Re: THE NEW ISH OF JVP

["Mickey Mortimer" <mickey_mortimer@email.msn.com>]

Tim Williams wrote-

>Just got back after a while, so apologies if this has already been pointed
>out.  The removal of this sauropod maxilla from _Yunnanosaurus_ means that
>the strikingly sauropod-like tooth morphology described for _Yunnanosaurus_
>(such as by Galton in _The Dinosauria_) was incorrect.  Before this
>re-referral, the spatulate teeth of _Yunnano_ were considered to be the
most
>distinctive feature of the genus.


This is surprising.  Aren't there a couple complete skulls known for this
genus?  Were these-
a. not preserved with teeth
or . . .
b. also referrable to sauropods

How about Jingshanosaurus, the other "yunnanosaurid"?  Was it preserved with
teeth, and if so, are they sauropod-like or prosauropod-like?  It seems to
me the only reason a genus would be referred to the Yunnanosauridae is
because of dental features.

Mickey Mortimer