Ornithomimosauria

["Rob Gay" <rob_redwing@hotmail.com>]

Hello again everyone. Once again, I have more questions, and sadly few 
answers...here it goes...
Where did the Ornithomimosauria come from? Once again, using my trusty copy 
of The Dinosauria, it lists it branching off from Tetanurae (if I'm reading 
this right), and being more derived (I guess would be the way to put that) 
than Carnosauria. In the section on Ornithomimosauria, there is another 
diagram, which shows Gallimimus being the most derived, while Elaphrosaurus 
is shown as the most basal. But below Elaphrosaurus is lister Maniraptora. 
How does Maniraptora figure into the relationships between the rest of the 
Dinosauria, and where, in general, did the Ornithomimids come from 
(semi-directly, not like "Eoraptor", or "archosaurs") Thanks in advance.
As for the smallest dinosaur, I would vote for Tyrannosaurus legous )Yes, I 
say the name for the lego tyrannosaur should be T. legous) At just 3 inches 
high, this has to be one of the smallest dinosaurs of all time!

Peace,
Rob

Student of Geology
Northern Arizona University
P.O. Box 20840
Flagstaff, Az. 86011
AIM: TarryAGoat

________________________________________________________________________
Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com