Use of the new Allosaurus name

["Thomas R. Holtz, Jr." <tholtz@geol.umd.edu>]

Folks,

First off: howdy!  I'm back from the Galapagos, where I saw many cool
things.  First time for me to see flightless cormorants in the flesh: not a
bad model in some ways for living hesperornithiforms (or at least basal
hesperornithiforms).  Also saw (and heard... urgh...) the _Geochelone_
version of the HBO series "Oz"... :-S

As for the "AJ" matter: no, the new _Allosaurus_ species is not officially
named yet.  It will be very soon: PLEASE be patient!!  Chure's monograph is
well worth the wait, and will correct a lot of problems in typical
illustrations of _Allosaurus fragilis_.

                Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
                Vertebrate Paleontologist
Department of Geology           Director, Earth, Life & Time Program
University of Maryland          College Park Scholars
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