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| Subject: | | Re: New ptero fossils found... |
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Crypto-Joe
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Fri, Oct 16 2009, 7:48pm
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I just love the BBC news website. When I want world news I hit their page.
Joe |
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| Subject: | | Re: New ptero fossils found... |
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Guodzilla
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Fri, Oct 16 2009, 8:22pm
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Very exciting, but it makes me a little nervous. Anybody remember the "archeoraptor" fiasco of a few years ago? |
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Yes, LOL. Honest mistake due to an honest fraud...LOL. |
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| Subject: | | Re: New ptero fossils found... |
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Hawkwolf
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Sat, Oct 17 2009, 2:02am
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I think a better report can be found at Darren Naish's blog.
Darwinopterus, the remarkable transitional pterosaur : Tetrapod Zoology
Nothing against the BBC per se, but Darren goes into Darwinopterus in a little more depth, including the fact that it's not a single fossil, but instead we have multiple specimens:
" It seems reasonable to wonder whether this association is genuine. Happily, we can reject any possibility of fakery or chance association: the type specimen is - while not preserved in complete articulation - convincingly associated (that is: it's obvious that the skull and neck really do belong together with the rest of the skeleton). Even better, more than one specimen is known (like, about 20!), and at least one of these does have the head-neck ensemble articulated with the rest of the skeleton. " |
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