Suck it down fundie bitches. EVOLUTION ROCKS ONWARDS!

SyntaxVorlon · Post by **SyntaxVorlon** » 2003-01-27 11:53am

The wing structure of pterosaurs and bats reflects their parachuting heritage - the flaps of skin stretched between limbs evolved into wings. But a feathered wing in only really useful as a a parachute if it's also a fully funtional wing.

if you're realyl interested, read up on the early birds and feathered raptors. Perching and tree dwelling seems to have evolved after flying. For trees down, climbing needs to have evolved first, and no ancestral bird had many climbing adaptations.

You have a good point there, I'm going to go for the parallel. Bats are from tree rats and birds are from raptors.

Utsanomiko · Post by **Utsanomiko** » 2003-01-27 12:53pm

SyntaxVorlon wrote:
The wing structure of pterosaurs and bats reflects their parachuting heritage - the flaps of skin stretched between limbs evolved into wings. But a feathered wing in only really useful as a a parachute if it's also a fully funtional wing.

if you're realyl interested, read up on the early birds and feathered raptors. Perching and tree dwelling seems to have evolved after flying. For trees down, climbing needs to have evolved first, and no ancestral bird had many climbing adaptations.
You have a good point there, I'm going to go for the parallel. Bats are from tree rats and birds are from raptors.

Ya sure it aint the other way 'round? Cause them bats gots some nasty dinosaur-like teeth, ya know.

(Of course, now that I've joked about this, every fundie and their dog are going to claim that there's no 'consistency in evolutionist mantra' and claim victory with theories born from Christian diploma-mills)

Knife · Post by **Knife** » 2003-01-27 02:53pm

His Divine Shadow wrote:
Knife wrote:What, birds came from dino's?
Does it suprise you that birds are related to reptiles? Both lay egg and a crocodile tastes like chicken.

My bad, probably should have added the

to that line. In short, I was being sarcastic.

Utsanomiko · Post by **Utsanomiko** » 2003-01-27 03:12pm

Knife wrote:
His Divine Shadow wrote:
Knife wrote:What, birds came from dino's?
Does it suprise you that birds are related to reptiles? Both lay egg and a crocodile tastes like chicken.
My bad, probably should have added the to that line. In short, I was being sarcastic.

Yeah, otherwise the same thing could be said of frogs, tuna, squid, spiders, and PTA board members.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-01-27 04:03pm

Darth Utsanomiko wrote:
Knife wrote:
His Divine Shadow wrote: Does it suprise you that birds are related to reptiles? Both lay egg and a crocodile tastes like chicken.
My bad, probably should have added the to that line. In short, I was being sarcastic.
Yeah, otherwise the same thing could be said of frogs, tuna, squid, spiders, and PTA board members.

Hey, squid does not taste like chicken.

InnerBrat · Post by **InnerBrat** » 2003-01-27 05:06pm

SyntaxVorlon wrote:
The wing structure of pterosaurs and bats reflects their parachuting heritage - the flaps of skin stretched between limbs evolved into wings. But a feathered wing in only really useful as a a parachute if it's also a fully funtional wing.

if you're realyl interested, read up on the early birds and feathered raptors. Perching and tree dwelling seems to have evolved after flying. For trees down, climbing needs to have evolved first, and no ancestral bird had many climbing adaptations.
You have a good point there, I'm going to go for the parallel. Bats are from tree rats and birds are from raptors.

Does that mean I've converted you? Yay me.