Re: Origin of feathers

[Dinogeorge <Dinogeorge@aol.com>]

In a message dated 98-04-09 16:06:43 EDT, swo@execpc.com writes:

<< When pre-feathers first appeared, they were small (like hairs), but had
 a most definite impact on the visual appearence of the animals (via
 bright color, shape, even a small, 1/4 millimeter pre-feather would
 alter the appearence of the organism). The visual impact would just
 gotten more important after some time, and gone hand-in-hand with the
 enlargement and elaboration of the pre-feathers. >>

You may be right. Who knows? I'll have to take your word for it.