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Ostafrikasaurus, another glorified tooth

  • 27-04-2012 10:06PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,279 ✭✭✭


    To continue with the irritating fad of naming whole genera and species based on single vertebrae or teeth- Ostafrikasaurus is one of the latter, a tooth found in Tanzania and dating back to the late Jurassic.
    Scientists say its a spinosaur; they claim that its similar to Baryonyx except that it has larger serrations indicating a less piscivorous diet. But I say, how can they be so sure it's a spinosaur? It could be any other kind of theropod, or even a croc relative. I don´t understand why they jump to conclusions like this...:(

    http://theropoda.blogspot.it/2012/04/ostafrikasaurus-spinosauride-da.html

    Note that some are already arguing against the spinosaur idea and calling it a ceratosaur instead.

    Ostafrikasaurus.jpg


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,746 ✭✭✭✭Galvasean


    Now I see why they give dino eggs their own scientific names. they should probabaly do similar for isolated teeth.


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