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Re: Cretaceous Parrot

Yes, Joao, there was a paper on a Cretaceous parrot published in 1998 by Tom 
Stidham of UC Berkeley.  The fossil in question was a jaw fragment only 1 inch 
in length found in Late Cretaceous Wyoming sediments (originally discovered in 
the 1950's, but only recently studied).  

According to Stidham this fossil pushes back the evolution of parrots some 10 
million years.  But, some paleornithologists do not agree with Stidham's 
analysis of the jaw fragment, and say that more evidence is needed.  Go figure!

Steve

Steve Brusatte
Dino Land Paleontology
http://www.geocities.com/stegob





On Tue, 28 Mar 2000 18:24:23   Joco Simues Lopes Filho wrote:
>I've read a few years ago a Nature's article about the finding of a Cretaceous 
>parrot. Is it true?
>
>Joao SL
>Rio
>


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