New papers - Spanish dinos

[Tim Williams <twilliams_alpha@hotmail.com>]

The journal "Revista Espanola de Paleontologia" has a special issue (S1) 
from last year that features several dinosaur-related papers, most of them 
with a historical bent.  Here's one example (I haven't seen any of the 
papers yet):

Sanz, J.L. (2005).  Aproximacion historica al genero _Iguanodon_. 
[Historical approach to genus _Iguanodon_]. Revista Espanola de 
Paleontologia. Sp. Iss. SI: 5-14.

Abstract: "The lizard-like model of _Iguanodon_, as interpreted by Mantell, 
was refuted by Owen. This mammal-like interpretation was, in turn, refuted 
by the biped kangaroo-like of Dollo. The present day model of _Iguanodon_ 
comes from Norman, Galton and Weishampel, and it is considered as an 
optional biped/quadrupedal dinosaur, depending on the species and 
ontogenetic development. _Iguanodon_ was a large plant-eater that lived in 
Eurasia and North America during the Lower Cretaceous (Berriasian-Albian). 
Its phylogenetic relationships context, within the ornithopod ornithischian 
dinosaurs, is widely accepted. The family Iguanodontidae (_Iguanodon_ + 
_Ouranosaurus_ + _Altirhinus-) is probably paraphyletic, as well as the 
genus _Iguanodon_ itself. The sociocultural projection of _Iguanodon_ has 
been determined by the fact of being an "european dinosaur". It was removed 
of the first movie version of "The Lost World" (1925) and is presented in a 
"cameo" appearance in "Fantasia". Finally, Disney starred _Iguanodon_ in 
"Dinosaur" (2000)."

Firstly, it alludes to the possible splitting-up of the genus _Iguanodon_ - 
which means (to my way of thinking) that _Iguanodon_ sensu stricto may not 
be from North America or Asia at all, just Europe.  Secondly, Iguanodontidae 
is a stem-based clade (> _Iguanodon_, but not _Parasaurolophus_), so it 
couldn't be paraphyletic.  Thirdly, I have no idea what is meant by the 
"sociocultural projection of _Iguanodon_".  Sounds intriguing (or maybe 
painful).

Cheers

Tim