Re: Pro(to)avis

[jrc <jrccea@bellsouth.net>]

Again, more'n one way to skin a cat.  In what flight position does it hold 
its hindlimbs?  If tucked forward in flight with knees bent, no cg problem, 
and no hindwings required -- the tip fan alone will do the job of holding 
the tail up.
Jim
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Marjanovic" <david.marjanovic@gmx.at>
To: "DML" <dinosaur@usc.edu>
Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 5:18 PM
Subject: Re: Pro(to)avis


> > I would suggest that animals that had only a tip fan on their tails could 
> > be
> > more likely than others to have hindlimb wings.
>
> Plus, I forgot to add that *Shenzhouraptor* (including *Jeholornis*) has 
> such a tip fan, but so far no "hindwings" have been found. Osteologically 
> the animal does not appear flightless...