From: Chris Glen <s370548@student.uq.edu.au> Reply-To: s370548@student.uq.edu.au To: mhabib5@jhmi.edu, dinosaur@usc.edu Subject: RE: Did pterosaurs feed by skimming? Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 02:34:48 +1000
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. >