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Re: Mononykine or Parvicursorine?
On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, T. Mike Keesey wrote:
> Alvarezsauria (stem-based)
> |-Alvarezsauridae (node-based)
WHOOPS! This should say "stem-based" (a node-based, monogeneric taxon
is impossible... unless it *is* a genus...)
> | +-_Alvarezsaurus_
> +-Parvicursoroidea (node- or stem- based?)
> |-_Patagonykus_
> +-Parvicursoridae (node- or stem- based?)
> |-_Mononykus_
> |-_Parvicursor_
> +-_Shuvuuia_
The final family could include "Ornithomimus" _minutus_ as well.
--T. Mike Keesey
tkeese1@gl.umbc.edu
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