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RE: Microraptor Had Iridescent Plumage
Xu reported that the type specimen of M. gui has triangular feathers attached
to the first digit, which he described as precursors of alulae. In that
specimen they seemed to be flipped over, pointing forward rather than trailing
off the thumb.
Mick and I drew them in our illustrations, laying flat on the leading edge of
the dorsal surface of the wings.
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From: owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu [owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu] on behalf of Jaime
Headden [qi_leong@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 12:13 PM
To: saichania@gmail.com; Dinosaur Mailing List
Subject: RE: Microraptor Had Iridescent Plumage
In *Microraptor zhaoianus*? It doesn't have one. Just an ordinary eversible
first digit.
Cheers,
Jaime A. Headden
The Bite Stuff (site v2)
http://qilong.wordpress.com/
"Innocent, unbiased observation is a myth." --- P.B. Medawar (1969)
"Ever since man first left his cave and met a stranger with a
different language and a new way of looking at things, the human race
has had a dream: to kill him, so we don't have to learn his language or
his new way of looking at things." --- Zapp Brannigan (Beast With a Billion
Backs)
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> Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 17:52:52 +0100 >
From: saichania@gmail.com > To:
dinosaur@usc.edu > Subject: Re: Microraptor Had
Iridescent Plumage > > What happened to the
alula? > > El 09/03/2012 4:21, Ben Creisler
escribió: > > Press release for the National Science
Foundation with nice > > high-resolution downloadable
artwork: > >
http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=123392&org=NSF&from=news