RE: Worst public misconceptions

["Thomas R. Holtz, Jr." <tholtz@umd.edu>]

There were suggestions as early as the beginning of the 20th Century that 
Ornitholestes might have been feathered.

Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
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Mailing Address:        Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu [mailto:owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu] On Behalf Of 
> Matt Dempsey
> Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2013 12:56 PM
> To: wdm1949@hotmail.com; DML
> Subject: RE: Worst public misconceptions
> 
> 1975? Wow, talk about ahead of the curve!
> 
>  And thanks for the compliment Dale, I  appreciate it!
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "dale mcinnes" <wdm1949@hotmail.com>
> Sent: ‎29/‎05/‎2013 17:09
> To: "DML" <dinosaur@usc.edu>
> Subject: RE: Worst public misconceptions
> 
> Acceptable 20 years ago ?? Dare say 38 years ago is more accurate.
> What was acceptable in the JP raptors was the CGI annimation. It was the best 
> we could hope for in the last 100 years of Hollywood
> productions. Remember .. Bakker was already feathering his dinos back in 1975.
> 
> Oh .. and Matt .. exquisite Art repros. Keep up the awesome !!
> 
> > Date: Wed, 29 May 2013 14:25:30 +0200
> > From: david.marjanovic@gmx.at
> > To: dinosaur@usc.edu
> > Subject: Re: Worst public misconceptions
> >
> >> Pronating hands are a bloody annoyance. I also hate improperly formed 
> >> wings on deinonychosaurs.
> >
> > Exactly. So many people don't know that birds have hands. So many people 
> > believe wing feathers attach to the upper arm and the
> forearm, when in fact they attach to the forearm and the hand almost all the 
> way to the tip of the 2nd finger...
>