Re: JP3 Thoughts (frilled Dilophosaurus revisited)

[Dinogeorge@aol.com]

In a message dated 7/19/01 9:19:07 PM EST, rob_redwing@hotmail.com writes:

<< >As I understand it, there are three species of _Dilophosaurus_ that have
 >currently been found in the fossil record<
 There is only one valid species of _Dilophosaurus_ (see the archives for the
 recent comments on this by HP Irmis, myself, and others, dealing with "D."
 _sinensis_) >>

Three species of Dilophosaurus have published descriptions:

Dilophosaurus wetherilli
Dilophosaurus sinensis
Dilophosaurus breedorum

All these are >valid< species names, but one (D. sinensis) certainly belongs
to a new genus, and another (D. breedorum) is likely a junior synonym of the
first (D. wetherilli).