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Re: "RAJASAURUS"



Mickey:
"I wonder if some of the Majungatholus-like snout elements described as
Indosuchus (Chatterjee, 1978; Sampson et al., 1996) are really Rajasaurus."

Myself:
"Wouldn't it rather be that _Rajasaurus_ is _Indosuchus_?"

Mickey:
"No, because the type braincase of Indosuchus lacks the central horn found in
"Rajasaurus" and Majungatholus. Unless the horn is a sexually dimorphic
character or something."


Then why did you suggest it in the first place? And again, back to my original question, I meant, that if "Rajasaurus" material was synonymous with _Indosuchus_, shouldn't it be that _Indosuchus_ was the name used for the material? However, I know see that you mean referred material, and not the holotype. Also, I apologize for earlier referring to "Rajasaurus" without quotes. I wrote the message prior to realizing it was unpublished.

Nick Gardner

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