Re: T. rex the Licensed Hunter

["Larry Dunn" <larrydunn@hotmail.com>]

>From: BHinchSaur <BHinchSaur@aol.com>

> Even if T.rex was totally incapable of employing 
>the short arms in any manner, what would prevent this animal from 
attacking
>by removing a large chunk of meat, then stepping back while the prey 
>succumbs from loss of blood and shock.  Although this is not a "Pretty" 
>picture of a great predator, it certainly seems a possibility.  I also 
must
>note
>that this behavior has been presented before (E. Colbert - The Age of
>Reptiles).

If I understand current thought correctly, Tyrannosaurids with their 
"railroad-spike teeth" (sorry, but I like to badly quote Bakker 
occasionally) may have been more likely to stick it out once they bit 
down than were, say, allosaurids, which had blade-like teeth ideal for 
slicing but unsuited for applying pressure to a large struggling prey 
animal.  

Further incentive for allosaurs to bite and get away may sometimes have 
been that an injured sauropod was probably quite . . . upset.

Larry

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