Re[2]: More questions about birdies....

["Cunningham, Betty" <bcunning@nssi.com>]

     I think the general response of most people on the list when I asked 
     this earlier was that Archie had wings rather like a modern pigeon, 
     making him a rather indifferent flier over any great haul.  He was 
     built for spot-to-spot flight, rather than acrobatics or distance.
     
     -Betty


>1)  An aerodynamic wing (preferably two!) and body
     
>>It may turn out that Archaeopterix (since we're most likely talking about this
>>one anyway) had a more advanced wing than anyone has anticipated.  Has anyone 
>>noticed that all the specimens of Archy have the arm bones bent at a sharp 
>>angle?  Modern birds have the same morphology.  It may be interesting to take 
>>a d etailed look, and compare the wings of Archy to a modern bird.