Re: Evolution of flight

[augwhite@neosoft.com (Toby White)]

Dann Pigdon said:

>of its avian status. Yet archae may not
>even belong to the line that
>resulted in modern birds and may belong
>on the dinosaur side of
>the dino-avian divide (such a divide
>being purely arbitrary of course).
>The growing evidence of feathered
>non-avian dinosaurs makes this
>quite likely.

Would you say the same of Protoavis? Rahonavis?  I suppose we're a little
short of information on both, but I'm interested in your speculation.

Is your analysis consistent with an assumption of parsimony?  I tried to
figure this out but couldn't.

Unrelated to Dann's post: I'm looking for a relatively recent review article
which discusses Lotosaurus and places it in evolutionary context.  No
purpose to this.  Just idle curiosity, since its been mentioned in
connection with one of Chaterjee's finds from the Dockum.  Does anyone have
any suggestions?

  --Toby White