Re: Dryptosaurus species specifics

["Mickey Mortimer" <Mickey_Mortimer111@msn.com>]

Tommy Bradley wrote-

> Is _Dryptosaurus_, along with _Deltadromeus_, positioned within the
Dryptosauridae family?  Or is it a Coelurosaur with the potential placement
under its very own family: Dryptosauridae?

Where oh where did this connection between Bahariasaurus (= Deltadromeus;
I'm tired of uselessly separating the two) and Dryptosaurus originate?  Is
it because they both were Coelurosauria incertae sedis for a while and start
with D?  Bahariasaurus could be a basal coelurosaur, but could also be a
ceratosaur.  Dryptosaurus is a basal tyrannosauroid.  Dryptosauridae is
redundant unless you can find another taxon to belong in it besides
Dryptosaurus.  I've been thinking of Eotyrannus, which shares a high DSDI at
least.

Mickey Mortimer