Re: [dinosaur] Paleogene armless tyrannosaurids

Thomas Richard Holtz <[email protected]> Wed, 8 Jan 2020 08:00:54 -0500
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No technical papers as such.=0D=0A=0D=0ABut Greg Paul's restoration was in =
the context of a book review (of Dougal=0D=0ADixon's *The New Dinosaurs*) p=
ublished in the journal *Evolutionary Theory*.=0D=0AHere is the pdf of that=
 review:=0D=0Ahttps://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=3Dhttp-3A__gspauld=
ino.com_Tertiary.pdf&d=3DDwIBaQ&c=3DclK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfn=
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=3D =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0AOn Wed, Jan 8, 2020 at 7:08 AM Poekilopleuron <dinosa=
[email protected]>=0D=0Awrote:=0D=0A=0D=0A> Good day,=0D=0A>=0D=0A> recen=
tly I have seen an hypothetical restoration of Paleogene armless=0D=0A> tyr=
annosaurids by Gregory Paul, descended from the Late Cretaceous=0D=0A> smal=
l-armed tyrannosaurids, perhaps _T. rex_ itself. I would like to ask if=0D=
=0A> there are any scientific papers or articles concerning this topic (i. =
e.=0D=0A> whether tyrannosaurids would lose their arms completely during an=
other few=0D=0A> millions of years)? If I recall correctly, the same (compl=
ete loss of=0D=0A> arms/front limbs) is postulated for advanced abelisaurid=
s. Thank you in=0D=0A> advance!=0D=0A>=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A-- =0D=0A=0D=0AThom=
as R. Holtz, Jr.=0D=0AEmail: [email protected]         Phone: 301-405-4084=0D=
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">No technical papers as such.<div><br></di=
v><div>But Greg Paul&#39;s restoration was in the context of a book review =
(of Dougal Dixon&#39;s <i>The New Dinosaurs</i>) published in the journal <=
i>Evolutionary Theory</i>. Here is the pdf of that review:</div><div><a hre=
f=3D"https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=3Dhttp-3A__gspauldino.com_T=
ertiary.pdf&amp;d=3DDwMFaQ&amp;c=3DclK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc=
_gI&amp;r=3DRy_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&amp;m=3DnZtMy43aLT6=
elPaBrjUGWWrIdGn1CSn_fiKxJ8txYjs&amp;s=3D5W8oH8IQjKkGbzd6pRWIMljixEqvmvkiww=
yQq4ev8fo&amp;e=3D">http://gspauldino.com/Tertiary.pdf</a><br></div><div><b=
r></div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=
=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Jan 8, 2020 at 7:08 AM Poekilopleuron &lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wro=
te:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px =
0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(2=
04,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div>Good day,</div><div><br></div>recen=
tly I have seen an=20=0Ahypothetical restoration of Paleogene armless tyran=
nosaurids by Gregory=20=0APaul, descended from the Late Cretaceous small-ar=
med tyrannosaurids,=20=0Aperhaps _T. rex_ itself. I would like to ask if th=
ere are any scientific=0A papers or articles concerning this topic (i. e. w=
hether tyrannosaurids=20=0Awould lose their arms completely during another =
few millions of years)?=20=0AIf I recall correctly, the same (complete loss=
 of arms/front limbs) is=20=0Apostulated for advanced abelisaurids. Thank y=
ou in advance!</div></blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- =
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