Re: Dino/bird amphibians

[Jura <pristichampsus@yahoo.com>]

I believe he meant amphibious, as in a semi-aquatic
dinosaur.

Not like amphibious is really any better. Both
technically mean "dual life" and not "semi-aquatic."

Does anyone know when amphibian (and amphibious) got
redefined, or who was responsible?

I'm thinking it was the military.

Jason

--- Dora Smith <villandra@austin.rr.com> wrote:

> Amphibian dinosaur?
> 
> Have you any reason to expect there to be one?
> 
> Because the way I understand it, reptiles had been
> around for some time
> before the basal archosaur, which evolved into
> crocodiles, pterosaurs, and
> dinosaurs.    So you wouldn't find amphibian
> dinosaurs - or do I understand
> your question correctly?
> Yours,
> Dora Smith
> Austin, Texas
> villandra@austin.rr.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Harri Hirvelä" <harri.hirvela@dlc.fi>
> To: "Dinosaur Mailing List" <dinosaur@usc.edu>
> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 12:58 PM
> Subject: Dino/bird amphibians
> 
> 
> > Hi.
> >
> > Thinking about the birds and their feathery
> dinosaur forefathers, have
> > any one ever found or suspected to find, an
> amphibian dinosaur that
> > would have been living in the same ecological
> niche like the amphibian
> > birds of today? If so, which fossil? If not, why
> not?
> >
> > Best rgds,
> > Harri Hirvelä
> >
> 
> 


"I am impressed by the fact that we know less about many modern [reptile] types 
than we do of many fossil groups." - Alfred S. Romer


                
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