Re: Bambiraptor complete!

["Aspidel" <aspidel@wanadoo.be>]

From: "Williams, Tim" <TiJaWi@agron.iastate.edu>
>
> The objection raised (not by me) was that big long feathers on the hand
and
> arm would intefere with *prey capture*, not so much *locomotion* per se.
In
> other words, these feathers would have interfered in rapid forelimb
> extension (such as in the direction of prey) due to drag or impeded prey
> seizure by the manus (an objection which David effectively refuted based
on
> the relative position of the feathers to flexion of the digits).
>

Another question is: Do we have idea of Bambi's preys size?
--- a prey larger than it which struggles, letting remiges broken and maybe
full of blood?
              Evolution might have selected shorter feathers in this case.
--- small preys like lizards, frogs, small mammals?
              In this case long remiges could maybe have been an advantage,
blocking the prey's escape.

Just suppositions from an amateur paleoartist...

Friendly - Luc J. "Aspidel" BAILLY.