Re: Dino sex?

[tuckercj@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu]

> > ************************************************************************
> > Isn't it possible that she lowered down on her stomach like female
> > lionesses & modern birds?  That's how I would imagine it (not that I
> > think about dinosaur sex alot ;-} 
> 
> Which might bring us to a discussion of how they stood back up, given
> that the forelimbs don't seem up to the task.
> 
> rich
> 
> 
Big ratites "hunker down" all the time and have no problem getting up
without use of the arms to push up. It would seem to me that it would just
involve large leg muscles & the ability to shift the center of gravity.
Which they probably did with their tail & head.  Just a thought!

Casey T.
TUCKERCJ@po.muohio.edu