Re: Sharovipteryx an ornithodiran??

[Tim Williams <twilliams_alpha@hotmail.com>]

David Peters wrote:

> Those two Dockum 'pterosauromorphs' are basal crocs, based on the 
> description published in the JVP abstracts, IMHO.

Hmm... I have evidence of my own to contradict this.  Read it and weep...

I looked at one of these specimens using PhotoShop (version 7.0.1) - and I 
saw the rest of the body!  The specimen has a pair of wings, and it wore 
aviator goggles and a helmet.  (The helmet is red and even shows a little 
yellow lightning-bolt symbol, which you can only see under high resolution.) 
 In my opinion, this is pretty compelling evidence that the animal could 
fly.  I'm going to publish my study in _Playboy_, another magazine where 
color doesn't cost extra.  (I only read it for the articles.)

Cheers

;-)

Tim