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Re: new

John Hunt wrote-

> There was a specimen shown with
> the scientific name of "Dave the fuzzy raptor".  This was labelled as a
> juvenile dromaeosaur but was much larger than microraptor, and much
> better preserved.  This specimen also showed the curious orientation of
> the hind limbs.  Has anyone seen this specimen.

See http://www.cmnh.org/dinoarch/2001Apr/msg00683.html
It has since been referred to Sinornithosaurus by Ji et al. (2002), though I
haven't seen the latter paper.

Ji, Ji, Yuan and Ji, 2002. Restudy on a small dromaeosaurid dinosaur with
feathers over its entire body. Earth Science Frontiers, 9 (3): 57-63, 6
figs. [phot.]; Beijing.

Mickey Mortimer