paleonet Hadrosaur caudal vertebrae

[Mike Everhart <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

All,
As a marine reptile guy trying to describe dinosaur remains, I need some 
help. My reference collection does not contain much in the way of 
dinosaur literature.

As reported earlier on this list, a shark-abbreviated, but still 
articulated series of dinosaur caudal vertebrae was discovered recently 
in the Smoky Hill Chalk in Gove County, Kansas (Late Cretaceous, Western 
Interior Sea):/**/

http://www.oceansofkansas.com/New-dino.html/hadrotail4.jpg

Updated web page here: http://www.oceansofkansas.com/New-dino.html

/**/

Although I am confident that they are from a relatively early hadrosaur 
(late Coniacian), I am looking for a reference that describes hadrosaur 
caudals or one that gives a comparison of dinosaur caudals in general, 
including the number in the tail.

I'm sure that the distal vertebrae of a plant eater's tail are not the 
subject of a great deal of discussion or study, but as one of only six 
sets of dinosaur remains known from the chalk, they are of some interest 
to me.

Regards,

Mike Everhart
Adjunct Curator of Paleontology
Sternberg Museum of Natural History
Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS
www.oceansofkansas.com