Re: Alternative origins of birds (humor) ... and Prum's feathers

["Tim Williams" <tijawi@hotmail.com>]

Rob Gay wrote:

> > Thanks; but after Primal Dude's cogent response, I now have second
> thoughts...<
> I think that the most interesting thing about this guy is how we haven't
> heard back from him...

Oh, I have heard from him (off-list).  He's probably been timed out (or even 
banned) from the list.

> Just a though, but if this is the case (down=advanced flight feathers),
> could (3)Fuzz in proavians is derived from flight feathers (a.k.a. these
> animals are secondarily flightless)?


You know, I never thought of that.  Not a bad hypothesis.


Tim

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