The Neverending Supersaurus New Paper

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Apologies to Jerry for butchering his gimmick.  Anyways, after a 
seemingly never ending wait the WDC Supersaurus paper is now out:

MORPHOLOGY OF A SPECIMEN OF SUPERSAURUS (DINOSAURIA,
SAUROPODA) FROM THE MORRISON FORMATION OF WYOMING, AND A
RE-EVALUATION OF DIPLODOCID PHYLOGENY

ABSTRACT: A new specimen of Supersaurus vivianae is described, 
providing additional information about
the osteology of Supersaurus. The single Supersaurus individual that 
the WDC quarry produced allows a reexamination
of elements referred to Supersaurus from the Dry Mesa quarry. The 
osteology supports
maintaining the generic distinction of Supersaurus. Phylogenetic 
evaluation finds a monophyletic
Apatosaurinae containing [Apatosaurus + Supersaurus] + Suuwassea, and a 
monophyletic Diplodocinae
containing [Diplodocus + Seismosaurus] + Barosaurus, although the 
generic distinction of Seismosaurus is
not supported in the current analysis.

Arquivos do Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, v.65, n.4, out/dez.2007

Pdfs available on request.


Scott Hartman
Science Director
Wyoming Dinosaur Center
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Thermopolis, WY 82443
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