Re: Hongshanosaurus houi, new psittacosaur

["T. Michael Keesey" <mightyodinn@yahoo.com>]

--- Alessandro Marisa <iguanodontia@yahoo.it> wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Dinogeorge@aol.com>
> To: <dinoland@lycos.com>; <iguanodontia@yahoo.it>; <dinosaur@usc.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 10:22 PM
> Subject: Re: Hongshanosaurus houi, new psittacosaur
> 
> 
> >> In a message dated 7/2/03 3:17:31 PM EST, dinoland@lycos.com writes:
> >>Same here.  I know no species of _Psittacosaurus_ that shows premax
> >>teeth.
> >>I do know that Pete Buchholz mentioned onlist a specimen that
> >>supposidely
> >>did possess premax teeth, but as far as I know this has never been
> >>published. >>
> 
> >This is the one Tr**y and I examined. I believe it is now in private
> >hands.
> >Too bad, very significant specimen!
> 
> ARGH!!! now I remember, thank's Steve,I think you referred to a probable
> Psittacosaurus meileyingensis or a very similar one discussed by us last
> summer in regard to the phylogeny of Psittacosaurus species.
> Hy George the Tr**y specimen is this one????
> And what about Hongshanosaurus? the premaxillary teeth are absent or
> present?

Not sure about _Hongshanosaurus_, but I don't think it was mentioned yet that
_Chaoyangsaurus_, another primitive ceratopsian, has premaxillary teeth.

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