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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.