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Re: Did "Dave" have 4 wings?

Aspidel wrote: 

> GSP's article in PT#60 and discussions on message boards
> made me examine more carefully the photos of
> _Sinornithosaurus_ sp. aka "Dave".
> Is that evidence of a hinwing that I see below a foot
> on the counterslab?
> So was "Dave" 4-winged?

> http://research.amnh.org/vertpaleo/feather2.jpg


Uhm... under the right foot, there is a fish, not a feather. But there do appear to be long, symmetrical feathers on the thighs.


Heinz Peter Bredow wrote:


Don't know if this helps but
you'll find a close-up of this
on www.hpb1956.de


Thanks! Those photos were good for another thing too that'll be discussed later.


Nick Gardner
aim s/n Eoraptor22

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