Re: SHUVOSAURUS THE THEROPOD

[Dinogeorge <Dinogeorge@aol.com>]

In a message dated 98-04-15 03:17:59 EDT, darren.naish@port.ac.uk writes:

<< Not only does _Shuvosaurus_ exhibit several theropod synapomorphies 
 (sorry, I don't know which ones off the top of my head), it is 
 characterised by some bizarre autapomorphies. For example, its jugal 
 contines rostrally beneath the ant. fenestra as a long prong. It's 
 one weird critter. >>

It also exhibits several characters found in _Lotosaurus_, such as edentulous
beak, nares set away from tip of snout, anterior dentary shelf. The least
Sankar could have done is show why _Shuvosaurus_ isn't a lotosaurid, but alas
he ignored the lotosaurids entirely in his description. Too bad. Doubt it's a
theropod, though.