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To: Lurker; pcottraux

Thanks Lurker.


5 posted on 07/27/2007 10:59:11 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Profile updated Thursday, July 26, 2007 https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: SunkenCiv

You know, I’ve been having this funny idea that perhaps bones, during fossilisation, mineral absorption probably causes the distortion of the sizes of the bones, to greatly exaggerated forms.

For example, those ancient dragon-fly fossils with metre-wide wingspans, don’t seem too practical to be able to fly on membranous wings, leave alone the chances that they might break like twigs, when flapped.

What do you think?


7 posted on 07/27/2007 11:16:50 AM PDT by CarrotAndStick (The articles posted by me needn't necessarily reflect my opinion.)
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15 posted on 07/27/2007 2:00:52 PM PDT by pcottraux (Fred Thompson pronounces it "P. Coe-troe"...in 2008.)
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