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Re: Could 'four-winged' dinosaurs fly? - latest Nature

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From: "Richard W. Travsky" <rtravsky@uwyo.edu>
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 16:51:48 -0700 (MST)
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On Wed, 16 Nov 2005, Tim Williams wrote:

The latest Nature (17 November, 2005) features a tete-a-tete over whether theropods passed through a four-winged stage on the way to evolving flight. The aerodynamic capabilities of _Microraptor_, especially the role of those "butt-fans", are central to the debate.

Kevin Padian and Kenneth P. Dial (2005). Origin of flight: Could 'four-winged' dinosaurs fly? Nature 438, E3


Wing tunnel studies?

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