Re: Deltadromeus teeth

[ackolbert@aol.com]

So, do you think the arguement goes like, its Morracan, its a raptor, 
therefore it must be D. agilis?  I believe what is know about D. agilis 
is that its a big abelisaur.  You don't need to be a paleontologist to 
know that a 25+ ft therapod doesn't have teeth the size of a dime.   
Have any smaller raptors been found in Kem-Kem that might explain all 
these little teeth?

-----Original Message-----
From: nick.gardner@gmail.com
To: dinosaur@usc.edu
Sent: Thu, 8 Feb 2007 10:47 PM
Subject: Re: Deltadromeus teeth

On 2/8/07, ackolbert@aol.com wrote:Â
> It seems there are a lot of smaller Morrocan raptor teeth (< 1") outÂ
> there identified as Deltadromeus agilis. There are also a small 
numberÂ
> of very large ones. Does anyone have a reference for the teeth of 
thisÂ
> species? The larger, rarer ones, which I am inclined to believe areÂ
> actually associated with an animal 25 feet long, seem hard toÂ
> distinguish from Carcharodontosaurus saharicus. Any hints?Â
> Â
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Honestly, I don't know how anyone can refer teeth to Deltadromeus, letÂ
alone even comment on them. I don't have the paper on-hand, but I amÂ
100% sure there was no skull material preserved at all. ;)Â


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