Re: SYNTARSUS/MEGAPNOSAURUS

["Tim Williams" <twilliams_alpha@hotmail.com>]

David Marjanovic <david.marjanovic@gmx.at> wrote:

> While it is wisest, there is a simpler choice -- to call it *Coelophysis*. 
> The only conspicuous difference from *C. bauri* is that it lived later, 
> after all.

That works for _S. rhodesiensis_ - and Alex Downs' work pretty much nails 
the synonymy of _Syntarsus_ (=_Megapnosaurus_) and _Coelophysis_.  But what 
do you call _"Syntarsus" kayentakatae_?

Apparently the authors of _Megapnosaurus_ thought Mike Raath was dead:

http://www.cmnh.org/dinoarch/2002Feb/msg00086.html

The rumors of his death were greatly exaggerated: the good Dr Raath was 
alive after all.  Perhaps he was like our ancient Gothic friend Zalmoxes: he 
hid underground for three years, and people just thought he was dead.






Tim



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