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Re: Coelurosaur Phylogeny



I've always thought that critters like Deltadromeus, Ornitholestes &
Compsognathus were considered basal coelurosaurs.

_Deltadromeus_ actually turns out to be ceratosaurian(!) The other two are basal coelurosaurs, possibly very basal maniraptors.

_Deltadromeus_ is a ceratosaur??? Whoah...
So is it more closely related to_ Ceratosaurus_, _Noasaurus_ or is it a primitive abelisaurid? And would that mean that the very similar _Bahariasaurus_ would also likely be a ceratosaur instead of a basal coelurosaur?




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