Re: New species by proxy/photograph

[Ken Carpenter <KCarpenter@dmns.org>]

Ah, er, well, I was one of those "experts". The images of the cervical 
vertebrae are most similar to Camarasaurus, yet show marked differences as 
well. As for the Stegosaurus bones, Nate brought those down to Denver. I would 
not go further than stating it was a Stegosaurus.

Ken

Kenneth Carpenter, Ph.D.
Curator of Lower Vertebrate Paleontology &
Chief Preparator
Dept. of Earth Sciences
Denver Museum of Natural History 
2001 Colorado Blvd.
Denver, CO 80205

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>>> <MKIRKALDY@aol.com> 18/Jul/04 >>>
Nate Murphy's publicity machine seems to be working overtime, with an 
abundance of local articles, but one struck me as beware of believing your own 
press/don't announce things before you've done a thorough scientific analysis 
(or at 
least finished the excavation):

http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/07/18/build 
/local/30-skelton-crew.inc

They can identify a new species of sauropod by photograph, from 10 (partial?) 
ribs and 3 vertebrae?  And (which?) paleontologists "instantly" confirm this 
through looking at the photographs, of bones that were dug up by amateurs 
using shovels and screwdrivers?  

The stegosaurus desscription seems to come from the Enchanted Learning site:
 http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/dinos/Stegosaurus.shtml 

Mary