Re: My thoughts on _When Dinosaurs Roamed America_

["Demetrios M. Vital" <vita0015@umn.edu>]

On 16 Jul 2001, NJPharris@aol.com wrote:
> I had a few thoughts to share on _When Dinosaurs Roamed America_.
>
> This is probably a consequence of the way they were animated, but the
legs of
>
> the quadrupeds, in particular, didn't seem to move right.  For instance,
when
>
> the thigh would swing forward, a circular area around the hip joint would

> rotate along with it; wouldn't that be impossible because of the thigh
> muscles stretching across the ilium?  I probably didn't explain that very

> well...

I understand what you mean and I agree.

> Could hadrosaurids really rotate their jaws side-to-side like cattle?  I
> thought they were pleurokinetic, like _Iguanodon_.

Can you define, "pleurokinetic" for me?  How do iguanodont jaws work?

> Isn't _Purgatorius_ a plesiadapiform?  I thought these were closer to
flying
> lemurs than to primates.

I'm waaay out of my league with this, but I thought lemurs *are*
primates...?

> Anyhow, it might not have been perfect (what is?), but WDRA was certainly

> worth watching.  Congrats to all on the list who were involved.

After my criticism yesterday, I realize that I din't offer much on the
positive side, so, like HP Pharris rightly did, I also congratualate those
involved.

Thanks, Demetrios