Re: Dinofest notes

[John Bois <jbois@umd5.umd.edu>]

On Fri, 24 Apr 1998, GSP1954 wrote:

> Therefore, the eggs were PARTLY exposed and body plus
> ground incubation is nearly certain, an ideal intermediate between the
> reptilian and avian systems.

Not sure how this impacts the above, but just to add: the Egyptian plover
incubates its eggs through sand.  Probably this is "for" concealment
purposes.  For oviraptor, if intermediate as argued above, it was likely
"for" having greater access to both/either oxygen or parental mediation of
microenvironmental optima.