Re: Re-emergence of lost features.

[pwillis@ozemail.com.au (Paul Willis)]

>Marsupials have smaller brain cases and lack the more acute sensory
>abilities of placentals.  As such, they likely had greater ability in
>locating phorusrhacoid nests.

Slow down a bit mate. While this makes a nice, Just-so story, I'ld like to
see more information on egg predation in rattites. As I understand it, the
main egg-predator on both Ostrich and Emu eggs is from varanid lizards, and
they have a pathetic brain case compared to a marsupial.

Cheers,

Paul


Dr Paul M.A. Willis
Consulting Vertebrate Palaeontologist
Quinkana Pty Ltd
pwillis@ozemail.com.au

Interesting fact:
Lorne Greene had one of his nipples bitten off by an alligator while he was
host of "Lorne Greene's Wild Kingdom.