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

[Alan Kellogg <mythusmage@cts.com>]

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So much we do not know, thanks to the fragmentary nature of what 
evidence we do have. I have heard it said (on another thread) that 
dromæosaurid remains are pretty much a dime a dozen, yet that very 
thing makes them a treasure of great value, because we can compare 
specimens for variations between individuals, instead of having but a 
single specimen of a species (or even an entire genus) to study. For 
all we know, the single specimen of a feathered dinosaur species 
could very well have been wearing display plumage at the time of 
death.

Why Life can't show us the courtesy of preserving the specimens we 
need is annoying.:)

Alan