Re: Sinosauropteryx and Compsognathus manus

["Gigi Babcock or Ralph Miller III" <gbabcock@best.com>]

The following is a retraction that I sent days ago, but which -- due to
technical difficulties -- didn't appear on the list at that time...

 I wrote:
 > The (January 8, 1998 _Sinosauropteryx_) _Nature_ article proposes a
 tridactyl manus for _Compsognathus
 > longipes_ -SNIP-
 
 Wrong again, Ralph.  Although the article closely compares the two
animals,
 and points out similarities in the manus for the two genera, the authors
 don't explicitly state that _Compsognathus_ had a tridactyl manus.  One
might assume that this would be their point of view, but you shouldn't go
around putting words into other people's mouths
    
 Ralph Miller III <gbabcock@best.com>
 
 Classic conflict: "Man Versus Self."