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Re: dromeasaurids

>From: Tom Holtz <tholtz@geochange.er.usgs.gov>
 > >   Bradycneme draculae Harrison & Walker 1975 (n.d.)
 > 
 > Le Leouff et al. 1992 showed that Bradycneme is a junior synonym of
 > Elopteryx nopscai.  It is a dromaeosaurid.

This is a dromaeosaurid that was originally described as a bird.
[The "-cneme" morpheme is frequently used in naming fossil birds].

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