Re: Dinosaur Feathers (was RE: Bambiraptor complete!)

[ELurio@aol.com]

In a message dated 1/18/02 9:06:07 AM, mythusmage@cts.com writes:

<< For one thing it's doubtful a dinosaur's feathers would be suited to 
flight. For insulation yes, display of course, but not flight. Among 
some species the plumage may have more closely resembled the hair 
like feathers of the kiwi, or might be mistaken for hair if live 
specimens were available. An ability to reliably peer into the 
distant past would clear up so much, and lead to new kinds of 
disagreement and confusion. >>

If they resembled a kiwi's they'd be avian.

eric l.