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Re: A Jurassic 'beaver'

To: DML <dinosaur@usc.edu>
Subject: Re: A Jurassic 'beaver'
From: David Marjanovic <david.marjanovic@gmx.at>
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 17:52:24 +0100
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Not to be pedantic, but _Monjurosuchus_ is a monjurosuchid choristodere, not a champsosaur (= champsosaurid choristodere).


"Champsosauria" does give 12 Google hits :o)

Monjurosuchids are the baby-caiman mimics, hyphalosaurids are the pachypleurosaur-wannabes, and neochoristoderes (champsosaurids and simoedosaurids) are the gator- and gavial-like ones.

*Simoedosaurus* has even been compared to gars.

References:
- RE: A Jurassic 'beaver'
  - From: "Thomas R. Holtz, Jr." <tholtz@geol.umd.edu>

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