Re: Tyrannosaurus "Scavenger vs. Predator" debate (joke)

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

Jaime Headden wrote-

> <So as you can see, it's the large occipital condyle that's causing
> Itemirus to clade with non-tyrannosauroids.  Size-related perhaps?>
> 
>   Actually, according to what you presented, it seems to be the relative
> size of the foramen magnum, rather than the condyle, in which case the
> condyles otherwise do not resemble those in tyrannosaurs. 

Typo on my part.

> Note, the
> ventral basisphenoid recess is either not coded for, absent from the
> analysis, or ignored, not sure, but that should also link *Itemirus* with
> tyrannosaurids, as well.

The answer is B- not included in the analysis yet.

Mickey Mortimer