Re: Frenguellisaurus ischigualastensis

["Thomas R. Holtz, Jr." <th81@umail.umd.edu>]

At 03:38 PM 1/13/99 -0500, Chris Srnka wrote:
>Another case maybe of curiousity killing the cat here...I'm wondering if
>there's any definite relationship between Frenguellisaurus and Allosaurs
>or Megalosaurs or Giganotosaurus, etc.

Frenguellisaurus and Ischisaurus have been established to be junior synonyms
of Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis (see, for example, Novas, F.E. 1994. JVP
13:400-423).  Just different specimens of the same species.

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