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hi all,
i've received "the Scientific American Book of
Dinosaurs" for Christmas, and something on the cover has captured my
interest..
There is a little picture of what looks like an
ornithomimosaur with an oviraptorid head(it's the third picture from the
bottom).I'd like only to know if it's an actual animal and i've been confused by
my ingorance, or if it is an old reconstruction.
What made me think about the
ornithomimosaurian nature of the body are the the long tail, the pelvic and
shoulder girdles and the foot( there would surely be something else, but i
don't know), but i still could have interpreted these features
badly.
The head looks clearly oviraptorid to
me.
Only a question, not intended as a criticism to the
book;
if only somebody with the book at hand could
suggest something, i'd be really grateful.
Thanks
Filippo Calzolari
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