Re: Ostrich Wings Explain Mystery of Flightless Dinosaurs

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Gee, now where have I heard that idea before?  Oh yeah:

Hartman, Scott. 2000. Primary and caudal feathers as locomotory 
adaptations in maniraptoran theropods. Journal of Vertebrate 
Paleontology, Vol. 20, Supplement to No. 3. pp. 47A.

Hartman, Scott. 2005. Estimating Ancestral Habitat and Selective 
Pressures Leading to the Origin of Avian
Flight. Abstract volume of the II Latin American Congress of Vertebrate 
Paleontology.

Awesome to see corroborating data from extant animals.  And it's my 
fault of course for not having a paper in print yet, but there were a 
couple of extra steps that I had to look into along the way.  Soon...



Scott Hartman
Scientific Advisor/TechnicalÂIllustrator
(307) 921-9750
www.skeletaldrawing.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Paulsen <birdbooker@zipcon.net>
To: dinosaur@usc.edu
Sent: Thu, Jul 1, 2010 1:06 pm
Subject: Ostrich Wings Explain Mystery of Flightless Dinosaurs


HI:FYI:http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100630/sc_livescience/ostric
hwingsexplainmysteryofflightlessdinosaurs-- Ian PaulsenBainbridge 
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