Re: was: Pterosaur.net now: pteroid

["jrc" <jrccea@bellsouth.net>]

I whole-heartedly disagree with that and don't consider it to be supported 
by the evidence.  Some species have a pronounced pteroid facet on the 
inboard face of the preaxial carpal.
JimC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Peters" <davidpeters@att.net>
To: "Mark Witton" <Mark.Witton@port.ac.uk>
Cc: <pterosaur.net@googlemail.com>; "Mike Habib" <habib@jhmi.edu>; "dinosaur 
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Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 9:07 AM
Subject: Re: was: Pterosaur.net now: pteroid


>  Bennett (2007) was falsified by his own data as shown Peters (2009 . The 
> pteroid did not articulate on the preaxial carpal but on the radiale 
> (proximal syncarpal) as supported by Prondvai and Hone (2009), Frey et al. 
> (2006).
>
> So there goes your weight of evidence.