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Re: Third claw for climbing was Re: Pro(to)avis

To: David Marjanovic <david.marjanovic@gmx.at>
Subject: Re: Third claw for climbing was Re: Pro(to)avis
From: Jerzy Dyczkowski <dyczkows@molgen.mpg.de>
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 23:33:16 +0200 (MET DST)
Cc: DML <dinosaur@usc.edu>
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On Fri, 16 Sep 2005, David Marjanovic wrote:

that this claw may have been used for trunk-climbing (and perhaps originally evolved for this purpose) has come up before. (Did Sankar Chatterjee suggest this?)
I think so.
And what came of this idea?
Not much. The claw has a cutting edge. That's quite precisely what I wouldn't use for climbing...


Sorry to sound stupid - in how many forms? All, including Rahonavis?

J.

References:
- RE: Third claw for climbing was Re: Pro(to)avis
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- RE: Third claw for climbing was Re: Pro(to)avis
  - From: Jerzy Dyczkowski <dyczkows@molgen.mpg.de>
- Re: Third claw for climbing was Re: Pro(to)avis
  - From: David Marjanovic <david.marjanovic@gmx.at>

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