Re: paleonet Czerkas and Norell in Discover

[Tim Williams <tijawi@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dinogeorge@aol.com wrote:

 

> I am looking right now at the original description, the figure of the manus on p 2117. There is

> no semilunate carpal.

 

There is a trochleate articulation.  This is functionally and anatomically homologous to the maniraptoran semilunate carpal joint.

 

> Someone out there has an overactive imagination.

 

Indeed.  The culprit is closer than you might think.  :-)

 

Cheers

 

Tim

Dinogeorge@aol.com wrote:

In a message dated 7/26/2005 7:41:03 PM Pacific Standard Time, tijawi@yahoo.com writes:

It most emphatically does.

I am looking right now at the original description, the figure of the manus on p 2117. There is no semilunate carpal. Someone out there has an overactive imagination.

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