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Re: POLYPHYLY IN THERIZINOSAURS

To: dinosaur@usc.edu
Subject: Re: POLYPHYLY IN THERIZINOSAURS
From: "Matthew Troutman" <m_troutman@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 13:55:04 PST
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>As for what therizinosaurs are related to, my best guess is that they 
are the
>sister group to ornithomimosaurs within the Bullatosauria because of 
the down-
>turned dentary, similar teeth, similar mandibular complex and pneumatic
>parasphenoid.

    I agree 100% ( or at least until I see more compelling evidence for 
an oviraptorosaur link; this is in press by Elzanowski.)


 WMattTroutman

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