Re: Dromaeosauridae names, please!

["Brent Jones" <bjones@mail.cosi.org>]

Oh, my mistake - I was confusing _Utahraptor_ and _Megaraptor_. Has 
_Megaraptor_ been officially assigned as the species name? Also, what was wrong 
with the name "Spielberg's raptor"? Given the size of the velociraptors in JP...

Brent : )

>>> "Mickey_Mortimer" <Mickey_Mortimer@email.msn.com> 10/10/00 09:24PM >>>
Brent Jones wrote-


> I was under the impression that Utahraptor was not a part of this group,
based on the wrist bones. Should I change that info to match this?

If only Utahraptor wrist bones were known.  Unfortunately, the only elements
preserved are a premaxilla, lacrimal, mid and distal caudal vertebrae,
manual ungual I, manual ungual II, tibia and pedal ungual II.  It's
certainly dromaeosaurid based on the elongated caudal prezygopophyses and
other characters.

Mickey Mortimer