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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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To: VadeRetro
mosaic-ing a specimen

I'd better clarify. Mixing parts from different individuals is bad. Trying to fit together the parts from one individual is the point of the game.

473 posted on 02/22/2002 5:41:32 PM PST by VadeRetro
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