[Taxacom] Gansus fossils overly hyped?

[Barry Roth]

The San Francisco Chronicle's story on the subject contains counterbalancing views of some other paleontologists:
   
  http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/06/16/MNGKKJFAMQ1.DTL&hw=fossil&sn=001&sc=1000
   
  Barry Roth

Ken Kinman <kinman at hotmail.com> wrote:
  Dear All,
Finally, publication on a fantastic find of nearly complete fossils of 
the Cretaceous bird Gansus. However, to say that this amphibious waterfowl 
is a good model for the ancestor of modern birds is a very risky 
proposition.

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