Re: titanosaurs

[Dinogeorge@aol.com]

In a message dated 12/2/02 1:39:20 PM EST, TiJaWi@agron.iastate.edu writes:

<< Don't be thrown off by the strongly opisthocoelous caudals; in most other 
respects, the anatomy of _Opisthocoelicaudia_ is that of a derived titanosaur 
(as Jaime discussed). >>

Right. Ignore all the features that make Opisthocoelicaudia a non-titanosaur 
and just consider those that are similar to titanosaur features. Give the 
same weight to the shape of an ulna as you would to a whole series of bifid 
neural spines or to a whole series of opisthocoelous caudals. Anyone else 
smell a rat here??