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Smith R.M.H., Marsicano, C.A. and Wilson, J.A. (in prep) Sedimentology and paleoecology of a diverse Early Jurassic tetrapod tracksite in Lesotho, Southern Africa. Palaios.

Wilson J.A., Marsicano C.A. and Smith R.M.H. (in prep) Slope- and slip-induced locomotor adjustments in two early dinosaur trackmakers from southern Africa. Science.

Smith R.M.H. and Haarhoff P. (in prep) Sedimentology and taphonomy of an Early Pliocene sivathere bonebed at Langebaanweg, Cape Province, South Africa. Palaios.

Abdala, F. and Smith, R.M.H. (submitted) Gondwanan Middle Triassic cynodonts and the Namibian connection. Journal Vertebrate Palaeontology.

Butler R.J., Smith R.M.H. & Norman, D.B. (2007) A primitive ornithischian dinosaur from the Late Triassic of South Africa, and the early evolution and diversification of Ornithischia. Proc. R. Soc. B: 2021-2046.

Sidor, C.A. and Smith, R.M.H. (2007) A second burnetiamorph from the upper Permian Teekloof formation of South Africa. Journal Vertebrate Palaeontology 27(2):420-430.

Botha, J. and Smith, R.M.H. (2007) Lystrosaurus species composition across the Permian/Triassic boundary of South Africa. Lethaia 40:125-137.

Botha, J., Modesto, S. and Smith, R.M.H. (2007) Extended procolophonoid survivorship after the End-Permian extinction. South African Journal of Science 48:54-56.

Retallack, J.G., Metzger,C.A., Greaver,T., Jahren, H., Smith, R.M.H., Sheldon, N.D. (2006) Mass extinction on land 9 million years before the End-Permian crisis. Bulletin Geological Society of America 18:1398-1411.

Abdala, F., Cisneros, J.C. and Smith, R.M.H. (2006) Faunal aggregation in the Early Triassic Karoo Basin: earliest evidence of shelter-sharing behaviour among tetrapods, Palaios 21:507-512.

Botha J. and Smith R.M.H. (2006) Rapid vertebrate recuperation in the Karoo Basin following the End-Permian extinction. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 45:502-514.

Botha, J., Abdala, F. and Smith, R.M.H.. (2006) The oldest cynodont: new clues on the origin and early diversification of the Cynodontia. J. Royal Soc Lond 149:477-492.

Angielczyk, K.D., Fröbisch, J. and Smith, J.M.H. (2006) On the stratigraphic range of the dicynodont taxon Emydops (Therapsida, Anomodontia) in the Karoo Basin, South Africa. Palaeontologia Africana 41:23-33.

Damiani, R., Steyer, S., Sidor, C.A., Smith, R.M.H., Larsson, H.C.E, Gado, B., Maga, A. and Ide,O. (2006) The vertebrate fauna of the Upper Permian of Niger. V. The primitive temnospondyl Saharastega moradiensis. Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology 26:559-572.

Smith, R.M.H, Rubidge, B.S. and Sidor, C.A. (2006) A New Burnetiamorph (Therapsida: Biarmosuchia) from the Late Permian of South Africa: implications for Trans-Pangaean therapsid migration. Journal Vertebrate Palaeontology 26:331-343.

Catuneanu, O., Wopfner, H., Eriksson, P.G., Cairncross, B., Rubidge, B.S., Smith, R.M.H. and Hancox, P.J. (2005) The Karoo basins of south-central Africa. Journal of African Earth Sciences 43:211-253.

Trueb, L., Ross, C. and Smith, R.M.H. (2005) A new pipoid anuran from the Late Cretaceous of South Africa. Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology 25(3) 533-547.

Smith R.M.H. and Botha, J. (2005) The recovery of terrestrial vertebrate diversity in South African Karoo basin after the End-Permian extinction. Comptes Rendus Palevol 4:555-568.

Ward, P.D., Botha J., Buick, R., De Kock, M.O., Erwin, D.H., Garrison, G.H., Kirschvink, J.L. and Smith, R.M.H. (2005) Abrupt and gradual extinction among Late Permian land vertebrates in the Karoo Basin, South Africa. Science 307:709-714.

Sidor, C.A, O’Keefe, R., Damiani, R., Steyer, S., Smith, R.M.H. Larsson, H.C.E., Sereno, P.C., Oumaru, I. and Abdoulaye, M. (2005) Permian tetrapods from the Sahara show climate controlled endemism in Pangaea. Nature 434:886-889.

Sidor, C.A. and Smith, R.M.H. (2004) A new galesaurid (Therapsida: cynodontia) from the Late Permian of South Africa. Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology 47:535-556.

Retallack G.J., Smith, R.M.H., Ward, P.D. (2003) Ecosystem extinction across the Permian-Triassic boundary in the Karoo Basin of South Africa. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America 115, 1133-1152.

Sullivan, C., Reisz, R., Smith, R.M.H, (2003) The Permian mammal-like herbivore Diictodon, the oldest known example of sexually dimorphic armament. Proceedings Royal Society. Proceedings Royal Society of London. B 270, 173-178.

Smith, R.M.H., Hancox, P.J., Rubidge. B.S., Turner B.R. and Catuneanu, O., (2002) Mesozoic Ecosystems of the Main Karoo Basin: from Humid Braid Plains to Arid Sand Sea. Guidebook 8th International Symposium on Mesozoic Terrestrial Ecosystems, Cape Town, South Africa, 117 pp.

Hancox, P.J., Smith, R.M.H., Rubidge, B.S. and Neveling, J., (2002) From Deserts to Glaciers; A 100 million year transect of the terrestrial sedimentological sequence of the main Karoo Basin. Excursion Guide, 16th International Sedimentological Conference, Rand Afrikaans University, South Africa. 114pp.

Sidor, C.A., B.S. Rubidge, R.M.H. Smith, and S.P. Modesto. (2002). New therapsids from the Permian of South Africa: Implications for early therapsid evolution. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22p.107A

Smith, R.M.H. and Swart, R., (2002) Arid Zone Sedimentary environments and vertebrate Taphonomy in a Mid-Triassic Rift Valley: the Omingonde Formation of Central Namibia. PALAIOS, 17, 249-267.

Smith, R.M.H. and Ward, P.D., (2001) Pattern of Vertebrate Extinctions across an Event Bed at the Permian/Triassic Boundary in the Main Karoo Basin of South Africa. Geology, 29, 1147-1150.

Modesto, S. P., and Smith R. M. H. (2001) A new Late Permian captorhinid reptile: a first record from the South African Karoo. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 21, 405-409.

Ward, P.D., Montgomery, D.R. and Smith, R.M.H., (2000) Altered river morphology in South Africa related to the Permian Triassic extinction. Science, 289, 1740-1743.

Macleod, G.K., Smith, R.M.H., Koch, P.L. and Ward, P.D. (2000) Timing of mammal-like reptile extinctions across the Permian Triassic boundary in South Africa. Geology, 28, 227-230.

Smith, R.M.H., (2000) Sedimentology and taphonomy of Late Permian vertebrate fossil localities in southwestern Madgascar. Palaeontologia Africana, 36, 25-41.

Smith, R.M.H. and Mason, T.R. (1998) Sedimentary Environments and Trace Fossils of Tertiary Oasis Deposits in the Central Namib Desert, Namibia. PALAIOS, 13, 547-559.

Smith, R.M.H., Turner, B.R., Hancox, P.J., Rubidge, B.R. and Catuneanu, O. (1998). Trans Karoo II: 100 million years of changing terrestrial environments in the main Karoo Basin. Guidebook Gondwana 10 International Conference, University of Cape Town, South Africa, 117pp.

Smith, R.M.H., Turner, B.R., Hancox, P.J. and Groenewald, G. (1997). Evolving fluvial landscapes in the main Karoo basin. Guidebook 6th International Conference on Fluvial Sedimentology, University of Cape Town, South Africa, 162pp.

Smith, R.M.H. and Turner, B.R., (1997) Reading the rocks around Cape Town. A geological guide to selected roadside stops on the Cape Peninsula. Guidebook 6th International Conference on Fluvial Sedimentology, University of Cape Town, South Africa, 49pp.

Smith, R.M.H. and Kitching J. (1997), Sedimentology and vertebrate taphonomy of the Tritylodon Acme Zone: a reworked paleosol in the Early Jurassic Elliot Formation, Karoo Supergroup, South Africa. Palaeogeog., Palaeoclimatol., Palaeoecol., 131, p. 29-50.

Smith, R.M.H. and Keyser, A.W. (1996) Biostratigraphy of the Tapinocephalus Zone. In: Rubidge, B.R. (ed.) Biostratigraphy of the Beaufort Group (Karoo Supergroup). S.A.C.S. Biostratig. Series 1, pp.8-12

Smith, R.M.H. and Keyser, A.W. (1996) Biostratigraphy of the Pristerognathus Zone. In: Rubidge, B.R. (ed.) Biostratigraphy of the Beaufort Group (Karoo Supergroup). S.A.C.S. Biostratig. Series 1, pp.13-17.

Smith, R.M.H. and Keyser, A.W. (1996) Biostratigraphy of the Tropidostoma Zone. In: Rubidge, B.R. (ed.) Biostratigraphy of the Beaufort Group (Karoo Supergroup). S.A.C.S. Biostratig. Series 1, pp.18-22.

Smith, R.M.H. and Keyser, A.W. (1996) Biostratigraphy of the Cistecephalus Zone. In: Rubidge, B.R. (ed.) Biostratigraphy of the Beaufort Group (Karoo Supergroup). S.A.C.S. Biostratig. Series 1, pp. 23-28.

Smith, R.M.H. and Evans, S.E. (1996) New material of Youngina (Reptilia: Diapsida) and evidence for juvenile aggregation in Permian diapsids. Palaeontology. 39(2), pp.289-303.

Smith, R.M.H. and Evans, S.E. (1995) Evidence of juvenile aggregation in Youngina, a late Permian eosuchian reptile. Palaeontologia Africana., 32 p.45-49.

Smith, R.M.H. (1995) Changing fluvial environments across the Permian-Triassic boundary in the Karoo Basin, South Africa and possible causes of tetrapod extinctions. Palaeogeog, Palaeoclimatol, Palaeoecol., 117,p. 81-104.

Smith, R.M.H., (1993). Sedimentology and ichnology of floodplain palaeosurfaces in the Beaufort Group (Late Permian), Karoo Sequence, South Africa. PALAIOS,8(4) p.339-357.

Smith, R.M.H., Eriksson, P.A. and Botha, W.J., (1993) A review of the stratigraphy and sedimentary environments of the Karoo-aged basins of Southern Africa. Jour. Afr. Earth Sci., 16, p.143-169.

Smith, R.M.H., Mason, T.R. and Ward, J.D., (1993). Flash flood sediments and ichnofacies of the Late Pleistocene Homeb Silts, Kuiseb River, Namibia. Sediment. Geol ,85, p.579-600.

Smith, R.M.H., (1993). Vertebrate taphonomy of Late Permian floodplain deposits in the southwestern Karoo Basin, South Africa. PALAIOS, 8(1), p.45-67.

Smith, R.M.H., (1990). A review of stratigraphy and sedimentary environments in the Karoo Basin of South Africa. In: Kogbe C A and Lang J (eds.) Major African continental phanerozoic complexes and dynamics of sedimentation. Jour. African Earth Sci., 10(1/2), p.117-137.

Smith, R.M.H., (1990). Alluvial palaeosols and pedofacies sequences in the Permian Lower Beaufort of the southwestern Karoo Basin, South Africa. Jour. Sediment. Petrol. 60 (2), p.258-276.

Thakeray, J.F., Van De Merwe, N.J., Lea Thorp, J.A., Sillen, A., Lanham, J.L., Smith, R., Keyser, A. and Monteiro, P., (1990). Carbon isotope ratios, atmospheric CO2 and extinctions: evidence from the Late Permian therapsids. Nature, 347, p.751-753.

Cole, D.I., Smith, R.M.H. and Wickens, H. De V., (1990). Basin-plain to fluvio-lacustrine deposits in the Permian Ecca and Lower Beaufort Groups of the Karoo Sequence. Guidebook Geocongress '90, Geological Society of South Africa, 83pp.

Smith, R.M.H., (1988). Palaeoenvironmental reconstruction of a Cretaceous crater lake in Bushmanland, South Africa. In: Heine, K (ed) Palaeoecology of Africa and the surrounding islands. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam. p.27-42.

Smith, R.M.H., (1987). Helical burrow casts of therapsid origin from the Beaufort Group (Permian) of South Africa. Palaeogeog. Palaeoclimatol. Palaeoecol., 60, p.155-170.

Smith, R.M.H., (1987). Morphology and depositional history of exhumed Permian point-bars in the southwestern Karoo, South Africa. Jour. Sediment. Petrol., 57, p.19-29.

Smith, R.M.H., (1986). Sedimentation and palaeoenvironments of Late Cretaceous crater-lake deposits in Bushmanland, South Africa. Sedimentology, 33, p.369-386.

Smith, R.M.H., (1980). The lithology, sedimentology and taphonomy of floodplain deposits of the Lower Beaufort (Adelaide Subgroup) strata near Beaufort West. Trans. Geol. Soc. S. Afr., 83(3), p.399-413.

Keyser, A.W. and Smith, R.M.H., (1979). Vertebrate Biozonation of the Beaufort Group with special reference to the Western Karoo Basin. Ann. Geol. Surv. S. Afr., 12, p.1-35.

Smith, R.M.H. (1979) several contributions to the Geocongress '70 Beaufort West Guidebook edited by Dr B.R. Turner.

Smith, R.M.H. (1979) The sedimentology and taphonomy of floodplain deposits of the Lower Beaufort (Adelaide Subgroup) strata near Beaufort West, Cape Province. Ann. Geol. Surv. S. Afr., 12, p.37-68.

Selden P.A. and Smith, R.M.H. (1978) The provenance of gizzard grit from the red grouse (Lagopus Lagopus scoticus (Lath)) of Bleaklow, Derbyshire. Naturalist, 103, p.145-150.

Popular Press

Smith, R.M.H. (2005) A feast of Fossils Africa. Geographica (Aug) p.22-23.

Smith, R.M.H. (1999) Survivor of the Great Extinction. Musenews 6 p.1.

Smith, R.M.H. (1995) Life in a prehistoric crater-lake. Phoenix, 8, p.4-6.

Van den Heever, J. and Smith, R.M.H. (1994) Prehistoric Life: Questions and Answers. Struik publishers, Cape Town, 32pp.

Smith, R.M.H. (1995) Footprints from the dawn of time. YOU No 422, p.96-97.

Bunce, G. and Smith, R.M.H. (1993) Dinosaurs of Southern Africa: Questions and Answers. Struik publishers, Cape Town, 32pp.

Smith, R.M.H. (1989) Fossils in Karoo - some important questions answered. Custos, 17(12), 48-52.

Smith, R.M.H. (1988) Fossils for Africa. Sagittarius, 3(2), p.4-9.

Smith, R.M.H. (1986) Crater Lakes in the age of the dinosaurs. Sagittarius, 1(1), p.10-15.

Smith, R.M.H. (1986) Trace Fossils of the ancient Karoo. Sagittarius, 1(3), p.4-9.