Re: Time Space and Matter -2

[Stan Friesen <swf@ElSegundoCA.ATTGIS.COM>]

>From: jdharris@csn.net (Jerry D. Harris)
 > ...  Ah...but
 > then again, sauropod skulls (like the one on _Mamenchisaurus_; until its
 > discovery, the beast was thought to be a diplodocid!) seem to have a nasty
 > habit of fooling even the best paleontologists! 

Not quite true.  There was a controversy over the placement of
Mamenchisaurus.  Some placed it as a divergent (aka unusual)
diplodocid (in its own subfamily), others placed it in the
Asian endemic family Euhelpodidae, along with Omeisaurus
and a few other unusual long-necked forms.  Thus the skull was
not a total surprise.

swf@elsegundoca.attgis.com              sarima@netcom.com

The peace of God be with you.