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Re: Biplaneraptor

To: rob@dinodomain.com, dinosaur@usc.edu
Subject: Re: Biplaneraptor
From: "James R. Cunningham" <jrccea@bellsouth.net>
Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2003 18:40:30 -0800
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Sounds intriguing and worth consideration.  Is stabilizing the rear legs
during a strike the known function in these extant animals?  How does it
work for the extant beasties?  By that I mean, what is the mechanism by
which it assists them?
JimC

Rob Gay wrote:
> I can't help but wonder if the leg
> feathers in Microraptor functioned the same was as these extant animals
> (stabilizing the rear legs while extending/ed for a strike on prey).

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