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Re: Aquatic ceratopsians and such



Balanoff, A. M., M. A. Norell, G. Grellet-Tinner & M. R. Lewin. 2008. Digital preparation of a probable neoceratopsian preserved within an egg, with comments on microstructural anatomy of ornithischian eggshells. _Naturwissenschaften_ 95 (6): 493-500. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00114-008-0347-2)

And what eggshell type does it have??? Inquiring minds have been wanting to know for fourteen years! More than half of my life so far in my case.


The new family is assigned to Cathayornithiformes

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The main features of Alethoalaornithidae are listed belowï sharp beak; few and rudimentary teeth; carpometacarpus developed basically ;coracoid broad at the distal end; obvious foramina at the proximal end of humerus; long pygostyle; three digits of tarsometatarsus being the same in length with trochlea at the same height;and long claws,with no curves.

Sounds like *Longipteryx*...

Etymology ï Alethoï Latin, means true;

Greek. As you can see by the _th_.

ï-aloï Latin, wing.

_Ala_.

Still, the whole thing has two vowels too many: should have been Alethalornis... if not Alethopterygornis...

The specimen stored in Shenyang Normal University.

"Normal"? Is that like "Ãcole Normale SupÃrieure" (which is not _normale_ and utterly _supÃrieure_)?


Etymology ï agitoï Latin, agile;

No, "I agitate", "I do repeatedly" and the like.

ï-rnis ï bird suffix.

Ouch. Still, congratulations for getting the -ornis/-ornithidae alternation right.