RE: feather tracts (and spiny tails?)

["Tracy L. Ford" <dino.hunter@home.com>]

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dinosaur@usc.edu [mailto:owner-dinosaur@usc.edu]On Behalf Of
Jaime A. Headden
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 7:18 PM
To: dinosaur@usc.edu
Cc: NJPharris@aol.com
Subject: Re: feather tracts (and spiny tails?)

Nick J. Pharris (NJPharris@aol.com) wrote:

<I was under the impression that the patchy-looking arrangement
of fibers around the tail of _S._ was because some of the fibers
went with the part and others with the counterpart of the
specimen.>

  I don't recall hearing about this. I see this on most of the
specimens for the tail I can see, including the slab and
counterslab of the type.<<

Yep, they went with part and counterpart. Phil Currie and Greg Paul have
stated this several times at talks, and personal discussions.

Tracy L. Ford
P. O. Box 1171
Poway Ca  92074