Re: pterosaur femora sprawl

[jrc <jrccea@bellsouth.net>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Habib" <habib@jhmi.edu>
To: <davidpeters@att.net>
Cc: "John Conway" <john.a.conway@gmail.com>; <dinosaur@usc.edu>
Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 2:05 PM
Subject: Re: pterosaur femora sprawl


> ....... it would seem, from the  above comments, that you are arguing for 
> bipedal gaits in pterosaurs  because they could get into a position that 
> balanced them bipedally.   I'm not recognizing, however, where the simple 
> ability to balance in  that manner translates into the most likely gait.

I can balance on one leg.  But, that doesn't imply that I normally walk 
using a one-legged gait even though I'm capable of it.