Dinosaur Genera List corrections #167

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The Dinosaur Deluge of 2001 continues unabated!

Thanks to Ben Creisler and Tim Williams for information about articles in the
latest issue of the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, volume 21 number 2,
my copy of which has not yet arrived but is expected sometime this week. In
particular, two new dinosaur genera are created in the article

Clark, James M., Norell, Mark A. & Barsbold, Rinchen, 2001. "Two new
oviraptorids (Theropoda: Oviraptorosauria), Upper Cretaceous Djadokhta
Formation, Ukhaa Tolgod, Mongolia," Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 21(2):
209â213.

As Tim Wiliams writes (slightly edited):

The two new oviraptorids are Citipati osmolskae and Khaan mckennai.  The
generic names are derived from local languages and traditions: "Citipati"
means "lord of the funeral pyre" in Tantric Buddhist tradition, and "Khaan"
is Mongolian for "lord". Khaan is on par with Minmi as the shortest non-avian
dinosaur genus name.  The derivations of the trivial names: Dr. Halszka
Osmolska and Dr. Malcolm McKenna.

Each is known from a wonderful skeleton, near-complete (IGM 100/978) and
complete (IGM 100/1127), respectively, and referred specimens.  The skulls
will simply make your jaws drop.

The two new species brings the tally of oviraptorid species to six. Oviraptor
mongoliensis is retained in the genus Oviraptor.  The Khaan material was
hitherto referred to Ingenia, from which it differs in the structure of the
manus.

Clark et al. (2001) do not seem to favor uniting therizinosauroids and
oviraptoroids as Oviraptorosauria.  This will be explored in the
soon-to-be-released (hopefully) YPM volume honoring Prof. John Ostrom.

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Thus we add genera #915 and #916 to the Dinosaur Genera List:

Citipati Clark, Norell & Barsbold, 2001

Khaan Clark, Norell & Barsbold, 2001

and add these two species to the table of Asiatic dinosaurs in the
forthcoming Mesozoic Meanderings #3 second printing:

Citipati Clark, Norell & Barsbold, 2001
    C. osmolskae Clark, Norell & Barsbold, 2001â

Khaan Clark, Norell & Barsbold, 2001
    K. mckennai Clark, Norell & Barsbold, 2001â

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