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Re: Backwards brontosaur?

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Subject: Re: Backwards brontosaur?
From: Tim Williams <twilliams_alpha@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 14:30:15 -0500
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T. Michael Keesey wrote:

Marsh was the one who mistakenly mounted a _Camarasaurus_ head on a
_Brontosaurus_ (=_Apatosaurus_) skeleton--probably the source of the
confusion.

The skull in question (USNM 5730) is certainly camarasaurid-like, but I believe it's now referred to _Brachiosaurus_.

Cheers

Tim

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