Re: Bird-like tracks from Late Triassic (new Nature issue)

[Dinogeorge@aol.com]

In a message dated 6/26/02 7:36:37 PM EST, TiJaWi@agron.iastate.edu writes:

<< Good idea.  The authors were careful to point out that the feet of these
 critters were not specialized for perching.  If there was a whole slew of
 'dino-birds' flitting around in the Triassic adapted for life up in trees -
 as predicted by BCF - then I'd expected a foot better designed for an
 arboreal lifestyle.   >>

I think that, much like today, there were non-perching shorebird-like or 
wading dino-birds contemporary with and descended from the perching variety. 
Those are niches begging to be filled.