Re: Archaeopteryx feathers and taphonomy.

[Jeff Poling <jpoling@dinosauria.com>]

Cunningham, Betty wrote:

> George Olshevsky writes (quoting Paul Davis):
> 
> >> 2. ALL the specimens of Archaeopteryx (both species) have feathers
> >> preserved even the partially disarticulated ones
> >
> >I was not completely certain that this was the case, just off the
> >top of my head. But I noted that most of them were feathered.
> 
> except for the Archie that was originally identified as a Compy-which
> showed NO feathers-that Dr. Ostrom recently ID'd correctly by comparisons
> of the bones of other Archies (wasn't it something like 27 points of
> similarity?-I have no refs for this).  So, to intial examination, earlier
> paleontologists thought as you did.....small theropod from the Solnhofen
> WITH feathers-ARCHIE: small theropod from the Solnhofen WITHOUT
> feathers-COMPY.

   I thought, after his determination that it was an Archie, he discovered 
very faint feather impressions?
-- 
** Dinosauria On-Line. Home of THE DINOSTORE ** "Those who trade a        **
** (Dino stuff for sale), Jeff's Journal of  ** little freedom for a      **
** Dinosaur Paleontology, Jeff's Dinosaur    ** little security will soon **
** Picture Gallery, and The DML Dinosaur     ** find they have none of    **
** Omnipedia. http://www.dinosauria.com      ** either." -- Jeff Poling   **