RE: Did pterosaurs feed by skimming?

[Chris Glen <s370548@student.uq.edu.au>]

I have seen 'diurnal raptor' and 'nocturnal raptor' used informally for
Falconiformes and Strigiformes respectively somewhere, but yeah strictly
used for Falconiformes.
I assume the term has been used for at least a century (any rough idea when
it was first used?) seeing it's latin I assume it's an old use of the word.

I'm sure I used to know when and who started using the term for non-avian
dinosaurs, but can't recall now - was it Crichton or Bakker or someone else?



> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu [mailto:owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu] 
> On Behalf Of Michael Habib
> Sent: Friday, 27 July 2007 2:19 AM
> To: dinosaur@usc.edu
> Subject: Re: Did pterosaurs feed by skimming?
> 
> 
> On Thursday, July 26, 2007, at 12:16  PM, Chris Glen wrote:
> 
> > I assume you realise it was the informal name for predatory birds 
> > (particularly those with 'prey-grasping' feet) for a long 
> time before 
> > it was used informally for non-avian dinosaurs!
> 
> And, in fact, the technical usage refers to members of 
> Falconiformes, in particular.  (i.e. a true raptor is a 
> falconiform, though a "raptorial" bird could include an owl 
> or other predatory bird with a hypertrophied gripping talon).
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> --Mike H.
>