Re: Emus a Model for Dinosaurs?

[Michael Skrepnick <palaeopaint@dinosaursinart.com>]

Mickey M. commented on the occurence of a 4th trochanter in V. but not D. 
and assumed he was referring to adults in both, rather than a feature 
acquired through ontogeny or peculiar to a particular sex.

Mike S.

> Difference in age between the two individuals involved (old _Velociraptor_ 
> individual, young _Deinonychus_)?  Different sexes?  Or is the pattern 
> consistent for all _V._ and _D._ specimens?
>
> --
> Nick Pharris
> Department of Linguistics
> University of Michigan
>
> "Creativity is the sudden cessation of stupidity."
>     --Edwin H. Land