Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: WhiskeyX

There is no indication of such analysis in the referenced article.


25 posted on 07/08/2014 10:24:38 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 23 | View Replies ]


To: RegulatorCountry

“There is no indication of such analysis in the referenced article.”

The PNAS article is behind a paywall, so I don’t have access to read it to determine whether there is or is not such evidence available. I suspect such evidence is unlikely to be available due to the age of the fossil.

Nonetheless, the morphological evidence clearly identifies the animal as a waterfowl in a genus known to predate upon fish in the marine environment. The pseudoteeth of the fossil are very strongly indicative of a fish catching waterfowl. It also cannot be assumed chemical traces of the bird’s prey will not be recovered at some point in the future, so it cannot be concluded or truly said a fossil of this bird cannot tell us what it preyed upon.


30 posted on 07/08/2014 10:50:07 PM PDT by WhiskeyX
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 25 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson