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Re: 11th specimen of Archaeopteryx

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Subject: Re: 11th specimen of Archaeopteryx
From: David Černý <david.cerny1@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:55:08 +0200
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David Marjanović <david.marjanovic@gmx.at> wrote:

> What are these, other than the apparent inability to lift the wing above
> horizontal?

The (admittedly controversial) feather study of Nudds & Dyke (2010), perhaps?

Nudds RL, Dyke GJ 2010 Narrow primary feather rachises in
_Confuciusornis_ and _Archaeopteryx_ suggest poor flight ability.
Science 328(5988): 887-9

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David Černý

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