To: b_sharp
We had a modest little thread on that guy. Yes, it would be nice if we found an older dromeosaur. That particular "rethinking" would get rid of the creationist argument that Archaeopteryx is "too old to be descended from dromeosaurs." (It basically IS a dromeosaur with flight adaptations, except it's a bird in some taxonomies.)
252 posted on
10/14/2005 2:31:08 PM PDT by
VadeRetro
(I'll have a few sleepless nights after I send you over, sure! But it'll pass.)
To: VadeRetro
"That particular "rethinking" would get rid of the creationist argument that Archaeopteryx is "too old to be descended from dromeosaurs." (It basically IS a dromeosaur with flight adaptations, except it's a bird in some taxonomies.)" I don't believe Archy could actually fly, I think he was just a 'clothes horse' who thought his new look was just too fabulous. He later became the designer for true birds.
269 posted on
10/14/2005 4:31:39 PM PDT by
b_sharp
(Making a monkey of a creationist should be a natural goal.)
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