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Re: Arms into wings
In a message dated 3/2/99 3:41:49 PM EST, Patrick.Norton@state.me.us writes:
<< Cursorial dinosaurs, on
the other hand, lost (or at least diminished the utility of) a very
effective set of prey capture tools when they transformed their arms to
wings. >>
Which, of course, is an excellent reason why THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN. The forearms
were wings for gliding and flying >before< they became prey capture tools.