RE: Acrocanthosaurus atokensis locomotion

["Jordan Mallon" <j_mallon@hotmail.com>]

> From: "Jaime A. Headden" <qilongia@yahoo.com>

>   Nonetheless, Farlow has made statements, along with Thomas, as to >the 
> origin of the tracks as being *Acrocanthosaurus* or similar large
> theropod.

Are these, in fact, the same tracks, though?  In the original paper (Farlow, 
1981), the tracks are always associated with the F^6 Ranch, and the 
association with the "Paluxy River" is never made.  Not only that, but the 
trackway described in Farlow (1981) is said to be "new", whereas the Paluxy 
River tracks (supposedly made by _Acrocanthosaurus_) were discovered 1938 by 
Roland T. Bird.
They ARE both from Texas, though...

Jordan Mallon

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