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Ptransitional Pterosaur.

Post by Horwood Beer-Master » Fri Oct 16, 2009 5:51 am

Meet Darwinopterus modularis, a rhamphorhynchoid pterosaur with the head of a pterodactyloid pterosaur.

An fine example of 'modular evolution'

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http://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology ... tional.php

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2009 ... _modul.php

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8306060.stm
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Re: Ptransitional Pterosaur.

Post by FBM » Fri Oct 16, 2009 6:04 am

Ah! Great! The story I read didn't have diagrams showing the transitional phases. Thanks!! :cheers:
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Re: Ptransitional Pterosaur.

Post by Horwood Beer-Master » Fri Oct 16, 2009 6:07 am

FBM wrote:Ah! Great! The story I read didn't have diagrams showing the transitional phases. Thanks!! :cheers:
Where was the story you read? Can we haz link?
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Re: Ptransitional Pterosaur.

Post by Rum » Fri Oct 16, 2009 6:51 am

PHASE 3?

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Re: Ptransitional Pterosaur.

Post by Deep Sea Isopod » Fri Oct 16, 2009 6:57 am

Rumertron wrote:PHASE 3?

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Re: Ptransitional Pterosaur.

Post by Rum » Fri Oct 16, 2009 7:06 am

Deep Sea Isopod wrote:
Rumertron wrote:PHASE 3?

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Flightless?
*I* see a pic.. :think:
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Re: Ptransitional Pterosaur.

Post by Thinking Aloud » Fri Oct 16, 2009 7:08 am

Rumertron wrote:
Deep Sea Isopod wrote:
Rumertron wrote:PHASE 3?

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Flightless?
*I* see a pic.. :think:
Concorde = flightless. (I assume ?)
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Re: Ptransitional Pterosaur.

Post by klr » Fri Oct 16, 2009 7:22 am

Next up: Describe the failure of Concorde using evolutionary concepts. :eddy:
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Re: Ptransitional Pterosaur.

Post by FBM » Fri Oct 16, 2009 7:39 am

Horwood Beer-Master wrote:
FBM wrote:Ah! Great! The story I read didn't have diagrams showing the transitional phases. Thanks!! :cheers:
Where was the story you read? Can we haz link?
IIRC, it was the BBC story that you linked to in the OP.
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Re: Ptransitional Pterosaur.

Post by Deep Sea Isopod » Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:04 am

Thinking Aloud wrote:
Rumertron wrote:
Deep Sea Isopod wrote:
Rumertron wrote:PHASE 3?

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*I* see a pic.. :think:
Concorde = flightless. (I assume ?)
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Re: Ptransitional Pterosaur.

Post by Rum » Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:12 am

klr wrote:Next up: Describe the failure of Concorde using evolutionary concepts. :eddy:
An evolutionary dead end?
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Re: Ptransitional Pterosaur.

Post by Thinking Aloud » Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:17 am

Rumertron wrote:
klr wrote:Next up: Describe the failure of Concorde using evolutionary concepts. :eddy:
An evolutionary dead end?
Not enough resources to fuel its extravagant lifestyle.
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Re: Ptransitional Pterosaur.

Post by Pappa » Fri Oct 16, 2009 2:19 pm

This is all well and good, but where are transitions 1.5 and 2.5? :tea:
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Re: Ptransitional Pterosaur.

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri Oct 16, 2009 2:22 pm

Pappa wrote:This is all well and good, but where are transitions 1.5 and 2.5? :tea:
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Re: Ptransitional Pterosaur.

Post by Deep Sea Isopod » Sun Oct 18, 2009 9:16 am

Gawdzilla wrote:
Pappa wrote:This is all well and good, but where are transitions 1.5 and 2.5? :tea:
Transitional Fossil gap Transitional Fossil.

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Transitional fossils built the pyramids? :think:
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