Comment on Frozen Crested Elvisaurus by DrScottHartman
The best I can say right now is that having seen the specimen the contact between the jugal and squamosal looks quite well defined and the bones appear to be in their natural position, if I could I would take some photos of the suture, but I'm camera-less at the moment.
I think anything called D. sinensis these days is a bit of a problem, to say the least, someone really needs to redescribe the things, my interpretation relied more on Dracovenator and D. wetherilli, but that's just my take on the situation.
And yes, there are lots of anterior caudals, a few have been completely prepped and they have some nice big transverse processes that rise at a 30–40 degree angle, rather different from the more posterior 13e caudal.
I think anything called D. sinensis these days is a bit of a problem, to say the least, someone really needs to redescribe the things, my interpretation relied more on Dracovenator and D. wetherilli, but that's just my take on the situation.
And yes, there are lots of anterior caudals, a few have been completely prepped and they have some nice big transverse processes that rise at a 30–40 degree angle, rather different from the more posterior 13e caudal.
Sweet, I'll update the anterior caudals too the!.
While I agree that "D." sinensis is very problematic taxonomically, I've looked over (one of) the specimen(s) and I don't have a problem with the phylogenetic association with Cryolophosaurus at this point, plus the snout shape goes with the left side nasals. Obviously I can easily change the snout if need be (and/or the jugal), but I'm gonna have to wait till I'm convinced first.
Good to know that work on Cryolophosaurus is continuing apace, it's a bitch of a prep job but it's a really important specimen.
While I agree that "D." sinensis is very problematic taxonomically, I've looked over (one of) the specimen(s) and I don't have a problem with the phylogenetic association with Cryolophosaurus at this point, plus the snout shape goes with the left side nasals. Obviously I can easily change the snout if need be (and/or the jugal), but I'm gonna have to wait till I'm convinced first.
Good to know that work on Cryolophosaurus is continuing apace, it's a bitch of a prep job but it's a really important specimen.