RE: Direct determination of parrot evolution

["Thomas R. Holtz, Jr." <tholtz@umd.edu>]

> From: owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu [mailto:owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu] 
> On Behalf Of Dan Chure
>
> After reading the story at the following site.....
> 
> http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/21/lost.parrot.ap/index.html
> 
> ..... I was wondering, has if anyone has simply asked the 
> parrots about their evolutionary history and phylogeny?

The problem is that parrots assuming their origin was a case of Polly-phyly.

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Thank you, thank you, you're a wonderful audience.

[No, I haven't been grading too much lately. No, it hasn't affected me. Why
do you ask?]

Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
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