Re: New Papers of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

[Dann Pigdon <dannj@alphalink.com.au>]

Tim Williams writes: 

> This means that dromaeosaurids (or putative dromaeosaurids) have now been reported from EVERY continent: 
>
> North America - Deinonychus, Saurornitholestes, Bambiraptor, Dromaeosaurus, Atrociraptor, Utahraptor, unnamed/non-diagnostic material. 
>
> South America - Buitreraptor, Unenlagia, Neuquenraptor?, Unquillosaurus??, unnamed/non-diagnostic material.  
>
> Africa - Rahonavis, unnamed/non-diagnostic material incl. Wadi Milk material (unenlagiine?). 
>
> Europe - Pyroraptor, Variraptor?, Nuthetes?, Dromaeosauroides?, unnamed/non-diagnostic material. 
>
> Asia - Mahakala, Microraptor (=Cryptovolans?), Graciliraptor, Sinornithosaurus, Shanag, Adasaurus, Velociraptor, Tsaagan, Achillobator, Luanchuanraptor, Hulsanpes?, unnamed/non-diagnostic material.
>  
> Australia - unnamed/non-diagnostic material (teeth, ulna). (e.g., http://dml.cmnh.org/1998Sep/msg00454.html)

I wouldn't be so sure about the ulna (it's theropod, but that's about all 
anyone seems to know for sure), but certainly there are plenty of 
'dromaeosaur-like' teeth from Australia. 

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Dann Pigdon
GIS / Archaeologist              geo cities.com/dannsdinosaurs
Melbourne, Australia             heretichides.soffiles.com
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