tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407486920844354583.post7670909182081031138..comments2023-12-20T07:40:56.484+00:00Comments on Raptor's Nest: Thecodontosaurus antiquusRaptor's Nesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01451618880276065935noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407486920844354583.post-62448706962293921692008-06-12T01:40:00.000+01:002008-06-12T01:40:00.000+01:00Hi Zach,According to Yates (2003), theco is suppos...Hi Zach,<BR/><BR/>According to Yates (2003), theco is supposed to be a very basal sauropodomorph with only <I>Saturnalia</I> being more basal.<BR/><BR/>And yes, I think it is a fascinating idea that theco may be an insular dwarf. I don't think there were anything much bigger than theco around the Bristol area anyway...Raptor's Nest (old)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11093451947295359924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407486920844354583.post-41664263318813362942008-06-12T00:16:00.000+01:002008-06-12T00:16:00.000+01:00Where does Thecodontosaurus shake out in terms of ...Where does <I>Thecodontosaurus</I> shake out in terms of saurischian phylogeny? I've read varying accounts, everything from a fairly general prosauropod to a basal prosauropod to a basal SAUROPOD to a basal sauropodmorph. <BR/><BR/>I also read that <I>Thecodontosaurus</I> may be an insular dwarf, which is kind of cool.Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08692080707969333711noreply@blogger.com