Re: Utahraptor

[Gautam Majumdar <gmajumdar@freeuk.com>]

On Saturday 25 Sep 2004 17:28, John Hunt wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <gmbra@it.net.au>
> To: <dinosaur@usc.edu>
> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 4:43 PM
> Subject: Utahraptor
>
> > Mike Keesey wrote
> >
> > --- gmbra@it.net.au wrote:
> >  > Someone has brought to my attention the Utahraptor fact sheet on
> >  > the BBC website, which says Utahraptor is known from a well
> >  > preserved skeleton from Utah and fragmentary remains from South
> >  > America.
> >  > Anyone know anything about these South American remains?
> >
> > Ack! They're probably referring to _Megaraptor_, which is not even
> > considered a
> > coelurosaur, let alone a dromaeosaurid, anymore.
> >
> > That, or something similar, was my initial response as well, Mike.
> > But the fact sheets are attributed to Benton, who presumably knows
> > better than that? Hence my query in case I had missed something.
> > Graeme Worth

> I think you will find that the fact sheets have not been updated
> since the series was broadcast.
>

Talking about Utahraptor, I have seen four different specific names on 
different websites.

U. ostrommaysorum Kirkland, Gaston & Burge, 1993
U. ostrommaysi 
U. spielbergi Bonar, Lassieur, McCafferty & Voci
U. oweni

The first one appears to be the definitive one. I guess the second one 
is simply a matter of asigning a proper gender to the name. The third 
one appears to be a nomen nudum. What about the fourth one ? Where did 
it come from ? Is it a junior synonym of ostrommaysorum ?

-- 

Gautam Majumdar

Please send e-mails to gmajumdar@freeuk.com