Re: T. rex

[John Alroy <jack@homebrew.uchicago.edu>]

        I just saw Holtz's post saying that Alexander's analysis of  
T. rex is flawed, and I wanted to say that's actually not in conflict  
with my earlier back-of-the-envelope computations because it  
strengthens the claim that large theropods would probably have had no  
problem running down assorted ornithschians.
        As for whether Alexander's book is a good one for general  
info on dinosaur paleobiology, I have to admit I'm not a dinosaur  
paleontologist, but my impression is that it's well-written, easy to  
understand, and covers some interesting topics in a reasonable  
manner. However, as Holtz pointed out some of the analyses are going  
to be flawed or out of date. I believe it costs about $11 new.