> "CHICAGO (Reuters) - Tiny bits of protein extracted from a 68- > million- year-old dinosaur bone have given scientists the first > genetic proof that the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex is a distant cousin > to the modern chicken." > This bit of information is irrelevant. Since we all descend from the proto-amphibian "Adam" and "Eve", they might as well said that T.rex is a distant cousin of the modern frog, or the modern rat, or the modern snake.
The *big* question is: is the T.rex a _less_ distant cousin to the modern chicken then it's a cousin to the modern frog, rat or snake? Alberto Monteiro _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
