RE: Dead Men Don't Wear New Papers

[Tim Williams <twilliams_alpha@hotmail.com>]

Jerry Harris wrote:

> Ji, S., Gao, C., Liu, J., Meng, Q., and Ji, Q. 2007. New material of
> Sinosauropteryx (Theropoda: Compsognathidae) from western Liaoning, China.  
> Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition) 81(2):177-182.

The new specimen is catalogued as D2141.  Incidentally, Ji et al. (2007) 
remove another specimen (GMV 2124) from the _S. prima_ hypodigm:

"It is noteworthy that a comparatively large skeleton (GMV 2124) was ever 
included within _Sinosauroptery prima_ (Ji and Ji, 1997). But recent 
observation suggests that the specimen GMV 2124 should be excluded from 
_Sinosauropteryx prima_ by its much fewer caudal vertebrae
(approximately 40, compared to 64 of _Sinosauropteryx prima_), and by the 
relatively greater length ratio of tibia to femur (about 140% , compared to 
112% ?115% of _Sinosauropteryx prima_). Thus the described material of this 
species just contains the holotype GMV 2123 (NIGP
127586), NIGP 127587, and D 2141."

GMV 2124 was the specimen that was found with three mammal jaws in its 
abdominal cavity (one from _Sinobaatar_, two from _Zhangheotherium_ - 
according to Hurum et al. [2006]).

Cheers

Tim

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