Re: The Dinosauria 2nd Ed. - Phylogenetic Taxonomy

[Tim Williams <twilliams_alpha@hotmail.com>]

Mickey Mortimer wrote:

> > > Lithostrotia (Malawisaurus + Saltasaurus)
> >
> > Hey, new name. What does it mean? Stone ...?
>
> No, it was published by Wilson and Upchurch (2003) first.  "From the Greek
> lithostrotos, "inlaid with stones"..."

"Lithostrotia" refers to the presence of dermal armor.  It's my impresson 
that the name Lithostrotia is intended to replace Titanosauridae of Salgado 
et al. (1997), which also included _Malawisaurus_ and all more derived 
titanosaurs.


David Marjanovic wrote:

> Oh, and I made a typo when I wrote-
> Oviraptorinae (Oviraptor philoceratops + Citipati osmolskae)
> Ingeniinae (Ingenia yanshini + Conchoraptor gracilis)
> This is the first time the subfamilies have been named, and I'm not
> impressed.

"Ingeniinae" will have to be replaced anyway, on account of the preoccupied 
dinosaur genus _Ingenia_.  (You know, Dinosauria II might have been a 
perfect opportunity to put forward a new genus name.)



Tim

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