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Re: BASAL PARAVIAN TAXONOMY

To: Tetanurae@aol.com, enrique@sn.no, dinosaur@usc.edu
Subject: Re: BASAL PARAVIAN TAXONOMY
From: Dinogeorge@aol.com
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 15:17:14 -0400 (EDT)
Reply-to: Dinogeorge@aol.com
Sender: owner-dinosaur@usc.edu

In a message dated 97-07-18 12:29:27 EDT, Tetanurae@AOL.COM writes:

<< The flying raptor is a volant theropod.  I would place it in an unresolved
 trichotemy with Archaeopteryx and all other birds at the base of the
Avialae. >>

>From what I saw of the remains, it's not just a volant theropod but a volant
deinonychosaur--the existence of which is predicted by BCF. I think one can
safely group it with Dromaeosauridae below _Archaeopteryx_ as descended from
the volant common ancestor of deinonychosaurs and birds.

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