Re: Utahraptor

[John Hunt <john.bass@ntlworld.com>]

I think you will find that the fact sheets have not been updated since the 
series was broadcast.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <gmbra@it.net.au>
To: <dinosaur@usc.edu>
Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 4:43 PM
Subject: Utahraptor


> Mike Keesey wrote
> --- gmbra@it.net.au wrote:
>  > Someone has brought to my attention the Utahraptor fact sheet on the BBC
>  > website, which says Utahraptor is known from a well preserved skeleton from
>  > Utah and fragmentary remains from South America.
>  > Anyone know anything about these South American remains?
> Ack! They're probably referring to _Megaraptor_, which is not even 
> considered a
> coelurosaur, let alone a dromaeosaurid, anymore.
> 
> That, or something similar, was my initial response as well, Mike. But the 
> fact sheets are attributed to Benton, who presumably knows better than 
> that? Hence my query in case I had missed something.
> Graeme Worth
>