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Re: Origin of feathers

To: Dinogeorge <Dinogeorge@aol.com>
Subject: Re: Origin of feathers
From: Jeffrey Martz <martz@holly.ColoState.EDU>
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 15:03:51 -0600 (MDT)
Cc: jjackson@interalpha.co.uk, dinosaur@usc.edu
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> Yes(!). If the pre-feathers first appear as "peach fuzz" all over the animal's
> body, or at least, in areas well exposed to the air at the leading edges
> (particularly the forelimbs), they will surely increase aerial friction and
> allow a small, wingless, arboreal animal to better interact with the air when
> it is in free fall.

     Has anybody actually tested this by dropping shaved and unshaved mice
and chickens off a skyscraper or something?

LN Jeff
O-

References:
- Re: Origin of feathers
  - From: Dinogeorge <Dinogeorge@aol.com>

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