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Re: Dinosaurs in April Discover Magazine

To: <veselinka.stanisavac@siol.net>, <dinosaur@usc.edu>
Subject: Re: Dinosaurs in April Discover Magazine
From: "Jim Wyatt" <docpaleo@gte.net>
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 08:53:03 -0600
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Snip!

>The "true" sails of Dimetrodon and some other pelycosaurs are built
>lightly - obviously just to support a flap of skin.
>

Sphenacodon, Ophiacodon, Varanosaurus, Haptodus and Ctenospodylus must be
the exceptions. They all have very robust spines that could have supported a
fat roll, I suppose, but I am not inclined to believe it.

Jim Wyatt
docpaleo@gte.net

>Berislav Krzic
>veselinka.stanisavac@siol.net
>Beri's Dinosaur World
>http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/1638/index.html
>Dinosaur Books
>http://www2.siol.net/ext/zza/index.html
>
>

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