Tuesday, May 31, 2005

Palaeontologia Electronica

Palaeontologia Electronica Vol. 8, No. 1 was published on May 27, 2005. Read it by going HERE

Twenty-eight original scientific articles, totalling 504 PDF print pages, describe palaeontology of China, Pakistan, North America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. This thematic issue is dedicated to the memory of vertebrate palaeontologist William Downs III, who died prematurely in 2002. The issue was assembled with the help of guest editors Catherine Badgley, Lawrence J. Flynn, Louis L. Jacobs, and Louis H. Taylor.

There are lots of interesting articles in this issue, including:

Sauropod Dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous of Malawi, Africa 8.1.27A, Elizabeth M. Gomani

Therapsids from the Permian Chiweta Beds and the Age of the Karoo Supergroup in Malawi 8.1.28A, Louis L. Jacobs, Dale A. Winkler, Kent D. Newman, Elizabeth Gomani, and Alan Deino