Re: Martin and furcular homology

["John Pourtless" <vindexurvogel@hotmail.com>]

> From: "Nick Gardner" <paleo_otaku95@eudoramail.com>
> Reply-To: paleo_otaku95@eudoramail.com
> To: dinosaur@usc.edu
> Subject: Re: Martin and furcular homology
> Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 08:31:24 -0500
>
> --- Sean ? wrote:
> >
> >Now, im no fan of Martin's work on avian origins, but
> >surely he cannot be
> >saying that, on the one hand, that the furculae are
> >non-homologous because
> >theropods lack interclavicles, and on the other, that
> > they're non-homologous because
> >they do!
> >
> >Is Martin just sinking deeper, or am I missing something?
> >
>
> Well, it's possible that he simply changed opinion.  The only papers I have 
> on furculae do not discuss the hypocleidium, so I cannot comment further on 
> the above, sadly.  Wasn't Martin rumoured to have possibly recently 
> switched sides in the avian origins debate?
>
> Nick Gardner
>
>
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Not that I am aware of.  Last I knew he is still advocating his croc/bird 
nexus as strongly as ever, with Lianhai Hou as his new star pupil.

JGK

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