Re: New Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (March 2003): New dinosaurs and more

["Steve Brusatte" <dinoland@lycos.com>]

On Sun, 6 Apr 2003 19:08:55   
 Dinogeorge wrote:
>In a message dated 4/6/03 10:45:28 AM Pacific Daylight Time, bh480@scn.org 
>writes:
>
><< GARCIA, G. and X. P. SUBERBIOLA, 2003. A NEW SPECIES OF 
> STRUTHIOSAURUS (DINOSAURIA: ANKYLOSAURIA) FROM THE UPPER 
> CRETACEOUS OF VILLEVEYRAC (SOUTHERN FRANCE). Journal of 
> Vertebrate Paleontology: Vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 156-165.
>  A new species of the ankylosaur Struthiosaurus  from the 
> Upper Cretaceous (lower Campanian) of the Villeveyrac-Mèze 
> Basin, southern France, is described...>>
>
>I have the feeling that this is that "Villeveyracosaurus" ankylosaurian that 
>has recently appeared on the Internet. Locality (Meze) is the same, too. 

It wouldn't surprise me.  A photo of its pelvic girdle was published in Allain 
and Suberbiola's Comptes Rendus Palevol. review of French dinosaurs.  They also 
briefly discuss the specimen, and cite a 2001 book on the dinosaurs of 
Languedoc, which reportedly included information on the specimen.  Since that 
book is over a year old, it isn't too much of a leap to imagine the specimen 
being discussed online.  I wonder if the book referred to it as 
"Villeveyracosaurus"?

Steve

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Stephen Brusatte
Geophysical Sciences
University of Chicago
Dino Land Paleontology-http://www.geocities.com/stegob
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