Re: Stegosaurus with protofeathers? Absolutely!

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> > > How many non-bird diapsid with protofeather-like integumentary
structure was found outside China?<<<

Wasn't Shuvuuia found in Mongolia?  Integumentary structures have been 
reported on it as well.  And while it's a matter of nomenclatural 
debate, I'd add Archaeopteryx to the list of non-bird diapsids found 
outside of China with preserved integumentary structures.

But honestly, I'm not sure I agree with the implicit point, that there 
is something fishy about the epidermal structures because they are all 
coming from a series of Chinese LagerstÃtten.  How many other 
terrestrial or near-terrestrial Mesozoic LagerstÃtten are known?

To look at it another way, let's rephrase the question: "How many 
Mesozoic mammals are known from outside of China that preserve 
integumentary structures?"

Scott Hartman
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From: Roberto Takata <rmtakata@gmail.com>
To: dinosaur@usc.edu
Sent: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 12:23 pm
Subject: Re: Stegosaurus with protofeathers? Absolutely!






How many non-bird diapsid with protofeather-like integumentary
structure was found outside China?

Pterosaurs:
Sordes pilosus - Kazakhstan.
Anurognathus ammoni - Bavaria/Germany
Dorygnathus banthensis - Bavaria/Germany
Rhamphorhynchus muensteri - Bavaria/Germany
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Roberto Takata