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Re: Query: primitive ornithomimosaurs

>Just a couple of quick questions:
>
>-Pelecanimimus
>-Harpymimus okladnikovi
>
>Which one has the teeth, which has the skin impression? While yer at it, 
>what's Pelecanimimus' species name??

Both have teeth: Pelecanimimus has >220!  Harpymimus' cranium is unknown,
but the dentary has about 6 teeth.  The skin impression is on Pelecanimimus,
which is (probably) the older of the two.

Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
Vertebrate Paleontologist     Webpage: http://www.geol.umd.edu
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