WHAT IS NUTHETES?

[darren.naish@port.ac.uk]

On _Nuthetes_, George wrote...

> Theropod, likely; but dromaeosaurid (i.e., in family                          
>   
> Dromaeosauridae)? Hmm. Also, last I heard is that Stephan              
> Pickering believes this is non-dinosaurian.

I think I trust Angela Milner more than Stephen Pickering (she has 
given recent talks on the material - see my SVPCA writeup). The 
denticle size difference index of _Nuthetes_ is within the 
dromaeosaurid range but unlike that of any lizard (the only other 
serious contendor for identity). Work in progress I understand.

"More than any other animal, tigers make me sad"

DARREN NAISH 
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