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Re: Paleo Find of the Year 2001 Nominations
On Thu, 27 Dec 2001, Steve Brusatte wrote:
> Hey,
> Here are the nominations for the paleo find of the year for 2001:
> Paralititan
> Masiakasaurus
> Nothronychus
> Eotyrannus
> c.f. Sinornithosaurus
> Rapetosaurus
> Khaan
> Witmer's nose study
> integumentary psittacosaurid
Not sure how this is a find of 2001, seeing as it was neither found nor
described in 2001. (Should we even be discussing it much?)
> Sarcosuchus
> Brachylophosaurus from Judith River
> Eshanosaurus
*One* non-dinosaur and *no* non-archosaurs? What about _Orrorin_ or the
fossilized raindrops recently mentioned? Surely there must be dozens of
non-archosaurian discoveries as important as some of those mentioned here.
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