Dr. Holtz' secret: Buitreraptor gonzalezorum

[mkirkaldy@aol.com]

See the press release at:

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-10/fm-ndb101005.php

"Newly discovered birdlike dinosaur is oldest raptor ever found in 
South America"

"CHICAGO--The recent discovery of a 90-million-year-old dinosaur in 
Patagonia demonstrates that dromaeosaurs, a group of carnivorous 
theropods that includes Velociraptor and is closely related to birds, 
originated much earlier than previously thought. Rather than 
originating during the Cretaceous, dromaeosaurs can now be traced back 
to the Jurassic, possibly as far back as 180 million years ago. 
Meanwhile, the new dinosaur's birdlike features--its huge, hollow 
wishbone; long, winglike forelimbs; and bird-like pelvis--provide more 
evidence linking dinosaurs to birds. "

Mary