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Re: Noasaurid help
I don't know much about noasaurids unless you count Masiakasaurus or
Elaphrosaurus, but here is something I dug up at the Dinsoauricon.
"Some characteristics of at least some noasaurids are: very large cervical
epipophyses, hyperextendable second pedal digit, tapered preacetabular
process, reduced lateral metatarsals, low rounded anterior cervical neural
spines and elongate anterior dorsal centra. None of these are known for all
taxa, since noasaurids are not well-known." -- T. Mike Keesey
Personally, I think hyperextendable toe is representative of the noasaurinae
not the elaphrosaurus_+_masiakasaurus clade
So a character chart could be arranged like this (wild speculation here!):
NOASAURIDAE (clade_[Noasaurus_>_Abelisaurus])
everything above except the hyperextendable second pedal digit.
"ELAPHROSAURINAE (=MASIAKASAURINAE)" unofficial
(clade_[Elaphrosaurus_>_Noasaurus])
heterodont teeth and more possible traits. (i have a reconstruction of both
elaphro and masiaka, so I will compare the two)
NOASAURINAE (clade_[Noasaurus_>_Elaphrosaurus])
switchblade toe claw or hyperextendable second pedal digit : )
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