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Re: Variraptor revisited

To: dinosaur@usc.edu
Subject: Re: Variraptor revisited
From: Stanley Friesen <sarima@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 22:49:54 -0800
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At 09:11 AM 1/10/99 +0100, Francoise Forel wrote:
>It seems that *Variraptor* teeth were found associated with large
>herbivores' carcasses. However, I'm not sure the teeth are specifically
>diagnostic here.
>
Even then, how does that make it a scavenger?  Theropods lost teeth while
feeding quite regularly.  It might just mean it was a pack hunter.


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- Re: Variraptor revisited
  - From: forelf@internet19.fr (Francoise Forel)

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