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==Feathered Dinosaurs== |
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There is not one undisputed "feathered dinosaur", much less any evidence to support the idea that feathers might characterize any significant portion of this Order. A [[parsimonious]] hypothesis is a careful, conservative option, not the most outlandish! [[User:Mdotley|Mdotley]] 13:15, 12 September 2006 (UTC) |
There is not one undisputed "feathered dinosaur", much less any evidence to support the idea that feathers might characterize any significant portion of this Order. A [[parsimonious]] hypothesis is a careful, conservative option, not the most outlandish! [[User:Mdotley|Mdotley]] 13:15, 12 September 2006 (UTC) |
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:Followup: The Reference given for the statement that all coelurosaurs probably had feathers actually says otherwise. Some of the examples cited may well be "secondarily flightless birds", which would necessitate an even LONGER evolutionary history, as flight would have to have evolved and then been lost. [[User:65.205.28.104|65.205.28.104]] 16:17, 14 September 2006 (UTC) |
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Feathered Dinosaurs
There is not one undisputed "feathered dinosaur", much less any evidence to support the idea that feathers might characterize any significant portion of this Order. A parsimonious hypothesis is a careful, conservative option, not the most outlandish! Mdotley 13:15, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- Followup: The Reference given for the statement that all coelurosaurs probably had feathers actually says otherwise. Some of the examples cited may well be "secondarily flightless birds", which would necessitate an even LONGER evolutionary history, as flight would have to have evolved and then been lost. 65.205.28.104 16:17, 14 September 2006 (UTC)