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Re: Deinocheirus (was Sauropodz r kewl WAS: silly conversation on 2012 US presidential race)
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- Subject: Re: Deinocheirus (was Sauropodz r kewl WAS: silly conversation on 2012 US presidential race)
- From: Tim Williams <tijawi@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:01:43 +1000
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Robert Schenck <schenck.rob@gmail.com> wrote:
> Ah yes, as a reader of Naish's Tetrapod Zoology I should've remembered
> all the different birds that have spurs and clubs on their limbs. Not
> to mention that Hoatzin chicks can grasp branchs with their clawed and
> feathered hands.
Not all that well. When young hoatzins are clambering through
branches, the feet do most of the work. The feet are well adapted for
grasping - and proportionally very large.
Cheers
Tim