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Re: Sexual dimorphism and the quest for the truth (and the failings of saidquest)
> Might seem like a dumb question, but are you doubting its validity as an
established taxon, or whether it was actually crestless or not? Thanks.<
Both. I don't think that _D. breedorum_ is valid as a species, and as Welles
(1984) pointed out, all known skulls have at least the base of a crest with
the larger specimen (UCMP 77270) having the full-blown crest.
Peace,
Rob
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