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Re: a prehistoric man movie
T. Michael Keesey writes:
> On 7/13/07, Brandon Pilcher <trex_kid@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > We really need a new name for the group that consists of
> > dinosaurs and birds (with dinosaurs being the non-avian portion
> > of that clade). How about...Avedinosauria? Or maybe a name that
> > describes a characteristic shared by birds and all non-avian
> > dinosaurs (saurischian AND ornithoschian).
>
> There are several terms that correspond more or less to the
> traditional usage, depending on your reason for wanting to refer to
> it:
>
> - "classic Dinosauria" or "traditional Dinosauria" for discussing
> historical usage
> [snip many more]
And don't forget the term Real Dinosaurs!
http://www.miketaylor.org.uk/dino/crd/
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