Re: no feathers on Pelicanimimus

[dunn1@IDT.NET]

Pieter.Depuydt@rug.ac.be wrote:

> The first birdlike dino to be found in Europe, the animal had a 
> pelican-like throat poach and a soft tissue crest on its head. 
> Microscopic examination of the skin showed that its surface was 
> wrinkled and "bore no evidence of any structures such as feathers or 
> enlarged scales", according to Derek Briggs of Bristol Universtiy, 
> who, with Jose Luis Sanz of Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, has been 
> studying the fossil.'

How do we know about the pouch and crest?  Are there more details?  
That's some really exciting information! 
Larry

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