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The dinosaur deluge of 2001 continues! The following email concerning three new dinosaur papers in the latest issue of Vertebrata PalAsiatica, slightly edited, arrived from Kazuo Takahashi on November 15: NEW MATERIAL OF MAMENCHISAURUS HOCHUANENSIS FROM ZIGONG, SICHUAN YE Yong, OUYANG Hui, FU Qian-Ming VERTEBRATA PALASIATICA Vol.39 No.4 pp. 266-271 from Abstract The new material shows that the posterior caudals are fused with each other and are expanded and cockscomb-shaped, which differ distinctly from the hammer-shaped tail of Shunosaurus and Omeisaurus. A LONG-NECKED THERIZINOSAUROID DINOSAUR FROM THE UPPER CRETACEOUS IREN DABASU FORMATION OF NEI MONGOL, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA VERTEBRATA PALASIATICA Vol.39 No.4 pp. 282-290 ZHANG Xiao-Hong, XU Xing, Pual SERENO, KUANG Xue-Wen & TAN Li Abstract Two partial skeltons are described from the Upper Cretaceous Iren Dabasu formation of Nei Mongol that represent a new therizinosauroid theropod. Neimongosaurus yangi gen. et sp. nov. , is the first therizinosauroid to preserve most of the axial column and nearly all of the long bones of a single individual. Distinctive characteristics of the new species include anterior caudal vertebrae with a circular fossa under the transverse precess, radius with a prominent biceps tuberosity, proximal pedal phalanges with well developed heels, tibia with an extremely long fibular crest that is much longer than the half length of the tibia, lateral surface of preacetabular precess twisted to face dorsally, and caudal vertebrae with widely divergent prezygapophyses. Neimongosaurus displays a few characters that are not reported in other therizinosauroids but do occur in some advanced maniraptorians, such as highly pneumatized vertebra and derived sholder girdle. Particularly the elongated neck and shortened tail previde further evidence for a close relationship between therizinosauroids and oviraptorosaurs. A NEW SAUROPOD DINOSAUR OF CRETACEOUS FROM JIANGSHAN, ZHEJIANG PROVINCE TANG Feng, KANG Xi-Min, JIN Xing-Sheng, WEI Feng & WU Wei-Tang VERTEBRATA PALASIATICA Vol.39 No.4 pp. 272-281 Summary The specimen described herein represents a new genus and species Jiangshanosaurus lixianensis of sauropod referable to the Titanosauridae. The specimen was collected by Wei Feng, Wu Wei-Tang and Kang Xi-Min in Jiangshan, Zhjiang allegedly from the lower part of Jinhua formation in Albian (105Ma) horizon. The prezerved part is fairly complete. Compared to the sauropod skeletons in China and other nations from Late Jurassic and Cretaceous, the diagnosis of scapulocorcoid and vertebrae of the new genus is most similar to those of Titanosauridae, especially Alamosaurus. The new fossil is described as the Titanosauridae for the first time in China, and prevides new material for studying the evolution and distribution of Cretaceous Sauropoda, Titanosauridae in China. TAKAHASHI, KAZUO http://www.NetLaputa.ne.jp/~pantheon/ pantheon@kw.netlaputa.ne.jp Accordingly, we add genera #928 and 929 to the Dinosaur Genera List: Jiangshanosaurus Tang, Kang, Jin, Wei & Wu, 2001 Neimongosaurus Zhang, Xu, Sereno, Kuang & Tan, 2001 And the following species entries will be added to the list of Asiatic dinosaurs in the second printing of Mesozoic Meanderings #3: Jiangshanosaurus Tang, Kang, Jin, Wei & Wu, 2001 J. lixianensis Tang, Kang, Jin, Wei & Wu, 2001† Neimongosaurus Zhang, Xu, Sereno, Kuang & Tan, 2001 N. yangi Zhang, Xu, Sereno, Kuang & Tan, 2001† After having reviewed quite a few emails on the subject, I have decided upon nomen ex dissertatione ("name from dissertation") as the best Latinized notation for a name used in a dissertation that is publicly available from an agency such as University Microfilms International. As I realized from the outset, nomen dissertatio is not the best notation, and I have changed it everywhere in the Dinosaur Genera List. I will also add nomen ex dissertatione to the notations in Mesozoic Meanderings #3. I should also note the name Jobaria tenerensis J. A. Wilson, 2000 [nomen ex dissertatione] will be added as a synonym of Jobaria tiguidensis in Mesozoic Meanderings #3 second printing. I recently purchased a copy of Jeff Wilson's 1999 dissertation from UMI, and this is what he called it there. The Dinosaur Genera List is at URL http://members.aol.com/Dinogeorge/dinolist.html
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