RE: Allometric Growth in Tyrannosaurs Paper

["Thomas R. Holtz, Jr." <tholtz@geol.umd.edu>]

> From: owner-dinosaur@usc.edu [mailto:owner-dinosaur@usc.edu]On Behalf Of
> Darryl Jones
> In the April issue of the Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences:
>
> Allometric growth in tyrannosaurids (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from
> the Upper
> Cretaceous of North America and Asia
> Philip J. Currie
>
> Like always, if you're Canadian, the paper's free.  Go from the table of
> contents at:
>
> http://pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/cgi-bin/rp/rp2_tocs_e?cjes_cjes4-03_40
>
> With my brief first look, he still thinks Nanotyrannus is most likely a
> distinct species, although this seems to be purely due to tooth
> count.  He
> does say that there is a possibility that it is a juvenile Tyrannosaurus.

Finally, it's out!!!!

Okay, incidentally: this whole issue is dedicated to Canadian vertebrate
palaeontologist Robert Carroll.  Here is Table of Contents:
Robert Lynn Carroll - an appreciation
Hans-Dieter Sues, Alison M. Murray, and Jason S. Anderson
Pages 469-472

A new characiform fish (Teleostei: Ostariophysi) from the Eocene of Tanzania
Alison M. Murray
Pages 473-481

A new baphetid (stem tetrapod) from the Upper Carboniferous of Tyne and
Wear, U.K., and the evolution of the tetrapod occiput
J.A. Clack
Pages 483-498

A new microsaur (Tetrapoda: Lepospondyli) from the Lower Permian of Richards
Spur (Fort Sill), Oklahoma
Jason S. Anderson and Robert R. Reisz
Pages 499-505

A diminutive temnospondyl amphibian from the Pennsylvanian of Illinois
Stephen Godfrey
Pages 507-514

The hind limb of Captorhinus aguti and the step cycle of basal amniotes
Robert B. Holmes
Pages 515-526

The postcranial skeleton, phylogenetic position, and probable lifestyle of
the Early Triassic reptile Procolophon trigoniceps
Michael deBraga
Pages 527-556

A review of nonmarine turtles from the Late Cretaceous of Alberta
Donald B. Brinkman
Pages 557-571

"Without a leg to stand on": on the evolution and development of axial
elongation and limblessness in tetrapods
Michael W. Caldwell
Pages 573-588

Functional morphology of the temporal region in the Rhynchocephalia
Xiao-Chun Wu
Pages 589-607

Growth patterns and ontogenetic variation of the teeth and jaws of the
Middle Jurassic sphenodontian Cynosphenodon huizachalensis (Reptilia:
Rhynchocephalia)
Victor-Hugo Reynoso
Pages 609-619

Lariosaurus xingyiensis (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) from the Triassic of China
Olivier Rieppel, Li Jinling, and Liu Jun
Pages 621-634

An unusual new archosauromorph reptile from the Upper Triassic Wolfville
Formation of Nova Scotia
Hans-Dieter Sues
Pages 635-649

Allometric growth in tyrannosaurids (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Upper
Cretaceous of North America and Asia
Philip J. Currie
Pages 651-665

Archaeovenator hamiltonensis, a new varanopid (Synapsida: Eupelycosauria)
from the Upper Carboniferous of Kansas
Robert R. Reisz and David W. Dilkes
Pages 667-678

Erratum: Tectonic evolution and significance of Silurian - Early Devonian
hinterland-directed deformation in the internal Humber zone of the southern
Quebec Appalachians
Sebastien Castonguay and Alain Tremblay
Page 679

                Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
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