Talk:Proceratosaurus

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Uh, guys? The article cites Proceratosaurus as a tyrannosauroid. However, Dougal Dixon's World Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures lists it as a carnosaur! Who is correct? And yes, Dixon is as precise with the term "carnosaur" as we are. 70.80.215.121 (talk) 11:21, 6 June 2011 (UTC)Adam70.80.215.121 (talk) 11:21, 6 June 2011 (UTC)Reply

Proceratosaurus has been moved around a lot, but Carnosauria is almost certainly incorrect. According to several 2010 papers (and the Paleobiology Database) Proceratosaurus is the type taxon of the Proceratosauridae, a family of the Tyrannosauroidea. The Dinosauria states that P. bradleyi is "known only from a single incomplete skull", so I'm not sure the new family name will ever become widely used, but the Wikipedia article appears to be correct (although the citation could be updated). Firsfron of Ronchester 12:22, 6 June 2011 (UTC)Reply

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