Talk:Volaticotherium

Flying

Did it fly or glide? Dora Nichov 06:22, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

Glide. The Nature article refers to it as "gliding flight" and clearly refrs to it as non-powered. It could only fly in the same sense that flying squirrels "fly". --Aranae 07:38, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. The article was still quite misleading, referring to it as "flight". Dora Nichov 10:39, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

Subject of Whad'ya Know on-line quiz

Volaticotherium antiquus was the subject of Michael Feldman's on-line quiz in the science category for the week of 2006-12-16.[1]] His radio show is Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know?. r3 14:33, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

Age of Daohugou Beds

Gao & Ren (2006) conclude that no evidence exists to suggest a post-Jurassic age of the Daohugou beds, meaning that the rocks in which Volaticotherium was found are definitely Middle Jurassic, given enough evdence for a Middle Jurassic age of the Daohugou Beds.

Gao, K., and Ren, D. (2006). "Radiometric dating of ignimbrite from Inner Mongolia provides no indication of a post-Middle Jurassic age for the Daohugou Beds." Acta Geologica Sinica English Edition, 80(1): 42-45. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.194.116.63 (talk) 03:53, 19 January 2007 (UTC).

Bad title

I think, the title is bad. The animal was named as Volaticotherium antiquus.--Ben Skála 17:38, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

I was the one who moved it. There was a correction published in Nature that changed the specific epithet to a neutral gender. It is cited in the references section. I actually agree that it's a bad article title, though. As the only member of its genus, it would be more appropriate at Volaticotherium. --Aranae 19:10, 22 March 2007 (UTC)