Re: Nemicolopterus

[Nick Pharris <npharris@umich.edu>]

Quoting David Marjanovic <david.marjanovic@gmx.at>:

> > > like the modern frogmouth (which is
> > > essentially what "Anurognathus" means).
> >
> > [cough]_Batrachognathus_[cough]
>
> That one is more obvious, but *Anurognathus* may well be a pun -- 
> it's not just tailless itself, it also has jaws like an anuran.

You're right!  Never made that connection before.

My apologies to Tim.

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