Re: Archaeopteryx flight

[jrc <jrccea@bellsouth.net>]

I'm easy.  Just delete the words 'trend toward' from my sentence below. 
However, I don't think you'll find many early birds that have wing planforms 
that seem to be specialized for gliding.
Jim

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jon Barber" <augray@sympatico.ca>
To: "Dinosaur Mailing List" <dinosaur@usc.edu>
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 7:51 PM
Subject: Re: Archaeopteryx flight


> > I would expect a trend toward higher aspect ratio for a glider.
>
> How does one detect a trend, or lack thereof, in what amounts to a single 
> data point (i.e. Archaeopteryx)?