Re: New in CJES

[David Marjanovic <david.marjanovic@gmx.at>]

> _Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
>   - Revue de canadienne sciences du Terre_

Revue canadienne des sciences de la Terre, literally "Canadian journal of 
the sciences of the Earth" :-)

> Abstract:
>  "[...] presence of a distinct facet for
>   the intramandibular articulation between the dentary and
>   postdentary bones.

Wow! I know some people who will feel personally... bitten by this 
discovery. :-)

>   [...] Our analysis also indicates that
>   *Eoenantiornis* belongs to the Euenantiornithes."

Is this the analysis that was presented at the SVP meeting?

> Abstract:
>  "Two teeth collected from the Upper Triasssic Chinle Formation
>   of northeastern Arizona are described here and named
>   *Kraterokheirodon colberti* gen. et sp. nov. These teeth are
>   novel in having an occlusal ridge with six cusps and a
>   posterior shelf lacking dentine. [...]."

Aren't haramiyid postcanines supposed to look more or less like this? Er... 
Trevor? :-]

> This seems to be a non-mammal tooth
> mimicking the talonid of tribosphenic mammals, as well as the ankylosaur 
> and
> leptoceratopid tooth morphotypes in enforcing an occlusal relationship 
> between
> upper and lower teeth, as a mortar and pistil arrangement. Very cool.

Something tells me I should give the ankylosaur and leptoceratopsid 
literature a good, long look... so far I've completely overlooked that 
feature. :-]