Publications

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Fiorillo, A.R., McCarthy, P.J., Kobayashi, Y., Tomsich, C.S., Tykoski, R.S., Lee, Y-N., Tanaka, T., Noto, C.R. 2018. An unusual association of hadrosaur and therizinosaur tracks within Late Cretaceous rocks of Denali National Park, Alaska. Nature Scientific Reports 8(1):11706. PDF Link

Adams, T.L., Noto, C.R., and Drumheller, S.K. 2017. A large neosuchian crocodyliform from the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Woodbine Formation of North Texas. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: e1349776. Published online Sept 1, 2017. Article Link

Peterson, J. Warnock, J.P., Eberhart, S.L., Clawson, S.R, and Noto, C.R. 2017. New data towards the development of a comprehensive taphonomic framework for the Late Jurassic Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry, Central Utah. PeerJ. PDF Link

Noto, C.R. 2015. Archosaur Localities in the Woodbine Formation (Cenomanian) of North-Central Texas. In Early- and Mid-Cretaceous Archosaur Localities of North-Central Texas, Fieldtrip Guidebook for the 75th Annual Meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Dallas, Texas (C. Noto, ed.). p. 38-51. PDF Link

Main, D. J., Noto, C. R., and Weishampel, D. B. 2014. Postcranial anatomy of a basal hadrosauroid (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) from the Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Woodbine Formation of North Central Texas. In Hadrosaurs (D. Eberth and D. Evans, Eds.). Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. p 77-95.

Peterson, J., Coenen, J., and Noto, C. 2014. Fluvial transport potential of shed and root-bearing dinosaur teeth from the late Jurassic Morrison Formation. PeerJ 2:e347. PDF Link

Noto, C. R., Main, D. J., and Drumheller, S. 2012. Feeding traces and paleobiology of a Cretaceous (Cenomanian) crocodyliform: example from the Woodbine Formation of Texas. Palaios 27 (2): 105-115. PDF Link

Noto, C.R. 2011. Hierarchical Control of Terrestrial Vertebrate Taphonomy over Space and Time: Discussion of Mechanisms and Implications for Vertebrate Paleobiology. In Taphonomy: Process and Bias Through Time, 2nd ed. (P.A. Allison and D.J. Bottjer, eds.).Topics in Geobiology Series. Springer, New York. p.287-336.

Noto, C.R. and Grossman, A. 2010. Broad-Scale Patterns of Late Jurassic Dinosaur Paleoecology. PLoS ONE 5(9): e12553. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0012553  PDF Link

Rees, P.M., Noto, C.R., Parrish, J.M., and Parrish J.T. 2004. Late Jurassic climates, vegetation, and dinosaur distributions. Journal of Geology 112(6): 643-653.  PDF Link

Weishampel, D.B., Le Loeuff, J., Coria, R.A., Gomani, E.M.P., Zhao, X., Xu, X., Barrett, P.M., Sahni, A., and Noto, C.R. 2004. Dinosaur Distribution. In The Dinosauria, 2nd edition (D.B. Weishampel, P. Dodson, and H. Osmolska, eds.). University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. p. 517-606.

Books and Other Publications

Noto, C.R. (ed). 2015. Early- and Mid-Cretaceous Archosaur Localities of North-Central Texas, Fieldtrip Guidebook for the 75th Annual Meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Dallas, Texas. pp 52. PDF Link

Recent Conference Abstracts

(underlined indicates student author)

Smith, H.F., Adrian, B., Noto, C.R., Grossman, A. 2018. A new species of the Nanhsiungchelyidae turtle Basilemys from the Arlington Archosaur Site, Woodbine Formation, Texas, U.S.A. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Albequerque, NM.

Adrian, B., Smith, H.F., Noto, C.R., Grossman, A. 2018. A diverse turtle assemblage from the Arlington Archosaur Site, Woodbine Formation (Cenomanian), Texas, U.S.A. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Albequerque, NM.

Drumheller, S., Adams, T.L., and, and Noto, C.R. 2018. Fleshing out a lost world: mid-Cretaceous diversity in Appalachia with insights from the Arlington Archosaur Site. Geological Society of America Southeastern Section Meeting, Knoxville TN. GSA Abstracts with Programs 50(3).

Fiorillo, A., McCarthy, P., Kobayashi, Y., Tomsich, C.S., Tykoski, R.S., Tanaka, T., and Noto, C.R. 2017. Co-Occurrence of therizinosaur and hadrosaur footprints in the Lower Cantwell Formation (Upper Cretaceous) of Denali National Park, Alaska: an Asian dinosaur track assemblage on the North American side of Beringia. Geological Society of America National Meeting, Seattle WA. GSA Abstracts with Programs 49(6).

Noto, C.R., Turner, A.H., Adams, T.L., and Drumheller, S. 2017. More crocs, more problems: enigmatic small crocodyliform material from the Woodbine Formation of Texas. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Ostrowski, S.A. and Noto, C.R. 2017. Hold me closer tiny fossil: a rich microvertebrate fauna from the Arlington Archosaur Site (Woodbine Formation, Cenomanian) of north-central Texas. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Adams, T.L., and Drumheller, S., and Noto, C. 2017. New Data On Mid- Cretaceous Ecosystems And Faunal Diversity In Appalachia: Insights From The Woodbine Formation (Cenomanian) Of North Texas. Geological Society of America South-Central Section Meeting, San Antonio TX. GSA Abstracts with Programs 49(1).

Coats, J., and Noto, C.R. 2016. Morphometrics on a small scale: using shape to assign isolated fossil gar scales to specific body regions. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT.

Noto, C.R. 2016. New theropods from the Woodbine Formation of Texas: insights into Cenomanian Appalachian Ecosystems. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT.

Zanno, L., Tsogtbaatar, K., Noto, C., Hedrick, B., and Cordero, S. 2016. Restoring an Enigma: Dimensional Comparison Analysis and Keratinous Sheath Reconstruction of the Manual Unguals of Therizinosaurus. International Symposium “The 70th Anniversary of Mongolian Paleontological Expedition of Academy of Sciences, USSR” Program Abstract 2016: 48

Peterson, J.E., Eberhart, S., Warnock, J.P., Clawson, S.R., and Noto, C.R. 2016. Bone fragments from the matrix of the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry (Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation) and their bearing on depositional reconstruction. Geological Society of America North-Central Section Meeting, Champaign, IL. GSA Abstracts with Programs 48(5).

Noto, C.R. 2015. What was happening “across the pond”? The Woodbine Formation as an example of an early Late Cretaceous Appalachian ecosystem. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting. Dallas, TX.

Adams, T. L., Noto, C. R., Drumheller, S. 2015. The crocodyliform diversity of the Woodbine Formation (Cenomanian) of Texas and the transition from early to mid-Cretaceous ecosystems. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting. Dallas, TX.

Colvin, R., Beeck, J., and Noto, C.R. 2015. The Arlington Archosaur Site, a unique urban excavation as a source of scientific education and public outreach in Texas. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting. Dallas, TX.

Noto, C.R. 2015. Getting a head with 3D software: digital reconstruction of a fossil crocodilian skull. Geological Society of America North-Central Section Meeting, Madison, WI. GSA Abstracts with Programs 47(5): 75.

Farke, A.A., Widga, C., Clawson, S.R., Noto, C.R., and Peterson, J.E. 2015. Share and share alike: an open discussion of the role of digital 3D imagery in paleontological research and outreach. Geological Society of America North-Central Section Meeting, Madison, WI. GSA Abstracts with Programs 47(5): 75.

Noto, C.R. 2015. What big claws you have: the ecomorphology of felid unguals. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) Annual Meeting, West Palm Beach, FL.

Noto, C.R. 2014. Implications of Morphological Variation in the Manual Unguals of Theropod Dinosaurs. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) Annual Meeting, Austin, TX. January 3-7, 2014.

Noto, C.R., Zanno, L., Witynski, D., and Meyer, K. 2014. Quantifying the Relationship Between Curvature and Sheath Length in Bird Claws. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) Annual Meeting, Austin, TX. January 3-7, 2014.

Noto, C.R., Main, D.J., and Poole, K. 2013. Phylogenetic and biostratigraphic implications of new postcranial material of Protohadros (Ornithopoda, Hadrosauroidea) from the Woodbine Formation of Texas. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA.

Anduza, D., Fowler, D., Noto, C.R., and Horner, J. 2013. New alvarezsaurid material from the Hell Creek Formation, Montana. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA.

Noto, C.R. 2013. Predatory behavior of a giant crocodyliform from the Woodbine Formation (Cenomanian) of Texas. GSA North-Central Section Annual Meeting, Kalamazoo, MI.

Noto, C.R. 2012. What big claws you have: implications of morphological variation in theropod manual unguals. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Raleigh NC.

Bennett, III, G., Main, D., Noto, C., Anderson, B., Van Vranken, N. 2012. Microvertebrate paleoecology, wildfires and biodiversity of coastal Appalachia in the Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Woodbine Formation at the Arlington Archosaur Site, North Texas. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Raleigh NC.

Main, D., Noto, C., Scotese, C., Weishampel, D. 2012. Wildfire paleoecology from the Cretaceous coast of southwest Appalachia at the Arlington Archosaur Site, Texas. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Raleigh NC.

Martin, A.J., Noto, C.R., and Chiappe, L.M. 2011. A burrow runs through it: unusual co-occurrence of a large mammal burrow system and dinosaur skeleton in the Morrison Formation of Utah. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Las Vegas NV.

Main, D.J., Noto, C.R., and Scotese, C.R. 2011. New theropod material from the Cenomanian Woodbine Formation at the Arlington Archosaur Site and Cretaceous biogeography. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Las Vegas NV.

Allen, E.R., Main, D.J., and Noto, C.R. 2011. A new crocodyliform from the middle Cretaceous Woodbine Formation of Texas. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Las Vegas NV.

Drumheller, S.K., Noto, C.R., Main, D.J., and Allen, E.R. 2011. Life and death in a Cretaceous coastal swamp: example from the Woodbine Formation of Texas. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Las Vegas NV.

Main, D.J. and Noto, C.R. 2011. New basal hadrosauroid postcrania from the Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Woodbine Formation at the Arlington Archosaur Site, North Texas. International Hadrosaur Symposium, Royal Tyrrell Museum, Alberta Canada.