To: aculeus
"The dragon is flawless, from the tiny teeth to the umbilical cord.The umbilical cord would seem to suggest live birth of dragons, wouldn't it? How many reptiles have umbilical cords? (and I thought dragons were egg laying creatures). For that matter, although they look like it, are dragons reptiles?
15 posted on
01/28/2004 10:33:40 AM PST by
templar
To: templar
The umbilical cord would seem to suggest live birth of dragons, wouldn't it?
See #16. Just because some animals that are born live have umbilical cords doesn't mean that all animals with umbilical cords must be born live.
20 posted on
01/28/2004 10:35:59 AM PST by
aruanan
To: templar
An umbilical cord suggests a placenta, and only placental mammals have placentas. However, some reptiles, vipers if I recall correctly, have live births.
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