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Re: Definitions

To: endocrin@opera.iinet.net.au, dinosaur@usc.edu
Subject: Re: Definitions
From: Dinogeorge <Dinogeorge@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 03:44:14 EDT
Reply-to: Dinogeorge@aol.com
Sender: owner-dinosaur@usc.edu

In a message dated 98-04-29 03:20:32 EDT, endocrin@opera.iinet.net.au writes:

<< In a discussion of modes of locomotion in prosauropods I've come across the
 term "medi-portal", but can't find it in any dictionary I've consulted. If
 anyone can translate it into plain english for me, I'd appreciate it. >>

My guess is that this describes anatomy and/or locomotion style intermediate
between graviportal (for slower, heavy animals) and cursorial (for faster,
lightweight animals).

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