RE: Rauhut's Thesis

["Thomas R. Holtz, Jr." <tholtz@geol.umd.edu>]

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> What is the relationship of _Monolophosaurus_ to ceratosaurs anyways?

The same as Allosaurus to ceratosaurs.  Monolophosaurus has been placed in
the Carnosauria by all phylogenetic analyses so far (Holtz 1996, 2000;
Sereno 1994, 1996, 1999; Rauhut 2000).

>Hm.  I was thinking that at least one analysis (one of Holtz's???) had had it
>as a basal tetanuran.

 

The abstract for my 1995 SVP talk had Mono. come out as a basal tetanurine, but by the time of the meeting (and in subsequent analyses) additional data place it as a basal carnosaur.

 

 

 

                Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
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> --Nick P.