tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519292617097628087.post318340065975040883..comments2024-01-02T16:09:12.886-07:00Comments on Chinleana: Anatomy of the Basal Sauropodomorph Pantydraco caducus from the Upper Triassic of the UKBill Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05941940882532354219noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519292617097628087.post-5919428054018368462011-03-08T02:29:30.595-07:002011-03-08T02:29:30.595-07:00"Pant" is a common component of Welsh pl..."Pant" is a common component of Welsh place names (there are several Welsh towns called Pant), and means hollow or valley. <br /><br />As pointed out above, Pantydraco is from Pantyffynnon, which approximately means "well in the hollow" ("ffynnon" is well).Richardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519292617097628087.post-46539551510746390022011-03-07T03:12:50.194-07:002011-03-07T03:12:50.194-07:00To Mike Taylor:
Why not? Galton specializes in Br...To Mike Taylor:<br /><br />Why not? Galton specializes in British taxa and ornithischians. And he's Peter fricken Galton.<br /><br />To "Anonymous":<br /><br />From the Welsh locality of Pant-y-ffynnon (or Pantyffynnon), and pronounced "pant-uh-fee-nahn."<br /><br />It does not mean "panty dragon," but "Pantyffynnon dragon."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519292617097628087.post-26005108278386178192011-03-04T01:34:44.686-07:002011-03-04T01:34:44.686-07:00It's true there are taxa in more need of redes...It's true there are taxa in more need of redescription (*cough* Ruehleia *cough* anything from China), but this is a much more detailed description than Yates', with extensive illustrations to boot. I know with Yates' description there were several times I was coding Pantydraco and thought "the cranial reconstruction suggests this coding, but is that visible in the material or just hypothesized?" I don't think that will be much of an issue with the new paper. Not that there was anything wrong with Yates' work, but more is always better.Mickey Mortimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831823442911513851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519292617097628087.post-2726916987161247412011-03-03T14:25:09.436-07:002011-03-03T14:25:09.436-07:00Here's the link to the new paper: http://www.v...Here's the link to the new paper: http://www.ville-ge.ch/mhng/paleo/paleo-pdf/29-2/pal_29_2_04.pdfBradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15613329277334129312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519292617097628087.post-47590877663388111142011-03-02T19:55:04.081-07:002011-03-02T19:55:04.081-07:00Pantydraco? Are you kidding me?Pantydraco? Are you kidding me?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519292617097628087.post-87327976744947217962011-03-02T16:46:00.819-07:002011-03-02T16:46:00.819-07:00The questions is: why? Adam Yates very comprehens...The questions is: why? Adam Yates very comprehensively monographed this exact specimen only eight year ago -- did it really need a comprehensive redescription when there are so many sauropodomorphs out there that have <i>never</i> been adequately described?<br /><br />REFERENCE<br /><br />Yates, Adam M. 2003. A new species of the primitive dinosaur Thecodontosaurus (Saurischia: Sauropodomorpha) and its implications for the systematics of early dinosaurs. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 1 (1): 1-42. doi:10.1017/S1477201903001007Mike Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06039663158335543317noreply@blogger.com