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A new titanosauriform sauropod Dongyangosaurussinensis gen.et sp.nov.from the early LateCretaceous of Dongyang County, Zhejiang Province,iserected based on a partial postcranialskeleton.It is characterized by complex laminaeon the lateral surface of the neural spines andpostzygapophyses of dorsal vertebrae,a distinctfossa on the ventral surfaces of the prezygapophysesof dorsal vertebrae,distinct fossae arealso present on the lateral surface of the postzygapophysisof anterior caudal vertebrae;pubis ....2008040465云 南 发 现 最 完 整 的 三 叠 纪 皮 氏 吐 龙 骨 骼 = TheMost Complete Pistosauroid Skeleton from theTriassic of Yunnan,China. ( 英 文 ). Zhao Lijun;Sato T; Li Chun. Acta Geologica Sinica, 2008,82(2): 283-286A new specimen discovered from the FalangFormation in northeastern Yunnan represents themost complete skeleton of Triassic pistosauroids.Thenew specimen is referred to YunguisaurusCheng et al.,2006 on the basis of the skullfeatures,such as the presence of a separated nasalentering the external naris,a large pineal foramenlocated at the frontal/parietal suture and an interpterygoidvacuity with a narrow anterior extension.Thenew specimen differs from the typespecies of Yunguisaurus liae Cheng et al....鸟 类2008040466羽 毛 的 早 期 演 化 : 来 自 法 国 白 垩 纪 琥 珀 的 化石 证 据 = The early evolution of feathers: fossilevidence from Cretaceous amber of France. ( 英文 ). Perrichot V; Marion L; Néraudeau D; VulloR; Tafforeau P. Proceedings of the Royal SocietyB: Biological Sciences, 2008, 275(1639): 1197-1202The developmental stages of feathers are ofmajor importance in the evolution of body coveringand the origin of avian flight. Until now,there were significant gaps in knowledge ofearly morphologies in theoretical stages offeathers as well as in palaeontological material.Here we report fossil evidence of an intermediateand critical stage in the incremental evolutionof feathers which has been predicted by developmentaltheories but hitherto undocumented byevidence from both the recent and the fossil records.Seven feathers have been found in anEarly Cretaceous (Late Albian, ca 100Myr) amberof western France, which display a flattenedshaft composed by the still distinct and incompletelyfused bases of the barbs forming two irregularvanes. Considering their remarkablyprimitive features, and since recent discoverieshave yielded feathers of modern type in somederived theropod dinosaurs, the Albian feathersfrom France might have been derived eitherfrom an early bird or from a non-avian dinosaur.2008040467巴 塔 哥 尼 亚 一 新 的 中 新 世 企 鹅 及 其 系 统 发 育关 系 = A new Miocene penguin from Patagoniaand its phylogenetic relationships. ( 英 文 ).Acosta Hospitaleche C; Tambussi C; Donato M;Cozzuol M. Acta palaeontologica Polonica,2007, 52(2): 299-314We describe a new medium-sized penguin,Madrynornis mirandus gen. et sp. nov., from theearly late Miocene Puerto Madryn Formation,Chubut Province, Argentina. In order to identifythe phylogenetic position of the new taxon, weconducted a phylogenetic analysis using 44 osteologicalcharacters sampled from 14 representativespecies of all living genera and five fossilspecies of Spheniscidae. The family is clearlymonophyletic and Madrynornis mirandus isclosely related to living taxa. Our phylogeneticinterpretation is congruent with biostratigraphicdata, with Paraptenodytes from the early Miocenelocated at the base of the Spheniscidae.2008040468丹 麦 Fur 组 始 新 统 下 部 两 新 的 鹦 鹉 ( 鹦 形目 ) = Two new Parrots (Psittaciformes) fromthe Lower Eocene Fur Formation of Denmark.( 英 文 ). Waterhouse D M; Lindow B K; ZelenkovN; Dyke G J. Palaeontology, 2008, 51(3):575-582Two new fossil psittaciform birds from theLower Eocene 'Mo Clay' (Fur Formation) ofDenmark (c. 54 Ma) are described. An unnamedspecimen is assigned to the extinct avian familyof stem-group parrots, Pseudasturidae (genusand species incertae sedis), while a second(Mopsitta tanta gen. et sp. nov.) is the largestfossil parrot yet known. Both specimens are thefirst fossil records of these birds from Denmark.Although the phylogenetic position of Mopsittais unclear (it is classified as family incertaesedis), this form is phylogenetically closer toRecent Pstittacidae than to other known Palaeogenepsittaciforms and may, therefore, representthe oldest known crown-group parrot.2008040469新 西 兰 St Bathans 动 物 群 的 中 新 世 水 禽 的 亲缘 关 系 = Affinities of Miocene Waterfowl(Anatidae: Manuherikia, Dunstanetta and Miotadorna)from the St Bathans Fauna, New Zealand.( 英 文 ). Worthy T H; Lee M S Y. Palaeontology,2008, 51(3): 677-708The recently described St Bathans Fauna,from the Manuherikia Group, Early–MiddleMiocene, 19–16 Ma, New Zealand, includes sixanatid taxa. Here we present detailed morpho-141