Re: Baldysaurus

[Luis Rey <luisrey@ndirect.co.uk>]

I don't buy it (they are at it again, nothing new  it seems)... no it  
is not bald David (and the fur is not restricted to a dorsal fin and  
above all it's NOT restricted to just one specimen of  
Sinosauropteryx)... difficult to  accept the superficial comparison  
of fossilized ichthyosaur tissue ...

Gosh, even Beipiaosaurus has similar tissue around the arms... please  
find me a frog (or any other animal from the same formation) with  
"fur" and I'll believe it. The best is that we >do< have muscle  
impressions (Psittacosaurus) and they are nothing like it... why is  
Psittacosaurus not furry then?!

On 23 May 2007, at 12:25, Unwin, Dr D.M. wrote:

> So, is Sinosauroptery really bald? You can read some soothing words  
> on the Nature news webpages.
>
> Toot toot
>
> Dave
>
> PS After four and a bit days play the cricket was rained off  
> without a result. Surreal or what...

Luis Rey

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