Re: RAPTOR SNOUTS, BRONTORAPTOR & EMBRYOS

[chartiem@ERE.UMontreal.CA (Chartier Michel)]

> 
> Ostrom thought that Deinonychus had odd, loosely-jointed jaws but Gingerich 
> re-
> analysed the articulations and showed the structure to be quite different.
> Deinonychus' jaw is in fact pretty straight with a gentle tip-wards curve (I
> think..) which is also very like that of Velociraptor. Again, I don't have the
> ref. but if you want it I'll find it. Basically, Deinonychus is a big, robust
> version of Velociraptor. The fact that the two are so far apart in time does
> bother me, though, and for that reason I'm willing to keep Deinonychus a
> seperate genus. I suppose you could point to the differences to support this
> interpretation. 
> 
Darren:

        Could you post the Gingerich reference if you find it? I'd be 
interested to consult it.

Michel Chartier