Re: David's Statements

[NJPharris@aol.com]

In a message dated Mon, 22 Jan 2001  5:07:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, "David 
Marjanovic" <David.Marjanovic@gmx.at> writes:

<< > <Odd name for a group that includes Aves. :-( .>
>
>   para-, "around or beside" + Aves, birds; can be used then to
> mean "around Aves" or "containing Aves."

Oh. I thought it was "beside, next to", as usually seen in explanations of
*Parasaurolophus*.>>

David is right here, as far as I recall.  "Para" is "next to", "along", or 
"alongside"; "peri" is "around".

--Nick P.