Re: Sharovipteryx an ornithodiran??

[Rodlox R <rodlox@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.

maybe the specializations you mentioned (helmet and goggles) were used for 
another enviroment...such as fast-moving rivers.

:)

have nice days, my friend.