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Re: "Dinosaur 'fuzz' may have been collagen, not feathers, South African scientists say"

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Subject: Re: "Dinosaur 'fuzz' may have been collagen, not feathers, South African scientists say"
From: Nick Pharris <npharris@umich.edu>
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 18:43:50 -0500
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Quoting MKIRKALDY@aol.com:

> < The corpse of a dolphin that was allowed to slowly decay for a year has
> become prime evidence for all those skeptics who argue that dinosaurs were
> not the feathery ancestors of modern birds.>

Well, I'm just glad they picked a typical amniote to test, and not something
with AN INSANE AMOUNT OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE IN ITS SKIN!

Nick Pharris
Department of Linguistics
University of Michigan

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