Talk:Troodontidae

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[edit] Bullatosauria

Anyone feel like starting a Bullatosauria article? The red link to it in this article looks a bit like a sore thumb. Alternatively, is it OK to copy over from evowiki [1]? - Ballista 04:40, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

I'd do it, but I fear I don't have the intel. Nobody wants to create articles more than me, but I usually only know a bit about genus, not families etc. Sorry, but if you could supply me with a site or source, I'd be glad to help you. Thanks. Spawn Man 06:24, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

I'm not sure such an article would be useful. Bullatosauria has been out of use for about ten years, and even Tom Holtz, who created the group in the first place as a subset of the old-school version of Arctometatarsalia, repeatedly stresses that he was mistaken and that tyrannosaurs, ornithomimosaurs, and especially troodontids, are not closely related. The evo wiki article doesn't seem to clarify the fact that this group has been abandoned by (as far as I know) all paleontologists including its author.Dinoguy2 15:01, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for usual reliable clarification. However, I feel a very small page might be useful, in case punters require info. I might get around to one, soon (in view of its now-revealed simplicity!). - Ballista 04:08, 14 September 2006 (UTC)