| I was reminded today about a question I've been meaning to ask on the DML. In the book "Dinosaur Systematics", there is a paper entitled "Triceratops: an example of flawed systematics", by Ostrom and Wellnhofer. It mentions something that makes me look sideways as I'm reading it: "Torosaurus may in fact represent a separate taxon, a distinct genus, but it might also be the male form of Triceratops." The paper really doesn't go into why this might be the case. So, I'd just like to know how plausible that situation really is. I have Dodson's "The Horned Dinosaurs" and when looking through it again, I'm sure it doesn't mention such a scenario... though I could be wrong. In Paul and Christiansen's "Forelimb posture in necroceratopsian dinosaurs: implications for gait and locomotion", labeling of anatomical drawings as "Triceratops or Torosaurus" also make me wonder wha!
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s going on... though they could just be referring to a generalized form in the bodies of the two animals. Personally, I can't really see how Torosaurus could be a male Triceratops. So, if some of ya could at least give some opinions on the issue, I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks Kris |