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Bird-Dino stuff: another news article on Scipionyx Samniticus



Fanning the fire, this quote comes from another news article on
Scipionyx Samniticus

http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2553495447-cd6

            Signore said the dinosaur would have been part of the
evolutionary line leading to birds.   While it did not fly itself, it
had a small V-shaped bone or ``furcula'' which modern-day birds are
equipped with to support
their beating wings.
            ``We're going back to the Benevento region to see if we can
find more examples of this dinosaur and perhaps other new species,''
said Signore. ``This is just the beginning.''

 ^REUTERS@