Re: Re: Removing segnosaurs from ...

[jdharris@lust.isem.smu.edu (Jerry D. Harris)]

At 11:59 AM 8/30/95, th81 wrote:
>It might.  Of course, only a thorough phylogenetic analysis incorporating
>the published characters, with some changes and additions, including many
>different taxa, would be able to resolve this.  Of course, who would ever be
>bothered to do that. :-)  And, while we're at it, from what condition did
>the sauropod pes evolve?

        I recall hearing rumors of some new South African prosauropod finds
that are, I guess, undescribed, of melanorosaurids that have 5 pedal
digits.  Anyone else have more info?



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