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Arkansaurus finally gets described!
Topic Started: Mar 19 2018, 02:38 PM (216 Views)
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Here's the paper, describing [Formally] the genus Arkansaurus, an Early Cretaceous Ornithomimosaur from the Trinity Group in Arkansas, Appalachia.
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I find the title rather misleading. Arkansaurus isn't so much new as only described 46 years after they were discovered. I personally find it interesting that Arkansaurus is more basal than Asiatic ornithomimosaurs of similar age, but consistent with older North American forms.
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I find the title rather misleading. Arkansaurus isn't so much new as only described 46 years after they were discovered.
This is exactly what "finally" and "described" in succession imply though?
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I find the title rather misleading. Arkansaurus isn't so much new as only described 46 years after they were discovered.
This is exactly what "finally" and "described" in succession imply though?
I meant the paper itself, not the thread.
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