Re: Gorgosaurus/Albertosaurus?

[dunn1@IDT.NET]

> Date:          Sat, 12 Jul 1997 21:23:43 -0700
> Reply-to:      us009472@mindspring.com
> From:          Michael Purvis <us009472@mindspring.com>
> To:            dinosaur@usc.edu
> Subject:       Gorgosaurus/Albertosaurus?

> I'm seeing quite a number of references to Gorgosaurus both on the list
> and in recent dino publications. I thought Gorgosaurus was considered a
> junior synonym of Albertosaurus? Was this changed, or is it a case of
> personal preference, much as some people prefer to still call
> Apatosaurus "Brontosaurus"?

Check out the archive for this list -- this question came up 
quite recently and Tom Holtz answered it. 

Regards --
Larry

"Atheism: a non-prophet organization"