Re: Copenhagen Mamenchisaurus

[Mike Taylor <mike@indexdata.com>]

> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 12:50:42 +0000
> From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Oct=E1vio_Mateus?= <omateus@dinocasts.com>
> 
> I can say the original specimen of the Mamenchisaurus at Copenhagen,
> but Niels Bonde, from Copenhagen, told me that the cast is a
> Mamenchisaurus with a Diplodocus skull.

Yup, that's pretty clear when you see the mount.

> The similar cast of the Mamenchisaurus hochuanensis can be seen at
> http://www.dinocasts.com/productDetails.asp?productId=119 at
> Dinocasts.com website.

Aha!  Very useful link, thanks.  Comparing with my own photos of the
Copenhagen exhibit, I am pretty damned certain they are both cast from
the same original -- e.g. the cervicals are broken in the same way.
So it looks like the mystery of its species, at least, is resolved.

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