Re: Paedomorphosis ( Re: BARYONYX' CLAWS )

[Dinogeorge <Dinogeorge@aol.com>]

In a message dated 98-04-11 13:15:26 EDT, m_troutman@hotmail.com writes:

<< Flying fish, as I have said above, do not use their fins for 
 flapping. Penguins, on the other hand, use them for basically the same 
 purpose as flying, with the same motions, muscles, and bones.  >>

The medium is the message here. If the medium is water, the general term is
"swimming." If the medium is air, the general term is "flying." When an animal
loses the ability to propel itself through the air, then it is called
"flightless." These are my understandings of the terms. So penguins are
flightless birds that can swim, and flying fish are fish that can both swim
and fly. >How< they swim is a function of their anatomy. Likewise, >how<
flying fish fly is also a function of their anatomy.