Re: Mononykus and Avimimus

["Tim Williams" <T.Williams@cclru.randwick.unsw.edu.au>]

Dinogeorge wrote:
 
> Ah yes--when things don't seem to be working out, invoke the old
> "chimera" argument! It's been applied to _Protoavis_, and now to
> _Avimimus_. >>Sigh!<<

I write (and sorry if this sounds like a flaming):

Except for a lot of dinosaurs, it turns out to be correct - 
_Alectrosaurus_, _Sanpasaurus_, _Procompsognathus_, the teratosaurids. 
Possibly _Protoavis_ as well (sorry but this thing just ISN'T a 
bird!).  But _Avimimus_ seems OK to me.

Tim