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Re: Test flight
Hi George,
I think you're right here - as usual.
I have another question. What was Pteranodon ingens name changed to?
I think it was longiceps, but am not sure. And do you know when that happened?
Jim
Dinogeorge@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 3/31/99 12:16:36 PM EST, Jonkeria@aol.com writes:
>
> << This does appear to be true, but unfortunately as a genus Titanopteryx the
> pterosaur is preoccupied by a large fossil insect, so it was renamed (rather
> awkwardly in my opinion) Arambourgiana. >>
>
> I think it's spelled "Arambourgiania"; "Arambourgiana" is a published
> misspelling. It was spelled this way probably because the simpler name
> Arambourgia is also proeoccupied.