Araucanoraptor (with a side order of sour grapes)

["Tommy Bradley" <htomsirveaux@hotmail.com>]

Hi everybody,
As many of you may not know, I have been compiling Dinosaur Data Files for a 
while now, and have used the DML several times to find information elsewhere 
unobtainable.
Sometime ago, my Data Files for Dinosaurs Ap-B were lost/destroyed due to 
use of old, unreliable 3.5" diskettes.
Now that I have completed C-I, I have decided to recompile Ap-B.  It is long 
and discouraging work.
But enough complaining.  Onto my question!

I'm currently working on *Araucanoraptor* again, and curious if it's status 
(nomina nuda) has changed since I last researched it, or if there have been 
any further developments in its genetic status, phylogenic placement, or 
possible synonymy with another genus or species.

(I'm sure I asked this question before, but was unable to find my original 
query in the DML archives) The name *Araucanoraptor* honors the Araucan 
people who once (or still do) inhabit the region in which it was found, 
correct?  It has nothing to do with some manner of Chicken named Araucana as 
some sources say?

Thanks everybody for the help you've offered since I've joined, and will 
hopefully continue to offer,
Tommy Bradley :-)

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