Re: Irritator challengeri

[John Schneiderman <dino@revelation.unomaha.edu>]

On Mon, 15 Jan 1996, John Schneiderman wrote:

> I've recently reviewed the article on Irritator and have a couple of 
> questions.
> 
> Was this skull material compared against _Baryonyx walkeri_ or 
> _Elaphrosaurus bambergi_?

NOT Elaphrosaurus bambergi of the late Jurassic.  I'm sorry but I was 
referring to Elaphrosaurus sp. from the early Cretaceous of northern
Africa (Algeria, Morocco, & Niger).  I believe some of this material had 
cranial elements and some teeth represented. 

> 
> Was skull compared against other Pterodactyloidea from the Cretaceous of 
> South America?
> 
> It seems that the nasal is about midway up the snout (as in Spinosaurids 
> and some Pterosaurs) and the lower jaw and cranial crest seems similar to 
> some of the larger Pterodactyloid forms.
> 
> ---John Schneiderman (dino@revelation.unomaha.edu)
>