Re: Just following the trend of questioning...

["Nicholas Gardner" <n_gardner637@hotmail.com>]

Luis Rey wrote:
"Don't follow. Third finger in the place of second finger?  I'm pointing out 
that Gishlick considers that the third finger could have been used as 
grasping device almost (but not quite) opposable to the thumb while the 
second finger is the one that bears the feathers."

Yes, that's what I'm trying to say.

"And I don't think you are referring to the digit homology developmental 
theory."

No.

"New, detailed paper on Caudipteryx points out that the third finger retains 
only two phalanges and is virtually atrophied, clawless and maybe almost 
fused to the second finger . I don't know any detailed analyses of 
Protarchaopteryx hand, but as with everything that may be outdated too."

Yes, I'm aware of the situation with Caudipteryx.

Nick Gardner
AIM - CloudRaptor05
n_gardner637@yahoo.com

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