Re: Did pterosaurs feed by skimming?

[Brandon Pilcher <trex_kid@hotmail.com>]

BTW, yes, I know, you meant birds of prey by "raptors", but it is my opinion 
that, in the context of discussions about NON-avian Dinosauria, "raptor" 
should be informal for dromeosaurid. I hate it when people use that word for 
birds.

> From: Brandon Pilcher <trex_kid@hotmail.com>
> Reply-To: trex_kid@hotmail.com
> To: dinosaur@usc.edu
> Subject: Re: Did pterosaurs feed by skimming?
> Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:00:32 +0800
>
> > The grasping ability of pterosaur
> > feet, to my knowledge, is still understudied, but a cursory glance at
> > their pedal morphology suggests their ability to grasp things,
> > raptor-style, was limited.
>
> Dromeosaurids, to the best of my knowledge, used their feet for locomotion 
> like all non-avian theropods, not for holding prey like falconiforms.
>
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