Refereed articles

2009
Wolff, E. D. S., S. W. Salisbury, J. R. Horner, D. J. Varricchio. 2009. Common avian infection plagued the tyrant dinosaurs. PLoS ONE 4(9): e7288. doi:10.1371/ journal.pone.0007288

2008
Smith, N. D., P. J. Makovicky, F. L. Angolin, M. D. Ezcurra, D. F. Pais, and S. W. Salisbury. 2008. A Megaraptor-like theropod (Dinosauria: Tetanurae) in Australia: support for faunal exchange across eastern and western Gondwana in the mid-Cretaceous. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B, 275, 2085-2093. pdf, ESM

2007
Frey, E., and S. W. Salisbury. 2007. Crocodilians of the Crato Formation: evidence for enigmatic species; pp. 463-474, pls 20-21 in D. M. Martill, G. Bechly, and R. F. Loveridge (eds.), The Crato Fossil Beds of Brazil - window into an ancient world. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

2006
Buchy, M.-C., Frey, E. & Salisbury, S. W. 2006. Internal cranial anatomy of Plesiosauria (Reptilia, Sauropterygia): evidence for a functional secondary palate. Lethaia, 39, 290-303. pdf

Salisbury, S. W., Molnar, R. E., Frey, E. & Willis, P. M. A. 2006. The origin of modern crocodyliforms: new evidence from the Cretaceous of Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B, 273, 2439-2448. pdf, ESM.

Buchy, M.-C. Frey, E., Salisbury, S. W., Stinnesbeck, W. López-Oliva, J. G. and Götte, M. 2006. An unusual pliosaur (Reptilia, Sauropterygia) from the Kimmeridgian (Upper Jurassic) of northeastern Mexico. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Monatshefte, 240 (2), 241-270.

Stilwell, J. D., Consoli, C. P., Sutherland, R., Salisbury, S. W., Rich, T. H., Vickers Rich, P. A., Currie, P. J., Wilson, G. J. & 2006. Dinosaur sanctuary on the Chatham Islands, Southwest Pacific: first record of theropods from the K-T boundary Takatika Grit. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 230, 243-250. pdf

2005
Schwarz, D. & Salisbury, S. W. 2005. A new species of Theriosuchus (Atoposauridae, Crocodylomorpha) from the Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) of Guimarota, Portugal. Geobios, 38, 779-802. pdf

Molnar, R.E. & Salisbury, S.W. 2005. Observations on Cretaceous sauropods from Australia. 454-465 In Carpenter, K. & Tidwell, V. (eds). Thunder-Lizards: the sauropodomorph dinosaurs. Indiana University Press, Bloomingon, Indiana.

Holt, T. R., Salisbury, S. W. & Willis, P. M. A. 2005. A new species of mekosuchine crocodilian from the Middle Palaeogene Rundle Formation, central Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 50 (2), 212-222.

2003
Wroe, S., Myers, T., Seebacher, F., Kear, B., Gillespie, A., Crowther, M. & Salisbury, S. W. 2003. An alternative method for predicting body mass: the case of the Pleistocene marsupial lion. Paleobiology, 29 (3), 401-411. pdf

Salisbury, S. W., Frey, E., Martill, D. M. & Buchy, M.-C. 2003. A new crocodilian from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation of north-eastern Brazil. Palaeontographica, Abteilung A (Paläontologie - Stratigraphie), 270 (1-3), 3-47.

2002
Salisbury, S. W. 2002a. Crocodilians from the Lower Cretaceous (Berriasian) Purbeck Limestone Group of Dorset, southern England. Special Papers in Palaeontology, 68, 121-144.

2001
Frey, E. & Salisbury, S. W. 2001. The kinematics of aquatic locomotion in Osteolaemus tetraspis Cope. 165-179. In Grigg, G. C., Seebacher, F. & Franklin, C. E. (eds). Crocodilian biology and evolution. Surrey Beatty & Sons, Chipping Norton.

Salisbury, S. W. & Frey, E. 2001. A biomechanical transformation model for the evolution of semi-spheroidal articulations between adjoining vertebral bodies in crocodilians. 85-134. In Grigg, G. C., Seebacher, F. & Franklin, C. E. (eds). Crocodilian biology and evolution. Surrey Beatty & Sons, Chipping Norton.

1999
Salisbury, S. W., Willis, P. M. A., Peitz, S. and Sander, P. M. 1999. The crocodilian Goniopholis simus from the Lower Cretaceous of north-western Germany. Special Papers in Palaeontology, 60, 121-148 . The Palaeontological Association, London.

Rossmann, T., Berg, D. E. and Salisbury, S. W. 1999. Studies on Cenozoic crocodiles: 3. Gavialosuchus cf. gaudensis (Eusuchia: Tomistomidae) from the Lower Miocene of south Germany. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Monatshefte, 1999 (6), 321-330.

1996
Salisbury, S. W. and Willis, P. M. A. 1996. A new crocodylian from the Early Eocene of southeastern Queensland and a preliminary investigation of the phylogenetic relationships of crocodyloids. Alcheringa, 20, 179-226.


Popular science articles

Salisbury, S. W. 2006 Dawn of a dynasty: the origin of modern crocodilians. Australian Geographic, 83, 52-53. pdf

Salisbury, S. W. 2004. Prehistoric bedfellows: the 2003 excavation of Elliot the sauropod, Australia's largest dinosaur. Australian Age of Dinosaurs, 2, 42-47.

Salisbury, S. W. 2003a. Clash of the titans: the world's largest dinosaurs. Nature Australia, 27 (7), 44-51.

Salisbury, S. W. 2003b. On the shoulders of a giant: the story of Elliot, Australia's largest dinosaur. Australian Age of Dinosaurs, 1, 12-21.

Salisbury, S. W. 2003c. The fuzzy frontier: feathered dinosaurs and the origin of birds. Nature Australia, 27 (10), 34-43. pdf

Salisbury, S. W. 2002b. Baby behemoths. Nature Australia, 27 (6), 13-14.

Salisbury, S. W. 2002c. A giant awakes. Australian Geographic, 65, 100-105. pdf

Salisbury, S. W. 2001. The biggest Australian – huge Queensland sauropod. Riversleigh Notes, 8, 8.

Salisbury, S. W. 1994. Climbing and crocodiles. Riversleigh Notes, 23, 7-8.


Theses

Salisbury, S. W. 2001. A biomechanical transformation model for the evolution of the eusuchian-type bracing system. Unpublished PhD thesis, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 554pp.

Salisbury, S. W. 1994. Interspecific variation, palaeoecology and phylogenetic relationships of Early Eocene crocodylids from Murgon, southeastern Queensland. Unpublished Honours thesis, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 44 pp.


Conference papers

2009

Berrell, R.W., Kemp, A. and Salisbury, S.W., 2009. Lungfish from the Early Cretaceous, Griman Creek Formation of Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia. In: K.J. Travuillon, T.H. Worthy, S.J. Hand and P. Creaser (Editors), Conference on Australian Vertebrate Evolution, Palaeontology and Systematics, 2009. Geological Society of Australia, Abstracts 93: 15.

Berrell, R.W., Alvarado-Ortega, J., Yabumoto, Y., Signore, M. and Salisbury, S.W., 2009. An almost complete ichthyodectiform fish from the Early Cretaceous (Albian) of Pietraroja, southern Italy.

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

, 29(3): 62A-63A.

Berrell, R., Alvarado-Ortega, J., Yabumoto, Y. and Salisbury, S.W., 2009. An ichthyodectiform fish of the genus Cladocyclus from the the mid-Cretaceous of Australia. XI Congreso Nacional de Paleontología, Mexico. 52A.

Fletcher, T., Berrell, R.W., Geddes, K. and Salisbury, S.W., 2009. Acid preparation of vertebrate fossils (Teleosti and Dinosauria) from the mid-Cretaceous Winton Formation of Isisford, central-western Queensland, Australia. In: K.J. Travuillon, T.H. Worthy, S.J. Hand and P. Creaser (Editors), Conference on Australian Vertebrate Evolution, Palaeontology and Systematics, 2009. Geological Society of Australia, Abstracts 93: 74.

 

Herne, M., 2009. Postcranial osteology of Leaellynasaura amicagraphica (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Early Cretaceous of southeastern Australia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 29(3): 113A.

Herne, M. and Salisbury, S.W., 2009. The status of Leaellynasaura amicagraphica (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Early Cretaceous of south-eastern Australia. In: K.J. Travuillon, T.H. Worthy, S.J. Hand and P. Creaser (Editors), Conference on Australian Vertebrate Evolution, Palaeontology and Systematics, 2009. Geological Society of Australia, Abstracts 93: 35.

Leahey, L., Molnar, R.E. and Salisbury, S.W., 2009. Minmi and the ankylosauromorph palate. In: K.J. Travuillon, T.H. Worthy, S.J. Hand and P. Creaser (Editors),

Conference on Australian Vertebrate Evolution, Palaeontology and Systematics, 2009.

Geological Society of Australia

, Abstracts 93: 43.

Musser, A.M. et al., 2009. First Australian non-mammalian cynodont: new evidence for the unusual nature of Australia's Cretaceous Vertebrates. In: K.J. Travuillon, T.H. Worthy, S.J. Hand and P. Creaser (Editors), Conference on Australian Vertebrate Evolution, Palaeontology and Systematics, 2009. Geological Society of Australia, Abstracts 93: 47.

Nair, J.P. and Salisbury, S.W., 2009. New anatomical information on Rhoetosaurus brownei (Dinosauria: Eusauropoda), from the Jurassic Injune Creek Group, near Roma, Queensland, Australia. In: K.J. Travuillon, T.H. Worthy, S.J. Hand and P. Creaser (Editors), Conference on Australian Vertebrate Evolution, Palaeontology and Systematics, 2009. Geological Society of Australia, Abstracts 93: 76.

Salisbury, S.W., Angolin, F., Ezcurra, M.D. and Pais, D.F., 2009. A reassessment of the Cretaceous non-avian dinosaur faunas of Australia and New Zealand. In: K.J. Travuillon, T.H. Worthy, S.J. Hand and P. Creaser (Editors), Conference on Australian Vertebrate Evolution, Palaeontology and Systematics, 2009. Geological Society of Australia, Abstracts 93: 53.

2008

Berrell, R., Alvarado-Ortega, J., Yabumoto,Y. and Salisbury, S.W. 2008. A new ichthyodectiform fish from the mid-Cretaceous of Australia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28 (3), 52A.

Leahey, L., Molnar, R. E. and Salisbury, S.W.  2008. The cranial osteology of Minmi sp., a basal ankylosauromorph (Ornithischia: Dinosauria) from the Early Cretaceous (Albian) Allaru Formation of Richmond, north-western Queensland, Australia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28 (3), 104A.

Smith, N.D., Makovicky, P.J., Angolin, F.L. , Ezcurra, M.D. and Salisbury, S.W. 2008. A Megaraptor-like theropod (Dinosauria: Tetanurae) in Australia: support for faunal exchange across eastern and western Gondwana in the mid-Cretaceous. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28 (3), 145A.

Smith, N. D., Makovicky, P. J., Angolin, F. L., Ezcurra, M. D., Pias, D. F. & Salisbury, S. W. 2008. A Megaraptor-like theropod (Dinosauria: Tetanurae) in Australia: support for faunal exchange across eastern and western Gondwana in the mid-Cretaceous. Congresso Latinoamericano de Paleontología de Vertebrados, Libro de Resúmes Nequén, Argentina, 22-25 September 2008, 236.

2007

Berrell, R.W, Salisbury, S.W. and Yabumoto, Y. 2007 A new freshwater fish (Teleostei: Ichthyodectiformes) from the mid-Cretaceous (Albian–Cenomanian) Winton Formation of Isisford, central-western Queensland, Australia.  In Warren, A. (ed), 2007 Conference on Australian Vertebrate Evolution, Palaeontology and Systematics, 2007, Geological Society of Australia, Abstracts 85, p. 53.

Geddes, K., Salisbury, S.W. and Wilkinson, J.A. 2007.  Preparation of the type material of Isisfordia duncani, a basal eusuchian crocodylomorph from the mid-Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian) Winton Formation of Isisford, central-western Queensland, Australia. In Warren, A. (ed), 2007 Conference on Australian Vertebrate Evolution, Palaeontology and Systematics, 2007, Geological Society of Australia, Abstracts 85, p. 55-56.

Faggotter, S.J., Salisbury, S.W. and Yabumoto, Y. 2007.  A new possible haleocomorph fish from the mid-Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian) Winton Formation of Isisford, central-western Queensland, Australia. In Warren, A. (ed), 2007 Conference on Australian Vertebrate Evolution, Palaeontology and Systematics, 2007, Geological Society of Australia, Abstracts 85, p. 55.

Fletcher, T.L., Salisbury, S.W. and Cook, A.G.  2007. New pterosaur fossils from the Early Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian) of western Queensland, Australia. In Warren, A. (ed), 2007 Conference on Australian Vertebrate Evolution, Palaeontology and Systematics, 2007, Geological Society of Australia, Abstracts 85, p. 26.

Holt, T.R., Salisbury, S.W., Worthy, T.H., Sand, C. and Anderson, A. 2007. New material of Mekosuchus inexpectatus (Crocodylia: Mekosuchinae) from the Quaternary of New Caledonia. In Warren, A. (ed), 2007 Conference on Australian Vertebrate Evolution, Palaeontology and Systematics, 2007, Geological Society of Australia, Abstracts 85, p. 27.

Leahey, L. Salisbury, S.W. and Molnar, R.E. 2007. Cranial osteology of Minmi sp., a basal ankylosaurid thyreophoran (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Early Cretaceous (Albian) Allaru Formation of Richmond, north-western Queensland, Australia. In Warren, A. (ed), 2007 Conference on Australian Vertebrate Evolution, Palaeontology and Systematics, 2007, Geological Society of Australia, Abstracts 85, p. 57.

Nair, J.P. and Salisbury, S.W. 2007.  Osteology and biomechanics of the crus and pes in Rhoetosaurus brownei Longman (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) from the Middle Jurassic Injune Creek Group of Roma, south-western Queensland.  2007. In Warren, A. (ed), 2007 Conference on Australian Vertebrate Evolution, Palaeontology and Systematics, 2007, Geological Society of Australia, Abstracts 85, p. 58.

Pawley, K. and Salisbury, S.W. 2007. Biomechanics of rhachitomous vertebrae in early tetrapods. In Warren, A. (ed), 2007 Conference on Australian Vertebrate Evolution, Palaeontology and Systematics, 2007, Geological Society of Australia, Abstracts 85, p. 24-25.

Salisbury, S.W., Angolin, F. L., M. D. Ezcurra, and D. F. Pais.  2007.  A critical reassessment of the Cretaceous non-avian dinosaur faunas of Australia and New Zealand. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 27 (Supplement to Number 4). 138A.

Salisbury S.W., Molnar R.E., Lamanna M.C. 2007. Sauropods from the mid-Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian) Winton Formation of central-western Queensland, Australia. n Warren, A. (ed), 2007 Conference on Australian Vertebrate Evolution, Palaeontology and Systematics, 2007, Geological Society of Australia, Abstracts 85, pp 26-27.

2006

Salisbury, S. W., Molnar, R. E. & Lamanna, M. C. 2006. A new titanosauriform sauropod from the mid-Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian) Winton Formation of central-western Queensland, Australia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 26 (Supplement to Number 4), 118A.

2005

Holt, T. R. & Salisbury, S. W. 2005. New crocodilian remains from Hiatus A Site (Early Miocene), Riversleigh, north-western Queensland. 10th Conference on Australian Vertebrate Evolution, Palaeontology and Systematics. Naracoorte Caves World Heritage Area, South Australia, 29 March–2 April 2005. Abstracts.

Salsbury, S. W. 2005. A new vertebrate assemblage from the mid-Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian) Winton Formation, central-western Queensland. 10th Conference on Australian Vertebrate Evolution, Palaeontology and Systematics. Naracoorte Caves World Heritage Area, South Australia, 29 March – 2 April 2005. Abstracts.

Salisbury, S. W. & Frey, E. 2005. Gastropubic recoil aspiration in crocodilians and early archosaurs. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 25 (Supplement to Number 3), 108A.

2004

Salisbury, S. W. & Frey, E. 2004a. The epaxial musculature of fossil crocodilians. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 24 (Supplement to Number 3), 107A.

Salisbury, S. W. & Frey, E. 2004b. Anatomical correlates associated with the bracing system of extant crocodilians: addressing the locomotor inadequacies of the Indian gharial. 17th Working Meeting of the IUCN-SSC Crocodile Specialist Group. 24-29th of May, 2004, Darwin, Australia, 66 (Abstracts).

2003

Buchy, M.-C., Frey, E., Métayer, F. & Salisbury, S. W. 2003. Slicing plesiosaurs, part II: plesiosaurs' internal nares are no nares at all. 8th European Workshop on Vertebrate Palaeontology, 2003, Basal, Switzerland.

Salisbury, S. W. 2003. Theropod teeth from the Lower Cretaceous Winton Formation, central-western Queensland, Australia. Conference on Australian Vertebrate Evolution, Palaeontology, and Systematics, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, July 7-11 2003. Abstracts.

Salisbury, S. W., Frey, E., Martil, D. M. & Buchy, M.-C. 2003. A new crocodilian from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation of north-eastern Brazil. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 23 (Supplement to number 3), 92A.

2002

Buchy, M.-C., Frey, E. & Salisbury, S. W. 2002. Cross-sections through a rostrum: a new pliosaur from Mexico and some questions about its 'internal nares'. 50th Symposium of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy, 7th-14th September 2002, Cambridge University, UK.

1999

Salisbury, S. W. 1999. A taxonomic review of crocodilians from the Lower Cretaceous (Berriasian) Purbeck Limestone Group of Dorset, southern England. 52-53 In Milner, A. R. (ed). Extended abstracts of papers, Life and environments of Purbeck times, Dorset County Museum, UK, 19-22 March 1999.

1998

Frey, E. and Salisbury, S. W. 1998a. Mit Metriorhynchus auf Tauchstation. Jahrestagung der deutschsparchigen Paläoherpetologen, Tübingen, Germany, 27 February - 1 March 1998.

Frey, E. and Salisbury, S. W. 1998b. The I-beam in the crocodile: stories around a biomechanical approach. Keynote address, Crocodilian Biology and Evolution Conference, Brisbane, July 8-10 1998, 30A.

Frey, E. and Salisbury, S. W. 1998c. The kinematics of the aquatic locomotion of Osteolaemus tetraspis Cope. Crocodilian Biology and Evolution Conference, Brisbane, July 8-10 1998, 31A.

Frey, E. and Salisbury, S. W. 1998d. Locomotion in metriorhynchid crocodilians – ‘no gallop' is the only consensus. 46th Symposium of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, England, September 9-12 1998.

Salisbury, S. W. 1998a. The long-lost crocodilian of Mr Willett. 46th Symposium of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, England, September 9-12 1998.

Salisbury, S. W. 1998b. The evolution of procoelous vertebrae in crocodilians. Proceedings of the Crocodilian Biology and Evolution Conference, July 8-10 1998, Brisbane, Australia. 59A.

1997

Frey, E. and Salisbury, S. W. 1997. Kladistik versus Evolutionsablaufmodell: Versuch einer Lösung. Arbeitskreis Wirbeltierpaläontologie in der Paläontologischen Gesellschaft. Evolution und Kladistik – Erfahrungen in der Wirbeltierpaläontologie. Kongeßzentrum Rolduc/Kerkrade, Holland, 7-9 March 1997.

Salisbury, S. W. 1997a. The origin of the carrying system of eusuchian crocodylomorphs. Palaeontological Association, Progressive Palaeontology Conference. University of Leeds, Leeds, England, 21 May 1997. Abstracts.

Salisbury, S. W. 1997b. Origin of the carrying system of eusuchian crocodylomorphs. Third World Congress of Herpetology, Prague, Czech Republic, 2-10 August 1997. 253A.

Salisbury, S. W. & Frey, E. 1997. Engineering eusuchians: a new look at the evolution of the locomotor system of extant crocodilians. 45th Symposium of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy, University of Derby, Derby, England, 8-12 September 1997.

1996

Salisbury, S. W., Willis, P. M. A. and Sander, P. M. 1996. A new goniopholidid crocodylomorph from the Early Cretaceous of northwestern Germany. 44th Symposium of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy, University College, London, September 1996.

1995

Salisbury, S. W. 1995. A new early Eocene mekosuchine (Eusuchia: Crocodylidae) from Murgon, southeastern Queensland, and a reassessment of basal mekosuchine phylogeny. Conference on Australian Vertebrate Evolution, Palaeontology, and Systematics 1995, National Science Centre, Canberra. Abstracts.

Salisbury, S. W., Molnar, R. E. and Willis, P. M. A. 1995. Fossil gavial from the Pleistocene of Darling Downs, southeastern Queensland. Wellington Caves Quaternary Symposium, Wellington, NSW. Abstracts.

Salisbury, S. W., Willis, P. M. A., Scanlon, J. D. and Mackness, B. 1995. Plio-Pleistocene gigantism in Quinkana (Crocodyloidea; Mekosuchinae). Wellington Caves Quaternary Symposium, Wellington, NSW. Abstracts.