Re: Longisquama

[Dinogeorge@aol.com]

In a message dated 8/13/99 2:32:33 PM EST, rayancog@pacific.net.ph writes:

<< The Chinese finds, by all accounts, appear better preserved (having read
 Currie et al's papers) than _Longisquama_, making comparisons better. And
 was it generally accepted at the Ostrom conference that the Chinese taxa do
 have very feather-like insulation? >>

I know of no micro studies of Longisquama feathers, nor have I heard of a 
group of paleontologists rushing off to Russia to view Longisquama specimens. 
Nor has Longisquama ever been in the news. When Longisquama is as thoroughly 
studied as Sinosauropteryx et al. have been, then we'll have some basis for 
comparisons. Meanwhile, Longisquama remains a low-profile specimen pretty 
much overlooked in the dinosaur-bird discussion.