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Re: Mesozoic birds 'n' mammals

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Subject: Re: Mesozoic birds 'n' mammals
From: chris brochu <cbrochu@fmppr.fmnh.org>
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 08:37:00 -0600
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Grant Harding wrote:
> 
> Hello!
>  
> Since nobody seems to have any idea of the mass of _Apatornis_, and I
> can't find it in any of my reference materials, does anyone know the
> mass of the related _Ichthyornis_ or even the modern bird most similar
> in looks and size, the tern?

Which one?  There are several dozen species of tern today, and not all
are the same size.


chris



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