Re: A few questions...

[Jeff Poling <jpoling@dinosauria.com>]

At 06:24 AM 12/11/97 PST, Joshua Dyal wrote:
>My final question isn't very dinosaur related, but what kind of skin 
>might pelycosaurs have had?  I have heard that parsimony might dictate a 
>smooth glandular skin, but I'm having trouble imagining exactly what 
>kind of skin is being talked about here.  Is there a living animal that 
>would have skin like this?

   It was reported on the list (or in sci.bio.paleontology) within the last
couple of months that purported pelycosaur skin impressions showed glandular
skin.

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