M. A. Raath

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M. A. Raath, an expert on Ceratosauria and principal defender of ceratosaur holophyly. Raath has also carried out the most extensive review of the curious South African coelophysid Syntarsus rhodesiensis (1977, 1985). Raath has also previously argued that Avialae is derived from within Ceratosauria (Raath 1985), a view which has generally met with skepticism (Gauthier & Rowe in Dodson et al 1990, Sereno 1997, 1998, Chatterjee 1997, Paul 2002). It is interesting to note, however, that Raath's hypothesis would require further examination if the material referred to Protoavis texensis (Chatterjee 1991, 1997), is in fact both conspecific and ornithothoracine. See The Protoavis controversy for further information.

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