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"Torvosauroids" (was Re: DOUBLE NEGATIVES!)
Tom Holtz sent in the following; listproc didn't like it. I did, so
I'm overriding the stupid program ;-)
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 1995 11:38:26 -0500
To: DINOSAUR@lepomis.psych.upenn.edu
From: Tom Holtz <tholtz@geochange.er.usgs.gov>
Subject: "Torvosauroids" (was Re: DOUBLE NEGATIVES!)
> I've just received the _Edmarka_ paper! Hooray for basal
> tetanuraens! But I'm confused - Sereno et al., in their
> _Afrovenator_ paper, identified a torvosauroid clade, with no
> mention of _Megalosaurus_. Did they put _Torvosaurus_ and
> _Megalosaurus_ in the same family (their Torvosauridae)? Think I'll
> read around this some more before I make misjudgements...
Sereno et al. did not include in their analysis. If someone were to
do something along those lines (geez, who could THAT be... ;-)), if
they found that Megalosaurus belonged in there, too, then
Megalosauridae & -oidea would have priority (up to a century & a
half priority!!).
Thomas R. Holtz, Jr. Phone: 703-648-5280
Vertebrate Paleontologist Fax: 703-648-5420
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