Re: Psittacosaurid hair!

["Jordan Mallon" <j_mallon@hotmail.com>]

> From: "Zoe Heraklides" <z_heraklides@hotmail.com>

> I recall that integument/epidermally derived spikes were recorded for a 
> sauropod (?Diplodocid?) specimen from N. America. Can anyone >confirm?

Yes, this is true.  And although I haven't yet seen an official paper 
detailing these structures specifically (feel free to chime in here, 
anyone), I do know that Stephen Czerkas makes mention of these dermal 
structures in an article entitled "Skin," which can be found in Currie and 
Padian's _The Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs_.  The article also contains some 
good figures of these curiosities.

-Jordan Mallon

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