Re: Gliders to Fliers? (Was Re: Ruben Strikes Back)

[Stanley Friesen <sarima@ix.netcom.com>]

At 02:50 PM 9/25/99 -0400, Dinogeorge@aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 9/25/99 1:28:45 PM EST, sarima@ix.netcom.com writes:
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><< [On the other hand, prosauropods seem to be semi-bipedal to promote feeding
> access to trees]. >>
>
>The smaller prosauropods (e.g., Anchisaurus, Thecodontosaurus) were probably 
>pretty good bipedal walkers, but I think the larger ones, although capable of 
>rearing up on their hind limbs, probably could not get far walking that way.

Which is rather why I put in the "semi-".

I think it fairly likely that they reared up to feed.

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