Ignacio, Martinez, Gaston, Salgado, Leonardo

“…In dinosaurs and other archosaurs, the presence of foramina connected with internal chambers in axial and appendicular bones is regarded as a robust indicator…”
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An avian femur from the Late Cretaceous of Vega Island, Antarctic Peninsula: removing the record of cursorial landbirds from the Mesozoic of Antarctica by West, Abagael R, Torres, Christopher R, Case, Judd A, Clarke, Julia A, O'Connor, Patrick M, Lamanna, Matthew C

“…In 2006, a partial avian femur (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM) 78247) from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Sandwich Bluff Member of…”
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Correction: A new large-bodied oviraptorosaurian theropod dinosaur from the latest Cretaceous of western North America by Lamanna, Matthew C, Sues, Hans-Dieter, Schachner, Emma R, Lyson, Tyler R

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New mammalian and avian records from the late Eocene La Meseta and Submeseta formations of Seymour Island, Antarctica by Davis, Sarah N, Torres, Christopher R, Musser, Grace M, Proffitt, James V, Crouch, Nicholas M A, Lundelius, Ernest L, Lamanna, Matthew C, Clarke, Julia A

“…The middle-late Eocene of Antarctica was characterized by dramatic change as the continent became isolated from the other southern landmasses and the Antarctic…”
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A Nearly Modern Amphibious Bird from the Early Cretaceous of Northwestern China by You, Hai-lu, Lamanna, Matthew C., Harris, Jerald D., Chiappe, Luis M., O'Connor, Jingmai, Ji, Shu-an, Lü, Jun-chang, Yuan, Chong-xi, Li, Da-qing, Zhang, Xing, Lacovara, Kenneth J., Dodson, Peter, Ji, Qiang

“…Three-dimensional specimens of the volant fossil bird Gansus yumenensis from the Early Cretaceous Xiagou Formation of northwestern China demonstrate that this…”
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Osteology of the dorsal vertebrae of the giant titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur Dreadnoughtus schrani from the Late Cretaceous of Argentina by Voegele, Kristyn, Lamanna, Matt, Lacovara, Kenneth

“…Many titanosaurian dinosaurs are known only from fragmentary remains, making comparisons between taxa difficult because they often lack overlapping skeletal…”
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Subaqueous foraging among carnivorous dinosaurs by Fabbri, Matteo, Navalón, Guillermo, Benson, Roger B. J., Pol, Diego, O’Connor, Jingmai, Bhullar, Bhart-Anjan S., Erickson, Gregory M., Norell, Mark A., Orkney, Andrew, Lamanna, Matthew C., Zouhri, Samir, Becker, Justine, Emke, Amanda, Dal Sasso, Cristiano, Bindellini, Gabriele, Maganuco, Simone, Auditore, Marco, Ibrahim, Nizar

“…Secondary aquatic adaptations evolved independently more than 30 times from terrestrial vertebrate ancestors 1 , 2 . For decades, non-avian dinosaurs were…”
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A gigantic new dinosaur from Argentina and the evolution of the sauropod hind foot by González Riga, Bernardo J., Lamanna, Matthew C., Ortiz David, Leonardo D., Calvo, Jorge O., Coria, Juan P.

“…Titanosauria is an exceptionally diverse, globally-distributed clade of sauropod dinosaurs that includes the largest known land animals. Knowledge of…”
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An oviraptorid preserved atop an embryo-bearing egg clutch sheds light on the reproductive biology of non-avialan theropod dinosaurs by Bi, Shundong, Amiot, Romain, Peyre de Fabrègues, Claire, Pittman, Michael, Lamanna, Matthew C., Yu, Yilun, Yu, Congyu, Yang, Tzuruei, Zhang, Shukang, Zhao, Qi, Xu, Xing

“…Recent studies demonstrate that many avialan features evolved incrementally prior to the origin of the group, but the presence of some of these features, such…”
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Myological reconstruction of the pelvic girdle and hind limb of the giant titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur Dreadnoughtus schrani by Voegele, Kristyn K., Ullmann, Paul V., Lamanna, Matthew C., Lacovara, Kenneth J.

“…Osteological correlates preserve more readily than their soft tissue counterparts in the fossil record; therefore, they can more often provide insight into the…”
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Appendicular myological reconstruction of the forelimb of the giant titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur Dreadnoughtus schrani by Voegele, Kristyn K., Ullmann, Paul V., Lamanna, Matthew C., Lacovara, Kenneth J.

“…Soft tissues are variably preserved in the fossil record with external tissues, such as skin and feathers, more frequently preserved than internal tissues…”
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A new megaraptoran theropod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous Bajo de la Carpa Formation of northwestern Patagonia by Porfiri, Juan D., Juárez Valieri, Rubén D., Santos, Domenica D.D., Lamanna, Matthew C.

“…We describe Tratayenia rosalesi gen. et sp. nov., a new megaraptoran theropod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina. The holotype consists…”
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Melanosomes or Microbes: Testing an Alternative Hypothesis for the Origin of Microbodies in Fossil Feathers by Moyer, Alison E., Zheng, Wenxia, Johnson, Elizabeth A., Lamanna, Matthew C., Li, Da-qing, Lacovara, Kenneth J., Schweitzer, Mary H.

“…Microbodies associated with fossil feathers, originally attributed to microbial biofilm, have been reinterpreted as melanosomes: pigment-containing, eukaryotic…”
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