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Re: Most cervical vertebrae in a theropod

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Subject: Re: Most cervical vertebrae in a theropod
From: Dann Pigdon <dannj@alphalink.com.au>
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:21:57 +1100
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On Thu, Oct 13th, 2011 at 8:18 AM, Mike Taylor <mike@indexdata.com> wrote:

> We all know that Mamenchisaurus had the most cervical vertebrae (19)
> of any known sauropod.  But can anyone tell me what is the
> record-holder among theropods?

I imagine it would be one of the swan species, with 25 cervicals.

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Dann Pigdon
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