>2).. just what IS that fuzzy stuff on Sinosauropteryx? > >-Betty Cunningham Protofeathery quills. And they are not fuzzy; each element can be isolated and they are hollow, just as Phil Currie demonstrated at the SVP meeting. Most probably the elements are keratinous. They covered most of the body. Luis Rey Visit my Website on http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~luisrey