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Journal of Paleontology 2002;76:751-763.
SMALL THEROPOD AND BIRD TEETH FROM THE LATE CRETACEOUS (LATE CAMPANIAN) JUDITH RIVER GROUP, ALBERTA
JULIA T. SANKEY, DONALD B. BRINKMAN, MERRILEE GUENTHER, and PHILIP J. CURRIE
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FIGURE 3—Measurements of teeth. A, FABL, fore-aft basal length, not including denticles; B, Greatest height, from crown tip to base (not including root, if unshed tooth) and measured from posterior side; C, Curvature, the greatest distance from posterior carina (not including the denticles) to a perpendicular line from tooth tip to base; D, Cross-sectional thickness, the greatest lateral-lingual cross-sectional tooth thickness; E, Greatest denticle width; F, Greatest denticle height. Denticles/mm, measured midway along the posterior carina

Journal of Paleontology 2008;82:543-554.
An Early Cambrian Radula
Nicholas J. Butterfield
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FIGURE 11—Biserial radular apparatus of the extant neomenioid aplacophoran Simrothiella margaritacea, illustrating the conspicuous gradient in tooth size and form during maturation (compare with Figs. 6.1–6.7, 10). 1, a pair of initial teeth, yet to develop any denticles (from area "a" in Fig. 11.4); 2, a pair of intermediate teeth with comb-like denticles but lacking differentiated lateral denticles (from area "b" in Fig. 11.4); 3, a pair of mature teeth with greatly elongated lateral denticle, more medial second-order denticles, and numerous tertiary denticles (from area "c" in Fig. 11.4); 4, entire radula viewed from above. Modified from Scheltema and Schander (2000)

Journal of Paleontology 2001;75:208-215.
LATE CAMPANIAN SOUTHERN DINOSAURS, AGUJA FORMATION, BIG BEND, TEXAS
JULIA T. SANKEY
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FIGURE 3—Dinosaur teeth from the Talley Mt. microsites. 1, Hadrosaurid; hatchling or juvenile (LSUMG 489:5538, occlusal view); 2, Ceratopsian tooth fragment (LSUMG 488:6230, occlusal view); 3, Tyrannosaurid tooth fragment, close-up of denticles (LSUMG 489:5580); 4, 5, Pachycephalosauridae, lateral view and close-up (LSUMG 140:6117); 6, 7, Undetermined family and genus, lateral view and close-up of denticles; (LSUMG 488:5483); 8, Saurornitholestes cf. langstoni, lateral view (LSUMG 140:6139); 9, 10, Saurornitholestes cf. langstoni unshed tooth, lateral view and close-up of denticles; (LSUMG 489:5659); 11, 12, Richardoestesia isosceles n. sp., lateral view and close-up of denticles; (LSUMG 489:6238); 13, 14, Undetermined family and genus, lateral view and close-up of denticles; (LSUMG 489:6239). All scale bars are 1 mm

Journal of Paleontology 2007;81:607-631.
MORPHOLOGY, ONTOGENY, AND PHYLOGENETICS OF THE GENUS POSEIDONAMICUS (OSTRACODA: THAEROCYTHERINAE)
GENE HUNT
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FIGURE 15—Illustration of characters used in the phylogenetic analysis. 1, 2, Characters 2 and 30, with arrows indicating posterior denticles. 1, Specimen with a narrow IL (character 2, state 0) and unconnected denticles (character 30, state 0). 2, Specimen with a broad IL (character 2, state 1) and fused denticles (character 30, state 1). 3–5, Characters 3 and 4, with arrows indicating the presence of five (3), seven (4), and eight (5) AMR pores. 6–9, A-2 specimens showing characters 18 and 25. 6, Specimen with excavate anterior field fossae (character 25, state 0). 7, Close-up of posterior field, showing subrectangular B3 fossa (character 18, state 1). 8, Specimen with nearly smooth anterior field (character 25, state 1). 9, Close-up of posterior field, showing triagonal B3 fossa (character 18, state 0). 10–12, Character 14, showing specimens with A6 fossa located dorsal to M6 (10), dorsal to both M6 and A5 (11) and dorsal to A5 (12).

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FIGURE 11—Bird, Dromaeosaurus Morphotype A; Dromaeosaurus; Richardoestesia gilmorei, R. isosceles; Paronychodon, Saurornitholestes, and cf. Troodontidae. 1, Plot of FABL and CST; 2, plot of FABL and denticles/mm; 3, histogram of denticles/mm; 4, plot of curvature and denticles/mm

Journal of Paleontology 2003;77:524-535.
CTENACANTHUS AND OTHER CHONDRICHTHYAN SPINES AND DENTICLES FROM THE MINTURN FORMATION (PENNSYLVANIAN) OF COLORADO
WAYNE M. ITANO, KAREN J. HOUCK, and MARTIN G. LOCKLEY
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FIGURE 9—Dorsal finspines and dermal denticles from Minturn Formation, Colorado. 1–3, Bythiacanthus sp. 1, DMNH 45056; 1, 2, right lateral and anterior views, x1.3; 3, side view of two tubercles at the anterior margin, x6.2. 4–6, Physonemus sp., DMNH 45058; 4, 5, left lateral and proximal views, x2; 6, detail of lateral denticles, x8. 7–10, Bythiacanthus sp. 2, DMNH 45055; 7–9, anterior, right lateral, and proximal views, x1.9; 10, detail of lateral tubercles, x10. 11–14, cf. "Ctenacanthus" furcicarinatus, DMNH 45062; 11–13, proximal, left lateral, and distal views, x1.4; 14, detail of lateral ribs, x3.25. 15, 16, Petrodus patelliformis; 15, DMNH 45059; 16, DMNH 45060; x3.2

Journal of Paleontology 2005;79:774-789.
DISRUPTED CONODONT BEDDING PLANE ASSEMBLAGES, UPPER BAKKEN FORMATION (LOWER MISSISSIPPIAN) FROM THE SUBSURFACE OF WESTERN CANADA
DAVID I. JOHNSTON and CHARLES M. HENDERSON
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FIGURE 5—Conodonts from upper shale member of Bakken Formation in Antelope 11-15-29-1W4 well (Locality 1) and Antelope 10-2-29-1W4 well. Specimens illustrated in 10, 11, and 13 from latter well. Specimens illustrated in 16-18, 22-41 from bedding plane surfaces of core samples illustrated in Figure 3.1 and 3.3. All depths from Kelly Bushing at surface when known. All views are lateral views unless indicated otherwise. 1, 2, 16, 22, Ozarkodinid M elements. 1, GSC 123750, x50, depth 910 m. 2, GSC 123751, x50, depth 910.6 m. 16, 22, GSC 123765, 123771, both x24. 3, 4, 17, 23, Ozarkodinid S₀ elements. 3, 4, GSC 123752, 123753, both x50, depth 910 m. 17, Caudal view, GSC 123766, x24. 23, Rostral view, GSC 123772, x24. 5–8, 13, 15, 24–26, 39, Ozarkodinid P₂ elements. 5, Element with narrow denticles, GSC 123754, x50, depth 910.6 m. 6, Element with narrow denticles, GSC 123755, x50, depth 910 m. 7, Element with broad denticles, GSC 123756, x50, depth 910.6 m. 8, Element with broad denticles, GSC 123757, 910 m. 13, GSC 123762, x35, depth 881 m. 15, GSC 123764, x35, depth 910 m. 24, Specimen mostly represented by external mold resembling P₂ element in apparatus reconstruction of Polygnathus communis Branson and Mehl, 1934b of Chauff (1981) and Chauff and Nichols (1995), GSC 123773, x24. 25, 39, GSC 123774, 123788, both x24. 26, Specimen with narrow denticles, GSC 123775, x24. 9, 11, 31, 40, Bispathodus stabilis (Branson and Mehl, 1934a), P₁ elements. 9, GSC 123758, x35, depth 910.6 m. 11, GSC 123760, x50, depth 881 m. 31, 40, GSC 123780, 123789, both x24. 10, 18, Mehlina sp., P₁ elements. 10, GSC 123759, x35, depth 881 m. 18, GSC 123767, x24. 12, 19, 35–38, Ozarkodinid S₃ and S₄ elements. 12, 19, GSC 123761, 123768, both x35, depth 910 m. 35, 37, S₄ elements, GSC 123784, 123786, both x24. 36, 38, S₃ elements, GSC 123785, 123787, both x24. 14, 21, 27, 28, Polygnathus communis, P₁ elements. 14, Free blade of platform, GSC 123763, x50, depth 910.6 m. 21, Oral view, GSC 123770, depth 910.6 m. 27, Oblique aboral view, GSC 123776, x24. 28, Oral view, GSC 123777, x24. 20, 41, Pseudopolygnathus sp., Pa elements. 20, Oral view, dorsal fragment of platform, GSC 123769, x50, depth 910 m. 41, GSC 123790, x24. 29, 30, Ozarkodinid S₁ and S₂ elements. 29, S₁ element, GSC 123778, x24. 30, S₂ element, GSC 123779, x24. 32, Bispathodus aculeatus (Branson and Mehl, 1934a), P₁ element, GSC 123781, x24. 33, 34, Prioniodinid(?) ramiform elements, GSC 123782, 123783, both x24

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FIGURE 12—Plots of denticle width and FABL. 1, Saurornitholestes; 2, Dromaeosaurus; 3, Dromaeosaurus Morphotype A; 4, Richardoestesia gilmorei; 5, Richardoestesia isosceles. Resolution of denticle measurement is 0.1 mm

Journal of Paleontology 2004;78:1086-1090.
TERQUEMIA (DENTITERQUEMIA) EUDESDESLONGCHAMPSI NEW SUBGENUS AND SPECIES, AN INTERESTING CEMENTING BIVALVE FROM THE LOWER JURASSIC OF THE WESTERN CARPATHIANS (SLOVAKIA)
M. HAUTMANN and M. GOLEJ
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FIGURE 3—1–7, Terquemia (Dentiterquemia) eudesdeslongchampsi n. sp. 1, 4, Holotype, SNMZ 23360, left valve; 1, hinge, showing series of denticles, x3; 4, inner side, showing position of adductor muscle, x1.5. 2, 7, SNMZ 23361, left valve; 2, hinge, x3; 7, inner side, note the partly preserved inner shell layer, x1.5. 3, SNMZ 23362, left valve, outer side, showing squamose radial ribs and comarginal incremental lines of early growth stage, x1.5. 5, SNMZ 23363, left valve, outer side, x1.5. 6, SNMZ 23364, right valve, inner side, x1. 8, 9, Terquemia (Terquemia) sp. SNMZ 23392, left valve; 8, outer side with large xenomorphic part; 9, inner side, x1

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FIGURE 5—Theropod teeth from the Judith River Group, Alberta with views of lingual and labial sides, cross-section through base of tooth, and close-up of denticles. 1–8, Richardoestesia gilmorei; 1–4, RTMP 87.80.35; 5–8, RTMP 88.91.28. 9–24, Richardoestesia isosceles; 9–14, RTMP 96.142.19; 15–19, RTMP 89.136.56; 20–24, RTMP 84.36.97. 25–27, Paronychodon lacustris Morphotype B, RTMP 2000.19.2. 28–30, P. lacustris Morphotype A, RTMP 88.211.66. 31–34, cf. Troodontidae indet., RTMP 2000.21.11. 35–46, Bird teeth; 35–38, RTMP 87.4.19; 39–42, RTMP 96.62.51; 43–46, RTMP 86.172.53.

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