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Re: Giant birds

To: dinosaur@usc.edu
Subject: Re: Giant birds
From: Danvarner@aol.com
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 18:36:21 EDT
Reply-to: Danvarner@aol.com
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In a message dated 4/30/01 2:35:15 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
david.marjanovic@gmx.at writes:

The closest living relatives of phorusracids are the 2 species of seriema
(_Cariama cristata_ and another one), rapacious birds that can fly but
prefer to run.

Seriemas also have a "specialized" pedal digit #2 that may surprise
you. This was discussed some time ago, you may want to view the archives. DV

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