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Re: Looking for a "fact file" on three Carnosaurs
In a message dated 1/10/02 7:45:54 PM Eastern Standard Time,
frogfoot@ntlworld.com writes:
> The creatures im after are: Indosuchus, Daspletosaurus & Dryptosaurus.
Well, first off, none of these three is a carnosaur (animal more closely
related to _Allosaurus_ than to birds).
_Indosuchus raptorius_ is an abelisaurid about 6 m in length from the
Maastrichtian (latest Cretaceous) of India.
_Daspletosaurus torosus_ is a 9-meter tyrannosaurid from the Campanian (very
late Cretaceous) of Alberta.
_Dryptosaurus aquilunguis_ is a 6-meter basal coelurosaur (possibly a basal
tyrannosauroid) from the Maastrichtian of New Jersey.
All of this information is available at Mike Keesey's website
(www.dinosauricon.com). Perhaps there are others on the list who can help
you with the rest.