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    Reanalysis of Microraptor flight (From the SVP meeting in the States)

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    Reanalysis of Microraptor flight (From the SVP meeting in the States) Empty Reanalysis of Microraptor flight (From the SVP meeting in the States)

    Post  macrocephale Wed Oct 24, 2012 4:57 pm

    http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2012/10/23/reanalysis-of-four-winged-dinosaur-may-illuminate-evolution-of-bird-flight/

    One of the big talks from this years' SVP (Society of Vertebrate Palaeontology), the flight mechanics of Microraptor gui have been re-evaluated.

    There's a good program around somewhere called 'The four-winger dinosaur', which looked at this, although finding somewhere to watch it online might be a little hard after the death of MegaUpload

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