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RE: Birds vs. the pterosaurs

To: Ronald Orenstein <ornstn@home.com>, mdwegweiser@bsuvc.bsu.edu, NKing@usi.edu, "'dinosaur@usc.edu'" <dinosaur@usc.edu>
Subject: RE: Birds vs. the pterosaurs
From: Marilyn Wegweiser <mdwegweiser@bsuvc.bsu.edu>
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 09:08:20 -0500
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At 8:55 AM -0500 2/7/01, Ronald Orenstein wrote:

At 08:53 AM 07/02/01 -0500, Marilyn Wegweiser wrote:
Successful predation leaves no fossil record. Heh.
Of course this is not true. Many highly-successful predators leave remains, cast pellets etc (not to mention future coprolites!).

Yeah - I was thinking of coprolites, nannoseconds after I sent it. <grin>
You know what I meant.

I have a taphonomy lab that aptly demonstrates what is likely to disappear completely.

:-)
M

References:
- RE: Birds vs. the pterosaurs
  - From: "King, Norm R" <NKing@usi.edu>
- RE: Birds vs. the pterosaurs
  - From: Ronald Orenstein <ornstn@home.com>

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