Re: So Just How Much Could They Bend Their Tail?

[Gerrit Hanenburg <G.Hanenburg@inter.NL.net>]

> Just a quick question...how much of a curve would one expect to see in a 
> _velociraptor_ tail? A slight arch looks nice but I want to be careful not 
> to overdue it.

Actually, the tail of Velociraptor appears to have been rather flexible, at 
least in lateral direction, despite the elongated prezygapophyses. The tail 
of specimen IGM 100/986 has been preserved in an S-shaped curve.

Norell, M.A. & Makovicky, P.J. (1999). Important Features of the 
Dromaeosaurid Skeleton II: Information from Newly Collected Specimens of 
Velociraptor mongoliensis. American Museum Novitates 3282: 1-45.

Gerrit