Re: Lizard Frills and Chimeras

[srladd.dino@juno.com (Scott Robert Ladd)]

>You've covered some important bases, but you're not home yet. Martin 
>needs a look too---he supports the dino-bird group as well.

I've already contacted Larry Martin; he has yet to give me any feedback.

<Scott Robert Ladd>
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>*Vorona* was found a long way away from *Rahona* (don't get too used to 
>the name, it's going to change)

Here is a quote from one of Feduccia's messages to me:

F> I should tell you that most paleontologists think that the new
Malagasy 
F> bird-dino is a chimera, part bird and part dino.  There was a bird
Varona 
F> described from the same pit, but without wings.  Now this bird dino
has
F> bird wings!  Oh well, it's an interesting debate.

And why will the name Rahona be changed? Is there a previous instance of
the specimen?

> I'm not playing Alan as a villain, by the way, but 
>he needs to see the other side of the fence before he can paint a 
>picture of that side.

True - but the paleontologists I know fail to apply the reverse, by
understanding Feduccia before attacking his ideas. He may be wrong; be I
see a lot of emotional antagonsim toward Feduccia. 

>Ah, but you should read the posts in the Archives about the Sino-feather

>deal---it went on a while.

I already have; now I'm look for current responses about the current
state of science.

<Scott Robert Ladd>
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