Alan Turner: Publications

 

PUBLICATIONS

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Monographic Works (6)

Brusatte, S.L., Vermir, M., Csiki-Sava, Z., Turner, A.H., Erickson, G.M., Watanabe, A. and Norell, M.A.  2013. The osteology of Balaur bondoc, an island-dwelling dromaeosaurids (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Late Cretaceous of Romania. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 349 ms pages, 79 figures. (IF: 16.29)

Turner, A.H., Makovicky, P.J., and Norell, M.A. 2012. A review of dromaeosaurid systematics and paravian phylogeny. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 371: 1-206. (IF: 16.29)

Kley, N.J., Sertich, J.J.W., Turner, A.H., Krause, D.W., O'Connor, P.M., and Georgi, J.A. 2010. Craniofacial morphology of Simosuchus clarki (Crocodyliformes: Notosuchia) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar; pp. 13–98 in D.W. Krause and N.J. Kley (eds.), Simosuchus clarki (Crocodyliformes: Notosuchia) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Memoir 10. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 30(6, Supplement). (IF: 2.346)

Turner, A.H. and Sertich, J.J.W. 2010. Phylogenetic history of Simosuchus clarki (Crocodyliformes: Notosuchia) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar; pp. 177-236 in D.W. Krause and N.J. Kley (eds.), Simosuchus clarki (Crocodyliformes: Notosuchia) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Memoir 10. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 30(6, Supplement). (IF: 2.346)

Pol, D., Turner, A.H., and Norell, M.A. 2009. Morphology of a new specimen of the Late Cretaceous crocodylomorph Shamosuchus djadochtaensis and a discussion of neosuchian phylogeny as related to the origin of Eusuchia. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 324, 1-103. (IF: 16.29)

Turner, A.H. 2006. Osteology and phylogeny of a new species of Araripesuchus (Crocodyliformes: Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar. Historical Biology, 18: 255-369.

Published Articles (21)

Turner, A.H., and Nesbitt, S.J. 2013. Body size evolution during the Triassic archosauriform radiation. Geological Society, London, Special Publication. 

Nesbitt, S.J., Turner, A.H., and Weinbaum, J. in press. A survey of skeletal elements in the orbit of Pseudosuchia and the origin of the crocodylian palpebral. EESTRSE, Langston Festschrift. 56 ms pages, 8 figures.

Turner, A.H., Pol, D., and Norell, M.A. 2011. Anatomy of Mahakala omnogovae (Theropoda: Dromaeosauridae), Tögrögiin Shiree, Mongolia. American Museum Novitates, 3722: 1-66. (IF: 1.265)

Nesbitt, S.J., Clarke, J.A., Turner, A.H., and Norell, M.A. 2011. A small alvarezsaurid from the Eastern Gobi desert offers insight into evolutionary patterns in the Alvarezsauroidea. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 31: 144-153. (IF: 2.346)

Nesbitt, S.J., Smith, N.D., Irmis, R.B., Turner, A.H., Downs, A., Norell, M.A. 2009. A complete Late Triassic saurischian and the early evolution of dinosaurs. Science, 326: 1530-1533 (IF: 30.26)

Erickson, G.M., Rauhut, O.W.M., Zhou, Z., Turner, A.H., Inouye, B.D., Hu, D., Norell, M.A. 2009. Was dinosaurian physiology inherited by birds?—reconciling slow growth in Archaeopteryx. PLOS One 4(10): e7390. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0007390. (IF: 5.68)

Turner, A.H., Nesbitt, S.J., and Norell, M.A. 2009. A large Alvarezsaurid from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia. American Museum Novitates, 3648: 1-14. (IF: 1.265)

Nesbitt, S.J., Turner, A.H., Spaulding, M., Conrad, J.A., and Norell, M.A. 2009. The theropod furcula. Journal of Morphology, 270: 856-879. (IF: 1.62)

Turner, A.H. and Buckley, G.A. 2008. Mahajangasuchus insignis (Crocodyliformes: Mesoeucrocodylia) cranial anatomy and new data on the origin of the eusuchian-style palate. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 28: 382-408. (IF: 1.548)

Turner, A.H., Makovicky, P.J., Norell, M.A. 2007. Feather quill knobs in the dinosaur Velociraptor. Science, 317: 1721. (IF: 30.26)

Turner, A.H., Pol, D., Clarke, J.A., Erickson, G.M., Norell, M.A. 2007. A basal dromaeosaurid and size evolution preceding avian flight. Science, 317: 1378-1381. (IF: 30.26)

Irmis, R.B., Nesbitt, S.J., Padian, K., Smith, N.D., Turner, A.H., Woody, D., Downs, A. 2007. A Late Triassic dinosauromorph assemblage from New Mexico and the rise of dinosaurs. Science, 317: 358-361. (IF: 30.26)

Turner, A.H., Hwang, S.H., and Norell, M.A. 2007. A small derived theropod from Öösh, Early Cretaceous, Baykhangor Mongolia. American Museum Novitates, 3557: 1-27.

Nesbitt, S.J., Turner, A.H., Erickson, G.M. and Norell, M.A. 2006. Prey choice and cannibalistic behavior in theropod dinosaurs. Bioletters, 2: 611-614.

Norell, M.A., Clark, J.M., Turner, A.H., Makovicky, P.J., Barsbold, R., and Rowe, T. 2006. A new dromaeosaurid theropod from Ukhaa Tolgod (Ömnögov, Mongolia). American Museum Novitates, 3545: 1-51.

Turner, A.H. and Calvo, J.O. 2005. A new sebecosuchian crocodyliform from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 25: 87-98.

Smith, N.D. and Turner, A.H. 2005. Morphology’s role in phylogeny reconstruction: perspectives from paleontology. Systematic Biology, 54: 166-173.

Turner, A.H. 2004. Crocodyliform biogeography during the Cretaceous: evidence of Gonwana vicariance from biogeographical analysis. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B., 271: 2003-2009.

Brett, C.E., Turner, A.H., McLaughlin, P.I., Over, D.J., Storrs, G. and Baird, G.C. 2003.  Middle-Upper Devonian (Givetian-Famennian) conodont-bone beds from central Kentucky: reworking events and biostratigraphic condensation in the distal Acadian foreland basin. Proceedings of 15th Annual Senckenberg Conference. Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 242: 125-139.