Re: Big birds on Paleoworld

[derek@iprolink.co.nz (Derek Tearne)]

At  5:33 PM 9/1/96 -0500, pharrinj@PLU.edu wrote:


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>Don't kiwis retain wing claws (along with a carpometacarpus) as well?

Actually I was under the impression that one of the kiwi's many peculiarities
was losing the wing bones completely.

I'll try and check on that later in the evening.

Derek Tearne.  - http://webservices.comp.vuw.ac.nz/artsLink/ManyHands/
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