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Re: PACHYRHINOSAUR LINEAGE
> Also, in the Nature paper, _Einiosaurus_ and _Achelousaurus_, not yet
> named, were referred to as "transitional taxa B & C". What is
> "transitional taxa A"? It has a _Styracosaurus_ like skull, but only two
> parietal spikes, like _Achelousaurus_ and _Einiosaurus_.
I read the _Nature_ paper, and yes there were three taxa. I'm
assuming taxon A is a species of _Styracosaurus_ (but I wondered
about that too). Which one (_Achelou_ or _Einio_) has the nose-horn
that curves over onto the premaxillae?