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RE: Hell Creek (long)

To: "Williams, Tim" <TiJaWi@agron.iastate.edu>
Subject: RE: Hell Creek (long)
From: John Bois <jbois@umd5.umd.edu>
Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 13:01:03 -0400 (EDT)
Cc: "'dinosaur@usc.edu'" <dinosaur@usc.edu>
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On Fri, 31 May 2002, Williams, Tim wrote:

> These eggshell fragments are all of the 'ornithoid' type, correct?  I
> haven't read the paper - so this maybe an extremely stupid question - but
> can you rule out the possibility that these eggshells came from ratites or
> some other type of bird?

"Although there are considerable similarities...the presence of therapod
teeth and...(absence) of bird bones rule out the possibility that (they
are) avian."  Also, late K ostracods described from other dino bone locals
are here as well.

References:
- RE: Hell Creek (long)
  - From: "Williams, Tim" <TiJaWi@agron.iastate.edu>

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