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Re: Bipedalism
Dinogeorge writes;
>In the BCF scenario, as I've said here many times before, theropods were
>bipedal because their forelimbs had become too modifed for climbing, gliding,
>and/or flying to make do for walking. This is a perfectly reasonable and
>natural explanation for theropod bipedalism.
I see your point for most of this, and I certainly don't claim to have stumbled
on "THE TRUTH".
Let me clarify, that when I say "dawn theropod" I am talking about critters
like Eoraptor and it's ancestors. If I understand the theory correctly, BCF
applies to theropods that lived considerably after Eoraptor died out (Protoavis
being a benchmark). Or, does BCF apply even to the most "primitive" of
theropods?
Then, is bipedalism simply a feature of an arboreal lifestyle?
Shalom,
Rob Meyerson
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