From: Dr Ronald Orenstein [mailto:ron.orenstein@rogers.com]
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However, try as I might I could not find any discussion of
which maniraptorid features are convergent and why, or which
anatomical features contradict the idea that maniraptorids
are in fact true dinosaurs. Did I miss it?
No.
Or has Feduccia
really put forward this idea with no supporting anatomical evidence?
Yes.
You write this as if this were a surprise.
Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
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Dept. of Geology, University of Maryland
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