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Re: seeds and pterosaurs

In a message dated 9/7/99 3:39:31 PM EST, HPBredow@aol.com writes:

<< It has been assumed that, 
 especially in the Cretaceous when the first higher flowering plants 
appeared, 
 it was pterosaurs in particular who distributed the seeds, as bird fauna 
were 
 still relatively sparse at the time. >>

Don't bet on sparsity of Cretaceous bird faunas! Bet only on sparsity of 
fossil record of Cretaceous birds.