Re: New and improved Bambiraptor

["Scott Hartman" <scott_hartman@hotmail.com>]

Ok,  I knew this was going to get around to biting me on the bum (don't 
worry Dan, it's ok).  I produced the new Bambiraptor skeletal reconstruction 
for use on an educational website that wants semi-technical information.  
Because my employer still wants some level of "exclusivity," I'm electing 
not to post it on a personal webpage.  However, I will email a jpeg to 
anyone who requests one.
   I worked closely with the original illustrator on this (Pat Redman), as 
well as utilizing casts and photos of the bones.  The estimation for the 
braincase volume hasn't changed (at lest not that I'm aware of), but there 
are indeed some differences in the reconstruction of the skull.  The animal 
most certainly could not fly, as we think of it, and there were no feathers 
found with the specimen, although I'd hypothesize that they were from 
phylogenetic inference.  AS far as future publication, Most of the authors 
are in the field at the momment, so communication is limited.  Some others 
on the list may know more about this.

Scott Hartman
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