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Re: Herrerrasaurus the Herrerrasaur

At 11:32 AM 1/11/96 -0800, you wrote:
>Tracy Ford wrote:
>
>> Excusse me? Herrasaur is name AFTER Herrerasaurus, so Herrasaurus is and
always will be a Herrarasaur.
>That's right. But herrerasaurus is no longer a member ov the orden 
>Herrerasauria. Because herrerasauria dissapeared, and Herrerasaurus 
>bacem a theropod.

Or so recent publications might lead you to believe...

For an alternative hypothesis, try:

Holtz, T.R., Jr. and K. Padian. 1995.  Definition and diagnosis of Theropoda
and related taxa.  Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 15 (Supplement to 3):35A.

(The paper version of this is still in preparation).

Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
Vertebrate Paleontologist     Webpage: http://www.geol.umd.edu
Dept. of Geology              Email:th81@umail.umd.edu
University of Maryland        Phone:301-405-4084
College Park, MD  20742       Fax:  301-314-9661