Re: Precision, Ultra-, Super-, Seismo- and the like

[Jamie Stearns <stearns5@cox.net>]

As I recall, a new specimen of Supersaurus was recently found in Wyoming, 
and about 60% of it has been excavated so far, including most of the neck. 
Scott Hartman's Skeletal Drawing page has some good information on this. In 
any case, I find it odd that this specimen hasn't been mentioned yet. What's 
been found actually suggests that Supersaurus is an apatosaurine rather than 
a diplodocine at this point, so I don't really see much of a basis for 
assigning it to Barosaurus or Diplodocus at this point, given that we 
probably have about 65-70% of its skeleton at this point when both the 
Wyoming specimen (also known as "Jimbo") and the holotype are taken into 
account.

This discovery also would seem to place *Supersaurus vivianae* ahead of 
*Diplodocus carnegii* as the longest dinosaur known from relatively complete 
remains.