Re: Longisquama

[Raymond Ancog <rayancog@pacific.net.ph>]

>From Dinogeorge:

>How do you know L. >isn't< a dinosaur? Or a theropod? What features of L. 
>indicate to you that it is not a dinosaur or theropod?

>L. has things that look like feathers and a thing that looks like a furcula. 
>These things are also found in theropod dinosaurs--and, other than in L., 
>>only< in theropod dinosaurs.

(My information on _Longisquama_ is based on others' findings, not my own.
Anyone who can point out to me a reference on the taxon is welcome to do
so, off-list if possible.)

That's just it, they look like feathers, superficially. Are they well
preserved enough to represent an ideal pre-feather stage, ala
Sinosauropteryx? Same argument for the "furcula."


Raymond Thaddeus C. Ancog
Mines and Geosciences Bureau
Philippines