Tag Archives: Caenagnathidae

An Oviraptorosaur Worth the Name?

Posted on April 25, 2013 by

The newest oviraptorosaur on the blog is, in fact, one of the oldest. Nick Longrich and colleagues (Ken Barnes, along with Scott Clark and Larry Millar from Paleo Field Excursions, who collect in the Big Bend area in which the … Continue reading →

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The Hell Creek Oviraptorosaur — What Does It Mean For Chirostenotes pergracilis?

Posted on January 22, 2012 by

Since the 1990′s, a few specimens have been kicking around of a particularly large oviraptorosaur from the Late Cretaceous of North America. Unlike the specimens that form the backbone of the Chirostenotes/Caenagnathus complex, these specimens come from the Maastrichtian, and … Continue reading →

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Splitting Chirostenotes

Posted on January 28, 2011 by

Seems audacious of me, eh? Chirostenotes (specifically, Chirostenotes pergracilis) enjoys one of the more interesting synonymy lists among dinosaurs, as it contains (or has contained) no fewer than three generic synonyms and four specific synonyms, but also that it has … Continue reading →

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Better Know a [Dinosaur] – Elmisaurus rarus

Posted on January 24, 2011 by

This post won’t have much to do with teeth. This will eventually occur, when I focus on toothy things like Suminia (favorite non-mammalian synapsid) or toothless (and known-jawed but edentulous) in which case we come to the oviraptorosaurs, which are … Continue reading →

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