Re: The death throes of drowning

[Ray McAllister <mcallist@gate.net>]

Jeff, did not someone post a reply to this afew months ago. As I remember 
the bloating of a dead body causes that arching of the body. Anyone else 
recollect that?

On Wed, 31 Jan 1996, Jeff Poling wrote:

>    Does anybody know if there's any research that shows that animals that
> drown end up in the contorted death pose (ie neck and tail bent over the
> back) that some dinosaurs are found in?
> 
>    Anybody know what percentage of dinosaurs are found in such a pose?
> 
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