Re: Parapsicephalus post-crania

["Chris Bennett" <cbennett@bridgeport.edu>]

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From: "David Peters" <davidrpeters@earthlink.net>
To: "dinosaur list" <dinosaur@usc.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 12:04 AM
Subject: Parapsicephalus post-crania


> Was wondering if anyone would like to join a small round table
> discussion or dialog on the possibility that Wellnhofer's
> "Pterodactylus" No. 9 (1970) is in reality a baby Parapsicephalus?
>
> If so, this would represent the first post-cranial material known for
> this taxon. It also appears to provide some important clues to the most
> difficult section of the entire pterosaur family tree to understand,
> basal Pterodactyloidea.
>
> I can provide some materials to promote various arguments, and hopefully
> others will also be able to contribute.
>
> David Peters
> St. Louis


Forgive me if I'm wrong, but isn't Parapsicephalus one of those that the
cladistically incorrect refer to as rhamphorhynchoids?  How can Wellnhofer's
#9 Pterodactylus kochi be a rhamphorhynchoid?

Chris

S. Christopher Bennett, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Basic Sciences
College of Chiropractic
University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, CT 06601-2449