Re: Lazarus species (Original reference)

["Jaime A. Headden" <qilongia@yahoo.com>]

Bruce Woollatt wrote:

  [on Lazarus species]

<4th Symposium on Mesozoic Terrestrial Ecosystems, Short Papers (Currie
& Koster eds.) Drumheller 1987.>

  As will probably be noted, some of the most important lazarus species
are the champsosaurs, especially species of *Champsosaurus* itself.
Apparrently, the birds could have a small Lazarus interval, with the
earliest purported form being *Protoavis*... Chatterjee's Maleri and
Dockum faunas are forcing a consideration of many Cretaceous forms as
being Lazarus lineages in and of themselves. As for the identity and
identification of affinities of these forms, for resolution, this may
be the most exciting part.

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Jaime "James" A. Headden

  Dinosaurs are horrible, terrible creatures! Even the
  fluffy ones, the snuggle-up-at-night-with ones. You think
  they're fun and sweet, but watch out for that stray tail
  spike! Down, gaston, down, boy! No, not on top of Momma!

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