Avian eyelashes (was RE: dinos and birds)

["Thomas R. Holtz, Jr." <tholtz@geol.umd.edu>]

> From: owner-dinosaur@usc.edu [mailto:owner-dinosaur@usc.edu]On Behalf Of
> pheret
>
> i know that my bird has eyelashes which are not feathers.

Actually, they are feathers, just not flight feathers or down.  Feathers
come in a bewildering array of shapes and sizes (and functions).

>  are there
> lizards with eyelashes?

Not that I know of.

>  and i had not heard that about pterosaurs!

Wait:  you hadn't heard about pterosaur fur?  Or you hadn't heard about
pterosaurs at all??  Just want to get things clear.

>  there
> must be SO many enigmas that paleontologists have found.  you must just
> love your job!

I do.

> can anyone suggest a good place i can get news on paleontology?
>
Actually, you are already there!! The DML is a great source for links to
breaking news in paleontology: there are enough people on here with enough
fingers in different media pies (as it were) that announcements of papers,
press releases, and so forth happen here pretty early.

                Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
                Vertebrate Paleontologist
Department of Geology           Director, Earth, Life & Time Program
University of Maryland          College Park Scholars
                College Park, MD  20742
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