Re: Microraptor biplanes?

[frank bliss <frank@blissnet.com>]

Are the big stomachs a reflection of the buddist chinese influence or 
just a lot of fast food and fermenting berries?  I take it you are in 
the BAD column since you are doing BAD art.  Seriously though, would 
the bald stomach be useful in brooding eggs or should there be some 
down down there?  Short of an African Grey Parrot I used to have that 
would pluck himself bald, is there a modern analogue of the bald belly 
extant?

Frank (Rooster) Bliss
MS Biostratigraphy
Weston, Wyoming
On Oct 14, 2005, at 4:19 PM, Luis Rey wrote:

> For an alternative view see   
> http://www.luisrey.ndtilda.co.uk/html/chin1to4.htm
>
> I've been doing Micro-biplanes for a while now... I've always taken 
> your arguments in consideration Scott!
>
>
> On 14 Oct 2005, at 23:05, dinoboygraphics@aol.com wrote:
>
> > http://www.geosociety.org/news/pr/05-38.htm
> >
> > and
> >
> > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9698372/
> >
> > Well, I guess I should be pleased that Chatterjee took my CLPV II 
> > presentation to heart; he isn't arguing for splayed hind-limbed 
> > mircroraptors.  I have my doubts about this particular configuration, 
> > but at least it's a novel approach that doesn't violate the hind limb 
> > anatomy.
> >
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