Talk:Chirostenotes

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[edit] Chironstenotes synonymies

Place Chironstenotes sternbergi (Cracraft, 1971) in the synonymy of Chironstenotes pergracilis, because this species is definitely referrable to C. pergracilis (Currie, 2005). Also, Sues (1997) showed Ornithomimus elegans to be a species of Chirostenotes. Because Sues (1997) noted similarities of C. sternbergi to C. elegans, he placed C. sternbergi in the synonymy of C. elegans. Currie & Russell (1988) suggested the possible synonymy of Caenagnathus with Chirostenotes, a hypothesis confirmed by Sues (1997). They went further by proposing that C. elegans and C. pergracilis may represent two sexes of the same species.

Currie, P.J. 1989. The first records of Elmisaurus (Saurischia, Theropoda) from North America. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences -- Revue Canadienne des Sciences de la Terre 26: 1319-1324.

Currie, P.J. 1990. Elmisauridae. pg. 244-248 in Weishampel, Dodson, and Osmólska (eds.) The Dinosauria (University of California Press: Berkeley.

Currie, P.J. and Koppelhus, E.B., 2005. Dinosaur Provincial Park: A Spectacular Ancient Ecosystem Revealed. Indiana University Press: Bloomington and Indianapolis.

Currie, P.J., and Russell, D.A. (1988). Osteology and relationships of Chirostenotes pergracilis (Saurischia, Theropoda) from the Judith River (Oldman) Formation of Alberta, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 25:972-986.

Sues, H.-D. 1997. On Chirostenotes, a Late Cretaceous oviraptorosaur (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from western North America. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 17 (4): 698-716. 72.194.116.63 05:04, 7 March 2007 (UTC) Vahe Demirjian 6 March 2007 21.00

"because this species is definitely referrable to C. pergracilis" Cite?

"I propose returning Ornithomimus elegans to Elmisaurus." Unfortunately, this is not JVP and I am not the peer review comittee. Better publish this elsewhere ;) Dinoguy2 06:01, 7 March 2007 (UTC)