Re: New Dromaeosaur Specimen.

[Danvarner@aol.com]

In a message dated 4/26/01 10:58:40 AM Pacific Daylight Time, calzola@iol.it 
writes:


I'm a bit puzzled (obviously because of my ignorance..);by saying that "both 
sides are lingual views" you're saying that bone is present on both slabs so 
that on each slab we see a medial view of the skull?? 

       Yes, precisely. Rather like opening up a peanut butter and jelly 
sandwich. The fossil causes a weakness in the rock layers and this is where 
the fracture occurs. You get two fossils for the price of one (but let's not 
give anyone ideas). There are actually two specimens of the Berlin 
Archaeopteryx also. One looks to the right and one to the left. DV