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Re: [dinosaur] Gargantuavis femur from Late Cretaceous of France (free pdf)
Brad McFeeters <archosauromorph2@hotmail.com> wrote:
> The new family is named Gargantuaviidae [sic], and is monotypic. Perhaps the
> recently named Vegaviidae influenced the spelling?
The incorrect spellings (-aviidae rather than -avidae) are
regrettable, but I guess we're stuck with them.
The apparently non-pneumaticized femur of _Gargantauvis_ is
potentially interesting. It suggests that _Gargantuavis_ needed heavy
hindlimbs. Was this an adaptation to spending much of its time in
deep water?