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Re: Triassic archosaur bipedality and cursoriality
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- Subject: Re: Triassic archosaur bipedality and cursoriality
- From: Dann Pigdon <dannj@alphalink.com.au>
- Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2012 08:35:50 +1000
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On Sun, Jul 1st, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Dan Chure <danchure@easilink.com> wrote:
> If one only had the skeleton of a emu or ostrich to study, their splint
> like forelimbs might appear to be quite useless, but they carry large
> wings that have important thermoregulatory and behavioral functions
Emu wings are so tiny that they don't seem of any practical use. Although
interestingly enough,
their wing claws appear to be quite well formed:
http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs23/i/2009/241/0/9/Emu_Wing_Claw_by_Aaaamory.jpg
Ostrich and rhea wings are positively gigantic in comparison.
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Dann Pigdon
Spatial Data Analyst Australian Dinosaurs
Melbourne, Australia http://home.alphalink.com.au/~dannj
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