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re: T.rex predation
At 06:14 AM 9/17/97 -0400, you wrote:
>Is it not a fact that almost all carnivores are hunter - predators?
Among relative large carnivores, most do hunt.
However, almost none (barring snakes) are EXCLUSIVELY predators: they eat
carrion whenever they can.
Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
Vertebrate Paleontologist Webpage: http://www.geol.umd.edu
Dept. of Geology Email:th81@umail.umd.edu
University of Maryland Phone:301-405-4084
College Park, MD 20742 Fax: 301-314-9661