R: R: "Supersaurus"

["Alessandro Marisa" <amaris@tin.it>]

-----Messaggio originale-----
Da: Timothy Williams <twilliams_alpha@hotmail.com>
A: regiaero@gj.net <regiaero@gj.net>; dinosaur@usc.edu <dinosaur@usc.edu>
Data: lunedì 16 agosto 1999 22.47
Oggetto: Re: R: "Supersaurus"

>Carlo Godel wrote:
>>   you are correct in the supersaurus business the Ultrasaurus is a
>>brachiosauris
>>and the supersaurus is a diplodocid. the quarries are close to my home
here
>>in Grand Junction
>The _Supersaurus_ vs _Ultrasaurus_ thing is a little confusing.  This is
>based upon the work of Brian Curtice:
>The dorsal vertebra that was chosen by Jim Jensen to be the holotype of
>_Ultrasaurus_ (later _Ultrasauros_) in fact belongs to _Supersaurus_.
>_Ultrasauros_ is therefore a junior synonym of _Supersaurus_.

Please tell me if I'm right, but some time ago on this list I can see that
Ultrasaurus is from the Dry Mesa Quarry, but Ultrasauros is another animal
found in Thailand?

By
Alessandro Marisa
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