RE: Japanese theropod nomen nudum extravaganza

["Thomas R. Holtz, Jr." <tholtz@umd.edu>]

> From: owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu [mailto:owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu] 
> On Behalf Of Tim Williams
> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 3:27 AM
> To: dinosaur@usc.edu
> Subject: RE: Japanese theropod nomen nudum extravaganza
> 
> 
> What ever happened to "Tonouchisaurus"?  This was an 
> (alleged) tyrannosaurid, that (allegedly) came from the Early 
> Cretaceous of Mongolia, and which was (allegedly) more 
> primitive than later tyrannosaurs?   It was (allegedly) much 
> smaller than later tyrannosaurids, and (allegedly) had a 
> small, didactyl manus. 
> 

Nothing about it for over a decade...

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