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Re: French

>   What does Saurischia sedis mutabilis mean?

sedis mutabilis = of changing position

So, Saurischia sedis mutabilis means that it is within the Saurischia, but
not certain as to closer to Sauropodomorpha or to Theropoda.

(And Alxasaurus has helped to show that therizinosauroids are not of
changing position, but are REALLY derived coelurosaurs).

                                
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