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Re: Alvarezsaurus



On Wed, 1 May 1996 Dinogeorge@aol.com wrote:

> Having looked at the _Alvarezsaurus_ material illustrated in Bonaparte's new
> book, I'm _completely baffled_ about why the AMNH crowd want to put
> _Mononykus_ into Alvarezsauria. 

> Bonaparte classifies Alvarezsauria as a kind
> of sister-group to Neoceratosauria, which seems quite correct to me.
> 
> Comments, anyone?

Ah-ha!  Somehow I suspected as much.  I can't be sure, though, until I 
get the article and can have a good look at the foot (thanks again, Tracy!).

Any opinions out there on the interrelationships of alvarezsaurs, 
velocisaurs, noasaurs, elaphrosaurs, and abelisaurs?


Nick Pharris
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA 98447
(206)535-8206
PharriNJ@PLU.edu