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RE: Labocania anomala

> From: owner-dinosaur@usc.edu [mailto:owner-dinosaur@usc.edu]On Behalf Of
> Hector Rivera Sylva
>
> Can someone tell me the more correct afinities of the mexican
> dinosaur Labocania anomala?
>
> Héctor Rivera

You raise a very good question, for which there are absolutely no secure
answers at the moment!

An abelisaurid affinity has been proposed, as has a non-tyrannosaurid
tyrannosauroid position. I would say that the latter is more likely, but
given how scrappy the material is, there is not much confidence in that.

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