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Re: [scales like feathers]

owner-dinosaur@usc.edu wrote:
> I recently went to Feduccia's talk on the

> evolution of birds and I saw a remarkable

> convergence of reptilian scales and feathers.

> These scales were elongate with a central rachis

> similiar to birds.  Does anyone know what organism

> this was and perhaps a reference for it?  Are

> there any extant reptiles (saurians) with

> exetremly elongated scales?

> 

> Thanks,

> 

> Jeff

> 

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> Jeffrey A Stratford

> SLU 10736

> Department of Biological Sciences

> SE LA University

> Hammond, LA 70402

> USA

> 

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The reptiles with the longest scales I can think of are the Cordylids,
although their scales aren't extremely long.

Archosaur J 



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