tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140938929136406282.post1144483903361077910..comments2023-11-18T15:42:20.251-05:00Comments on DinoGoss: Four Wings Bad, Two Wings Good?Matt Martyniukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04220900229537564466noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140938929136406282.post-46691227782976684532009-06-12T14:01:46.635-04:002009-06-12T14:01:46.635-04:00Which figure in Dinosaurs of the Air are you refer...Which figure in <i>Dinosaurs of the Air</i> are you referring to? <i>Sinornithosaurus</i> is restored in figure 6.1 (page 118) as a "quadrupedal arborealist" without wings except for a shallow fringle along the forelimbs. Remember, this book came out way back in 2002!Brad McFeetersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140938929136406282.post-60488952018654938522009-05-25T14:25:22.198-04:002009-05-25T14:25:22.198-04:00Well, the paper is Ji's thesis. And no, it's in C...Well, the paper is Ji's thesis. And no, it's in Chinese.<br /><br />Ji, 2002. New data of Early Cretaceous dromaeosaurs from Western Liaoning with comments on the origin of feathers. Unpublished Thesis. 94 pp.Mickey Mortimerhttp://home.comcast.net/~eoraptor/Home.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140938929136406282.post-79181884760976869182009-05-25T01:27:52.935-04:002009-05-25T01:27:52.935-04:00Interesting, thanks Mickey. So this specimen has b...Interesting, thanks Mickey. So this specimen has been published then? Is that paper available in English?Matt Martyniukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04220900229537564466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140938929136406282.post-64549797802676452652009-05-25T00:18:24.749-04:002009-05-25T00:18:24.749-04:00That unpublished specimen is probably a Microrapto...That unpublished specimen is probably a Microraptor instead. As I write on my website-<br /><br />"Ji (2002) described a dromaeosaurid (NGMC 00-12-A) found in 2000 as Sinornithosaurus sp.. This was based on several characters, which are all found in other microraptorians. The unserrated premaxillary teeth, posteriorly bifurcated dentary, prominent obturator process and subarctometatarsalian metatarsus are also present in Microraptor, the U shaped furcula is present in all microraptorians, while the extremely short manual phalanx III-2 relative to III-1 is even more similar to Microraptor than Sinornithosaurus. The ischium is more similar to Microraptor than Sinornithosaurus in being slender shafted with a more proximally placed distodorsal process, and the maxillary teeth are more like Microraptor in being mesially unserrated. NGMC 00-12-A seems to lack a pronounced biceps tubercle, but has a short first manual digit, bent pubis and curved tibiotarsus. Unlike Microraptor gui and the holotype and paratype of Cryptovolans, NGMC 00-12-A lacks a fused sternum (though it is the largest well described specimen). In a few proportions, NGMC 00-12-A is more similar to M. gui than Cryptovolans pauli, including the small sternum (53% of femoral length vs. 49% in gui and 60% in pauli), though in others it is more similar to C. pauli. The latter include the (originally supposed to be apomorphic for Cryptovolans) ratio between manual phalanx III-1 and III-3 (139% vs. 142% in pauli and 90% in gui). NGMC 00-12-A is more similar to the CAGS specimens than M. gui in its ulnohumeral ratio (89%) and manual phalanx III-1 compared to III-3, but more similar to M. gui in its short manual phalanx I-1 compared to metacarpal I (208%), and short manual phalanx II-2 compared to II-1 (101%). There are a few differences from smaller Microraptor specimens- more slender dentary, posterior dentary teeth serrated mesially, and taller posterior dorsal neural spines (last dorsal neural spine 72% taller than centrum compared to 63% in CAGS 20-8-001), longer pubofemoral ratio (86% vs. 71-77%), and shorter pedal phalanx III-2 vs. III-1 (59% vs. 78-83%). These are possibly due to age."Mickey Mortimerhttp://home.comcast.net/~eoraptor/Home.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140938929136406282.post-6526070187582695212009-05-22T01:14:27.426-04:002009-05-22T01:14:27.426-04:00Sounds cool, I'll check it out!Sounds cool, I'll check it out!Matt Martyniukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04220900229537564466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140938929136406282.post-24199630723382502772009-05-22T01:07:02.222-04:002009-05-22T01:07:02.222-04:00hey just found your site. it is pretty awesome.
i...hey just found your site. it is pretty awesome.<br /><br />i love your bio, i too fall more into that dino-groupie category then pretend researcher.<br /><br />as for your drawings i don't think it was that bad (some of them on wiki are much worse). you should check out the new online palaeo art community at ART Evolved. They are looking for more dino inclined people to participate in their online galleries. <br /><br />anyways can't wait to see more posts!traumadorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00387315561167115253noreply@blogger.com