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Re: CAUDIPTERYX ZOUI SKELETAL SKETCH

To: franczak@ntplx.net
Subject: Re: CAUDIPTERYX ZOUI SKELETAL SKETCH
From: Betty Cunningham <bettyc@flyinggoat.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 13:46:21 -0700
Cc: dinosaur@usc.edu
References: <35925774.6DCF@ntplx.net>
Reply-to: bettyc@flyinggoat.com
Sender: owner-dinosaur@usc.edu

With the tail of Cuadipteryx as shortened as Brian is depicting it here,
is it possibly the broad tail feathers are acting as an air scoop to
counter-balance the weight of the front end of the animal?
The center of gravity seems to be just under the shoulder blade in
Brian's pict.

-Betty Cunningham

Brian Franczak wrote:
> 
> I've added a rough preliminary skeletal reconstruction of _Caudipteryx_
> to the NEWLY DISCOVERED DINOSAURS page on my web-site, viewable at:
> 
> http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Launchpad/2045/archcaudi.html
> 
> Comments and criticisms are solicited.

References:
- CAUDIPTERYX ZOUI SKELETAL SKETCH
  - From: Brian Franczak <franczak@ntplx.net>

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