Re: Abelisaur & Titanosaur migratory routes

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In a message dated 96-01-26 01:50:38 EST, pharrinj@PLU.edu (Nicholas J.
Pharris) writes:

>No, actually, cladists would ignore any "Andesauridae," as it is a 
>parataxon, and more likely put all the "titanosauroids" in one large 
>family Titanosauridae, with the "andesaurids" down at the base.
>
>

Then there would be a more inclusive clade of titanosaurids within
Titanosauridae (actually, there are several, according to Jaime Powell)--the
present non-andesaurid titanosaurids. It doesn't make much difference; the
taxonomies reflect the same phylogeny.