Albertonykus

New Species

• Stegosaur Thyreosaurus atlasicus

• Elasmarian Chakisaurus nekul

• Iguanodontian Hesperonyx martinhotomasorum

• Titanosaur Udelartitan celeste

• Stem-apodiforms Eocypselus geminus, Eocypselus grandissimus, and Eocypselus paulomajor

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

• Identification of theropod teeth from the Kem Kem Group

• Taxonomic status of Ceyx sangirensis

Anatomy and New Specimens

• Ornithischian teeth from the Middle Jurassic of the U.K.

• Reevaluation of "Gyposaurus" sinensis

• Sauropods from the Bajo de la Carpa Formation

• Reconstruction of the feet of Neuquensaurus australis

• Osteology of Nothronychus

• Morphometrics of neck vertebrae in Mesozoic avialans

• Consistency of spottiness and colouration across avian eggshells

• Vertebral formula variations in penguins

• Grasping-related musculature of accipitrids

Evolution and Phylogeny

• Reevaluation of "Scelidosaurus" remains from Ireland

• Evolution of avian sexual size dimorphism

• Evolution of avian heat tolerance

• Phylogeny of accipitrids

• Convergent evolution of plumage coloration in lovebirds

• Evolution of doraditos

• Effect of biogeographical barriers on historical dynamics of antbirds

Genetics

• Genetic basis for reduction of the third digit during forelimb development in Gallus gallus domesticus

• Genetic basis for color differences between Sporophila beltoni and Sporophila plumbea

Ontogeny and Life History

• Ontogeny of limb bone microstructure in Aptenodytes patagonicus

Function

• Flying fast improves aerodynamic economy with mass increase in Columba livia

• Turbulence causes kinematic and behavioural adjustments to flight in Columba livia

Communication

• Gestural communication in Parus minor

Ecology

• Reevaluation of evidence for diving behavior in spinosaurids based on bone compactness

Fossil record

• Microvertebrate site from the Horseshoe Canyon Formation

Stratigraphy

• Dinosaur biostratigraphy of the Cretaceous of Utah

New Species

• Ankylosaur Datai yinliangis

• Mamenchisaurid "Jingia" dongxingensis (genus preoccupied by a moth)

• Hadrosaurid Minqaria bata

• Spinosaurid Riojavenatrix lacustris

• Enantiornithean Imparavis attenboroughi

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

• Species limits in Puffinus shearwaters

• Taxonomy of Drymophila squamata

• New genus Driophlox for "Habia" gutturalis and closely related species

Anatomy and New Specimens

• Skeletal reconstruction of fossil vertebrates as a process of hypothesis testing

• Ankylosaur from the Dunvegan Formation

• Skull morphology of Psittacosaurus sibiricus (was published in December)

• Rebbachisaurid vertebra from the Candeleros Formation

• Reevaluation of Bagaraatan ostromi

• Functional constraints on flight feather number and shape in pennaraptorans

• Caenagnathid from the Kirtland Formation

• Osteology of Oksoko avarsan

• Endocranial morphology of Sinovenator changii

• Possible crown bird from the Lance Formation

• Axial anatomy of Struthio camelus

• Syrinx morphology of swifts

• Cathartes aura from the Pleistocene of Brazil

• Cariamiforms from the La Meseta Formation

Evolution and Phylogeny

• Quantifying the effects of exceptional fossil preservation on availability of phylogenetic data

• Evolution of locomotion in early dinosaurs and other archosauromorphs

• Evolutionary rates of biting biomechanics in herbivorous dinosaurs

• Evolution of the pectoral girdle in pennaraptorans

• Divergence times of crown birds

• Diversification of crown birds

• Macroevolutionary drivers of morphological disparity in the avian quadrate

• Hybridization constrains the evolution of mimicry complexes in woodpeckers

• Diversification of certhioids

• Phylogenomic conflict in accentors

Function

• Reconstructing locomotor joint poses in paravians

Behavior

• Mountings by female-plumaged birds of paradise

Cognition

• Problem-solving skills are predicted by technical innovations and brain size in passeriforms

Extinction

• Characterization of recent avian extinctions in Australia

Fossil Record

• Review of small theropods from the Late Cretaceous of India

New Species

• Stegosaur Yanbeilong ultimus

• Rebbachisaurid Sidersaura marae

• Titanosaur Gandititan cavocaudatus

• Tyrannosaurid Tyrannosaurus mcraeensis

• Oviraptorosaur Eoneophron infernalis

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

• Taxonomic status of Nanotyrannus lancensis

• New genus Wunketru for "Telmabates" howardae

• New genus Rufiphonia for "Euphonia" rufiventris and closely related species

Anatomy and New Specimens

• Orbit and eye size in dinosaurs (and other archosauromorphs)

• Stegosaur from the Hekou Group

• Theropods from the Arcillas de Morella Formation

• Pelvic and hindlimb musculature of Buitreraptor gonzalezorum

• Sexual dimorphism of Confuciusornis sanctus

• Phorusrhacid from the Sarmiento Formation

Evolution and Phylogeny

• Coevolution of rostral keratin and tooth distribution in dinosaurs

• Long foraging migrations as a driver of large body size in sauropods

• Classification of theropod teeth from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil

• Prey flushing as a potential adaptive advantage of proto-wings in pennaraptorans

• Limited ecological opportunity influences the tempo of avian morphological evolution

• Evolution of bare parts in galliforms

• Phylogenetic position of Ptilinopus arcanus

• Evolution of excavator nesting behavior in Neotropical parrots

• Evolution of multiple color mechanisms correlated with diversification in sunbirds

• Evolution of bill morphology in tanagers

Molecular Paleontology

• Characterization of diagentiforms in a moa proteome

Ontogeny and Life History

• Bone histology of small hadrosauroids from the Kaylaka Formation

• Bone histology of an abelisaurid from the Serra da Galga Formation

• Bone microstructure of Musivavis amabilis

• Review of avian integumentary development

• Development of vocal folds in the avian syrinx

• Avians that breed exclusively on islands have smaller clutches

Pathology

• Pathologies in abelisaurids

Function

• Functional imaging of the Columba livia brain

• Calypte anna use distinct control strategies for forward and hovering flight

• Beakiation as a novel arboreal gait in Agapornis roseicollis

Physiology

• Thermal tolerance of Alle alle

Behavior

• Xiphorhynchus fuscus excavate nest cavities in trees

Cognition

• Object permanence in Anthracoceros albirostris

Ecology

• Nest architecture influences host use by avian brood parasites

• Spatial variation in meliphagidean bill size is associated with temperature extremes

Biogeography

• Patterns of avian species richness and turnover in mountains

Fossil Record

• Review of avialans from the Cretaceous of China

New Species

• Titanosaur Bustingorrytitan shiva

• Miocene duck Lavanttalornis hassleri

• Miocene duck Mionetta defossa (and new genus Caerulonettion for "Mionetta" natator, was published in October)

• Pliocene condor Vultur messii

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

• Taxonomy of Triassic sauropodomorphs stored in the Palaeontological Collection of Tübingen, Germany

• Taxonomy of niltavine flycatchers

• Taxonomy of Myioborus

Anatomy and New Specimens

• Dental microstructure of Heterodontosaurus tucki

• Rhabdodontids from the Densuș-Ciula Formation

• Osteology of Jaklapallisaurus asymmetricus

• Possible lessemsaurid from the Elliot Formation

• Possible turiasaur tooth from the Hasle Formation

• Pneumatic features in the ribs of Brachiosaurus altithorax

• Pelvic and hindlimb musculature of piatnitzkysaurids

• Theropod tooth from the Dongdaqiao Formation

• Acrocanthosaurus from the Arundel Clay

• Relationships between avian flight feather count and underlying skeletal size

• Syrinx morphology of Struthio camelus

• Vegaviids from the López de Bertodano Formation

• Loons from the Liuchungchi Formation

Evolution and Phylogeny

• Melanin-rich skin color associated with increased net diversification rates in avians

• Variable macroevolutionary outcomes of interhemispheric dispersal in passeriforms

• Formation of Indo-Pacific montane avifauna

• Phylogenetic position of "Ixos" nicobariensis

• Phylogenetic conflict in buntings

Function

• Range of shoulder motion in Mononykus olecranus

Physiology

• How Agapornis personatus dissipate heat before, during, and after flight

Ichnology

• Insights into dinosaur paleobiology from fossil tracks

Cognition

• Innovative food-soaking behavior in Cacatua goffiniana

• Role of anterior forebrain pathway of Melopsittacus undulatus in producing learned vocalizations

• Long-term memory of experienced Aphelocoma wollweberi facilitates problem-solving by naïve group members

• Social influences on delayed gratification in Corvus moneduloides and Garrulus glandarius

Ecology

• Digestibility of Mesozoic dinosaur food plants

• Dietary shift in Late Cretaceous ornithopods based on tooth wear

• Juvenile Gorgosaurus libratus with juvenile Citipes elegans as gut contents

• Evidence of cannibalism in Albertosaurus sarcophagus

• Culturally determined interspecies communication between Indicator indicator and Homo sapiens

Extinction

• Estimation of undiscovered anthropogenic avian extinctions

• New volume Windows Into Sauropsid and Synapsid Evolution (no public online presence, notably includes the description of a new ceratopsian, Gremlin slobodorum)

New Species

• Pachycephalosaurs Sphaerotholus lyonsi and Sphaerotholus triregnum

• Alvarezsaur Jaculinykus yaruui

• Stem-albatross Plotornis archaeonautes

• Pleistocene accipitrid Dynatoaetus pachyosteus

Taxonomy

• Taxonomy of yellow-tailed cockatoos

• New genus Neophilydor for "Philydor" erythrocercum and "Philydor" fuscipenne

Anatomy and New Specimens

• Neuroanatomy of Thescelosaurus neglectus

• Sauropod from the Early Cretaceous of Cambodia

• Abelisaurid teeth from the Adamantina Formation

• Axial osteology of Aucasaurus garridoi

• Megaraptoran from the Strzelecki Group

• Caenagnathids from the Aguja Formation

• Reinterpretation of tuberculate cervical vertebrae of perplexicervicids

Evolution and Phylogeny

• Reevaluation of anagenesis in tyrannosaurines

• Morphological evolution of avian wings follows a mechanical sensitivity gradient

• Evolutionary history of Columba livia

• Pace of avian mitochondrial molecular evolution varies with seasonal migration distance

• Phylogenetic position of Pica hudsonia and Pica nuttalli

• Biogeographic history and egg coloration in Turdus thrushes

Molecular Paleontology

• Amino acid preservation in titanosaur eggshells

• Ancient mitogenomes of Porphyrio hochstetteri and Porphyrio mantelli

Ontogeny and Life History

• Review of roles materials play in determining functional properties of avian nests

• Ontogeny of hindlimb bone texture in Rhea americana

Function

• Biomechanical significance of bifurcated cervical ribs in apatosaurines

• Flight performance of Confuciusornis sanctus

• Mechanism of avian postural stability

• Muscle forces and strain distribution in the femur of Tragopan caboti

• Dual function of prokinesis in the feeding and locomotion of Agapornis roseicollis

Physiology

• Avians are better at regulating heat loss through their legs than their bills

• Sexual selection in Calidris melanotos associated with exceptional sex differences in oxygen carrying capacity

• Nesting Pygoscelis antarcticus accrue large quantities of sleep through seconds-long microsleeps

Senses

• Anomalous binocular vision in Polyboroides typus

Behavior

• Spheniscus demersus utilize ventral dot patterns for individual recognition

Ichnology

• Avian-like tracks from the Elliot Formation

• Avialan tracks from the Wonthaggi Formation

Cognition

• Innovative problem solving in Phalcoboenus australis

Ecology

• Enamel biogeochemistry of dinosaurs (and other vertebrates) from the Oldman Formation

• Theropod bite marks on sauropods from the Morrison Formation

• Skull shape predicts feeding ecology in vultures

• Producer–scrounger dynamics in the Indicator indicator–Homo sapiens mutualism

Biogeography

• Review of avian biogeography in Amazonia