Tag Archives: Elmisaurus

A Mystery of Caenagnathidae

Posted on January 15, 2015 by

Some time ago, Michael Mortimer posted on his site the idea that the Dzharakuduk avian Kuszholia mengi might actually be an oviraptorosaur! The similarities in the vertebrae (based mostly on sacrals) were starling. But also convergent. Was it? The Dzharakuduk … 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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