Comments on: Biplane ‘Raptors http://www.hmnh.org/archives/2007/01/23/biplane-raptors/ The institutionalized doodles and discoveries of a dead-animal designer. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:49:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Halbred http://www.hmnh.org/archives/2007/01/23/biplane-raptors/comment-page-1/#comment-9820 Halbred Thu, 25 Jan 2007 04:33:16 +0000 http://www.hmnh.org/archives/2007/01/23/biplane-raptors/#comment-9820 Awesome story. I need to illustrate this bugger, actually. Awesome story. I need to illustrate this bugger, actually.

]]> By: Skews Me http://www.hmnh.org/archives/2007/01/23/biplane-raptors/comment-page-1/#comment-9809 Skews Me Wed, 24 Jan 2007 19:53:44 +0000 http://www.hmnh.org/archives/2007/01/23/biplane-raptors/#comment-9809 The "reconstructed" link is to a photo from my webpage on the Microraptor gui: www.skewsme.com/microraptor.html The “reconstructed” link is to a photo from my webpage on the Microraptor gui:

http://www.skewsme.com/microraptor.html

]]> By: wolfwalker http://www.hmnh.org/archives/2007/01/23/biplane-raptors/comment-page-1/#comment-9795 wolfwalker Wed, 24 Jan 2007 04:30:47 +0000 http://www.hmnh.org/archives/2007/01/23/biplane-raptors/#comment-9795 A biplane dinobird? What grand, lovely fun! I'm consistently amazed by the Blind Watchmaker's ability to surprise us. After twenty years of being a fossil-nut, I suppose I should have gotten used to it, but I haven't. And I hope I never do. Looking at your illustration, Matt, my instant thought is "of course, flight feathers on the legs would give it better control when it was diving at a prey animal." A biplane dinobird? What grand, lovely fun! I’m consistently amazed by the Blind Watchmaker’s ability to surprise us. After twenty years of being a fossil-nut, I suppose I should have gotten used to it, but I haven’t. And I hope I never do.

Looking at your illustration, Matt, my instant thought is “of course, flight feathers on the legs would give it better control when it was diving at a prey animal.”

]]> By: David Martínez http://www.hmnh.org/archives/2007/01/23/biplane-raptors/comment-page-1/#comment-9792 David Martínez Tue, 23 Jan 2007 22:46:21 +0000 http://www.hmnh.org/archives/2007/01/23/biplane-raptors/#comment-9792 La información es muy interesante. Agradezco la posibilidad de poder acceder gratuitamente. La información es muy interesante. Agradezco la posibilidad de poder acceder gratuitamente.

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