Re: CNN.com: Ancient bones seized, returned to China

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Subject: Re: CNN.com: Ancient bones seized, returned to China
From: David Marjanovic <david.marjanovic@gmx.at>
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:41:25 +0200
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 See why you guys REALLY should split the birds off into their own
 little group?  Maybe the absence of a long tail could be the dividing
 line?


Ancestry cannot be cut off.

(Besides, how long is "long"? Fine, *Zhongornis* is most likely ajuvenile *Confuciusornis* and therefore doesn't count, but...)

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