RE: Texas Pleurocoelus is Now Paluxysaurus...

["Thomas R. Holtz, Jr." <tholtz@umd.edu>]

> From: owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu [mailto:owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu] 
> On Behalf Of Guy Leahy
> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 10:42 PM
> To: dinosaur@usc.edu
> Subject: Texas Pleurocoelus is Now Paluxysaurus...
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> http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stor
> ies/100307dnmetwrongdino.3391320.html

As a Marylander, I feel compelled to point out that Pleurocoelus (under its
senior synonym Astrodon) is STILL the State Dinosaur of Maryland!

Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
Email: tholtz@umd.edu   Phone: 301-405-4084
Office: Centreville 1216                        
Senior Lecturer, Vertebrate Paleontology
Dept. of Geology, University of Maryland
http://www.geol.umd.edu/~tholtz/
Fax: 301-314-9661               

Faculty Director, Earth, Life & Time Program, College Park Scholars
http://www.geol.umd.edu/~jmerck/eltsite/
Fax: 301-405-0796

Mailing Address:        Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
                        Department of Geology
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