Re: R: Torvosauroidea was [R: Torvosaurus & Giganotosaurus]

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

At 12:31 PM 7/27/99 +0200, Alessandro Marisa wrote:

>OK, at this time, in the Torvosauridae I have only three genera, one of this
>very doubful, Torvosaurus, Eustreptospondylus and Edmarka, but for the
>latter I have some doubt, can you tell me if this is a valid genus and
>species or if this is a junior synonym of Torvosaurus, the little that I
>have read on Edmarka seem confirm that these animal was very very similar to
>Torvosaurus.

Many people who have examined the _Edmarka_ material (and other material to
be named a new genus...) also consider it the same genus as _Torvosaurus_.

There are a few characters supporting a _Torvo._ + _Eustrept._ group;
however, the distribution of other characters also support different
groupings (with _Eustrept._ closer to avetheropods, or _Torvo._ closer to
avetheropods, etc.).

                        Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
                        Vertebrate Paleontologist
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