Fwd from Vrtpaleo - RE: yixianosaurus and epidendrosaurus

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Forwarded from Vrtpaleo.  Very interesting comment on "unethical conduct" below.

Mary
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  Subj:    RE: yixianosaurus and epidendrosaurus 
  Date:    10/4/2004 5:44:59 AM Eastern Daylight Time 
  From:    "Mikko K. Haaramo" <mikko.haaramo@helsinki.fi> 
  To:    vrtpaleo@usc.edu 
  Reply-To:    mikko.haaramo@helsinki.fi 
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Hi,

Epidentrosaurus ningchengensis Zhang, Zhou, Xu & Wang, 2002

   Zhang, F., Zhou, Z., Xu, X. & Wang, X.-l., 2002: A juveline
coelurosaurian theropod from China indicates arboreal habits.
Naturwissenschaften: Vol. 89, #8, pp. 394-398

Chinese authors of Epidentrosaurus consider Scansoriopteryx an invalid
senior synonym of Epidentrosaurus due unethical conduct.

--Mikko Haaramo

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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-vrtpaleo@usc.edu [mailto:owner-vrtpaleo@usc.edu] On Behalf Of
amcdona9@bigred.unl.edu
Sent: 4. lokakuuta 2004 0:01
To: Vertebrate Paleontology List
Subject: yixianosaurus and epidendrosaurus

Hello,

Could someone please send me the descriptions of Yixianosaurus and
Epidendrosaurus, or at least, the citations?  Also, what is the current
state of affairs regarding the age of the latter and possible synonymy with
Scansoriopteryx?
Thank you very much,

Andrew McDonald