Re: The really BIG dinosaur misconception

[Tommy Tyrberg <tommy.tyrberg@norrkoping.mail.telia.com>]

At 15:45 2006-08-18, Thomas R. Holtz, Jr. wrote:

> I've been catching up on the DML info, and there is a MAJOR dinosaur 
> misconception that hasn't been touched. This is one that is
> held not only by the general public, but also non-paleontologists 
> scientists, TV producers, etc.:
>
> * Many Mesozoic dinosaur species are known from statistcially-signficant 
> numbers, with complete skeletons of both identifiable
> sexes, growth series, and eggs (including embryos).
> (And most especially the famous species!!)


I know a few pleistocene fossil species for which that is true, but does 
that really apply to *any* pre-pleistocene tetrapod? Suggestions anybody?

Tommy Tyrberg