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Re: BASAL PARAVIAN TAXONOMY
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.