Raistlin Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 After thinking about this it does make sense. A close look at the fossils of a group of bipedal dinosaurs known as oviraptors suggests that many species in the lineage shook their muscular, feather-adorned tails to gain attention during courtship. http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/01/scienceshot-stubby-tailed-dinosa.html?rss=1 RobertSoutheast, MO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgrilusHunter Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Hi Raistin, This is cool! Dinosaurs of paradise! Here's another nice link. "They ... savoured the strange warm glow of being much more ignorant than ordinary people, who were only ignorant of ordinary things." -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raistlin Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 Thanks for the link. There is a video in it to make it even easier to imagine. RobertSoutheast, MO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Thanks for the links, gentlemen. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxytropidoceras Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 (edited) The paper is: Persons, W. S., IV, P. J. Currie, and M. A. Norell, in press, Oviraptorosaur tail forms and functions Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. available online 04 Jan 2013 Abstract at http://www.app.pan.p...pp20120093.html PDF file at http://www.app.pan.p...0120093_acc.pdf Best wishes, Paul H. Edited January 6, 2013 by Oxytropidoceras Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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