Comments on: Raeticodactylus http://www.hmnh.org/archives/2008/04/08/raeticodactylus/ 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: Metalraptor http://www.hmnh.org/archives/2008/04/08/raeticodactylus/comment-page-1/#comment-11665 Metalraptor Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:06:32 +0000 http://www.hmnh.org/?p=213#comment-11665 Looks like someone took a bat with a big nose-leaf and cross-bred it with an eagle. Interesting... Looks like someone took a bat with a big nose-leaf and cross-bred it with an eagle. Interesting…

]]> By: Zach Miller http://www.hmnh.org/archives/2008/04/08/raeticodactylus/comment-page-1/#comment-11253 Zach Miller Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:33:37 +0000 http://www.hmnh.org/?p=213#comment-11253 I do indeed have the paper, and I will send it along when I get home from work (can't access my email over the intranet). I think Laelaps provided a link to the paper, which I believe it open access, but I'm not sure. The only part of the hindlimb discovered was a femur, though. :-( I do indeed have the paper, and I will send it along when I get home from work (can’t access my email over the intranet). I think Laelaps provided a link to the paper, which I believe it open access, but I’m not sure.

The only part of the hindlimb discovered was a femur, though. :-(

]]> By: Matt Celeskey http://www.hmnh.org/archives/2008/04/08/raeticodactylus/comment-page-1/#comment-11252 Matt Celeskey Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:52:14 +0000 http://www.hmnh.org/?p=213#comment-11252 Cool idea, Zach...but honestly, I haven't seen the paper yet so I'm not sure about the details of the hindlimb (everything here is from the abstract and other links). Don't suppose you've got a copy of the paper you could pass along? I'm no expert on pterosaurs, but I can't think of any ptero-feet that have impressed me with their grasping potential. Still, there must be something interesting going on with its hindlimbs... Cool idea, Zach…but honestly, I haven’t seen the paper yet so I’m not sure about the details of the hindlimb (everything here is from the abstract and other links). Don’t suppose you’ve got a copy of the paper you could pass along?

I’m no expert on pterosaurs, but I can’t think of any ptero-feet that have impressed me with their grasping potential. Still, there must be something interesting going on with its hindlimbs…

]]> By: Zach Miller http://www.hmnh.org/archives/2008/04/08/raeticodactylus/comment-page-1/#comment-11251 Zach Miller Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:09:32 +0000 http://www.hmnh.org/?p=213#comment-11251 What do you think of that fishing eagle idea, Matt? What do you think of that fishing eagle idea, Matt?

]]> By: Pascal http://www.hmnh.org/archives/2008/04/08/raeticodactylus/comment-page-1/#comment-11247 Pascal Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:01:26 +0000 http://www.hmnh.org/?p=213#comment-11247 Hah. Just in time for my lecture on Pterosaurs next thursday. Hah. Just in time for my lecture on Pterosaurs next thursday.

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