Re: Archie bones

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In a message dated 96-01-31 03:30:19 EST, pharrinj@PLU.edu (Nicholas J.
Pharris) writes:

>I was reading through _Dinosaurs:  A Global View_, by Czerkas and 
>Czerkas, when I came across the claim that _Archaeopteryx_'s bones were 
>not hollow.  Is there any truth to this claim?
>
>If so, this would be an autapomorphy of this particular animal, as other 
>theropods *did* have hollow bones.  Correct?
>
>

Yes. I suggest the bones were not hollow because Archy was a diving bird.
This character appears in penguins, etc. to reduce their natural buoyancy.