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Re: velociraptor rib prongs



Mickey,
    Confuciusornis has uncinate processes and enantiornithines don't???
That is a little surprising.
    Do all "Saururan" (spelling?) birds lack uncinate processes?  I don't
remember if Larry Martin (et al.) considers Confuciusornis as ornithuran or
"saururan".
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From: "Mickey Mortimer" <Mickey_Mortimer11@msn.com>
Reply-To: Mickey_Mortimer11@msn.com
To: <dinosaur@usc.edu>
Subject: Re: velociraptor rib prongs
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 06:18:08 -0700

Ville Sinkkonen wrote-

> What are the prong on the velociraptors ribs,
> i noticed that birds have these prongs as well.

Uncinate processes.  These are present in Caudipteryx, maybe
Shanyangosaurus, Citipati, Velociraptor, Confuciusornis, Longipteryx and
ornithurines.

Mickey Mortimer


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