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Re: The "ideal" Eumaniraptoran arm motion

To: Larry Febo <larryf@capital.net>
Subject: Re: The "ideal" Eumaniraptoran arm motion
From: Pharris Nicholas J <pharrinj@plu.edu>
Date: Wed, 03 Mar 1999 18:35:53 -0800 (PST)
Cc: Jeffrey Martz <jeffmartz@earthlink.net>, dinosaur@usc.edu
In-reply-to: <001501be6577$6992e220$94ac61cc@LarryFebo>
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On Wed, 3 Mar 1999, Larry Febo wrote:

> More likely, the theropod was leaning somewhat in the forward direction with
> axis at what?...about 45 degrees?  Still there would be significant amount
> of drag.

No, the theropod's back would have been parallel to the ground, like the
flying bird's, or possibly *as much as* 20 degrees above horizontal,
depending on who you're asking.

Nick Pharris
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA 98447
(253)535-7045

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- Re: The "ideal" Eumaniraptoran arm motion
  - From: "Larry Febo" <larryf@capital.net>

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