>I've been wondering what the wings of _Titanis_ might have been used for - and I've come up with zip. Does anybody else have any ideas?< Bob Chandler described some wing bones from _Titanis walleri_ in 1996(?) when he was with the University of Florida. I don't have the paper in front of me, but I recall that he described the 1st digit as having developed a ball and socket arrangement, with possible grasping capabilities. He is quoted in other places as saying that he thought the arm was possibly used to hold and manipulate prey. PTN
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