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RE: Ceratops (was RE: Glishades ericksoni, ...)



> From: owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu [mailto:owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu] 
> On Behalf Of Mike Taylor
> Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 5:02 AM
> To: turtlecroc@yahoo.com
> Cc: dinosaur@usc.edu
> Subject: Re: Ceratops (was RE: Glishades ericksoni, ...)
> 
> On 13 May 2010 04:40, Paul P <turtlecroc@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> _Ceratops_ is actually excluded from
> >> all proposed definitions of Ceratopsidae
> >
> > ? If so, that's only because it's a nomen dubium.
> >
> > Btw, "Ceratopsinae" is not used by ceratopsian experts. 
> They already 
> > and always have used Chasmosaurinae. See Dinosauria, Dinosaur 
> > Systematics, etc.
> 
> That may be largely true, but it's certainly not unanimous.  
> For example, Peter Dodson's book _The Horned Dinosaurs_ uses 
> Ceratopsinae throughout.

And Paul Sereno (who certainly qualifies as a ceratopsian expert, given his
association with Psittacosaurus in particular) uses Ceratopsinae.

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