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To: VadeRetro
Pakicetus is a multi-fossil species.

Composite?

467 posted on 02/22/2002 5:31:58 PM PST by AndrewC
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To: AndrewC
Composite?

Ah. Yes.

470 posted on 02/22/2002 5:33:59 PM PST by Nebullis
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To: AndrewC
Composite?

The line drawing includes all features indentified from site 62, yes. The photo is of a single spectacular fossil (evidently, it's uncommon to get much preserved back of the head in Pakicetus).

Note the difference between mosaic-ing a specimen (definitely bad paleontology) and showing in a drawing what features are represented in one fossil or another and what is unattested.

471 posted on 02/22/2002 5:37:28 PM PST by VadeRetro
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