Re: feet and toe's

["James R. Cunningham" <jrccea@bellsouth.net>]

bert.dol@philips.com wrote:

> Is there a relation between the possible running speed of a theropod and the 
> size/shape/etc of it's toe's? Or maybe it's feet?

Yes.

> I made a complete fool of myself today running and walking barefoot in our 
> new 3 million dollar laboratory to clarify my ideas to my ever curious
> (and grinning) collegues... :-)

Hey, you ought to see me lying on the floor on my stomach demonstrating the 
flight position of a pterodactyl's hind limb to people.  And the entertainment 
doesn't end there.  I'm in my late 50's, so watching me struggle to get back up 
is fun too.

Jim