*Epidendrosaurus* mandibles

["Nick Gardner" <ratites637@hotmail.com>]

Mickey Mortimer wrote-
> Though the figure would give the impression of teeth in the Epidendrosaurus 
> holotype being merely "bony bumps", one must remember the figure is very 
> small and undetailed.

Indeed, I was original mislead into thinking that this creature might be a 
close relative of the oviraptorosaurs by the presence of an edentulous 
dentary and one with a crenulatted rostral margin no less!  However, this 
was proven wrong by further reading much to my dismay.  I recently completed 
a skeletal drawing of *E.* and I do agree, it is rather *Archaeopteryx* 
like.


> Because Jaime said 17 were preserved, and about 21 would be expected

I originally misread that... :-6

Nick Gardner

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