Re: taxonomy is not stratigraphy (was Re: JVP 25(2): New Dinos, Birds, Discoveri

[Brad McFeeters <archosauromorph2@hotmail.com>]

> From: Ivan Kwan <dino_rampage@hotmail.com>
> Reply-To: dino_rampage@hotmail.com
> To: qilongia@yahoo.com, dinosaur@usc.edu
> Subject: Re: taxonomy is not stratigraphy (was Re: JVP 25(2): New Dinos, 
> Birds, Discoveri
> Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 05:36:29 +0800
>
> In any case, the idea that theropods evolved gigantism in response to the 
> ever-increasing size of sauropods is a tantalising idea, but unfortunately 
> one that I'm afraid is difficult to test, due to the imperfection of the 
> fossil record. However, at the moment, at least, I think we do have 
> evidence that it was the herbivores that first 'developed' the tendency to 
> grow to much larger sizes, case in point being the prosauropods/basal 
> sauropodomorphs. Unless there are actually some 20-foot long 
> coelophysians/herrerasaurs/avepods that I've forgotten about.
>
> Ivan

There are a few coelophysoids in the 20-foot range.  *Gojirasaurus quayi*, 
*Dilophosaurus wetherilli*...