RE: alvarezsaurid arms

["Tracy L. Ford" <dino.hunter@home.com>]

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dinosaur@usc.edu [mailto:owner-dinosaur@usc.edu]On Behalf Of Ken
Kinman
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 4:26 PM
To: dinosaur@usc.edu
Subject: Re: alvarezsaurid arms


     I agree.  The claws most important
function was probably chipping and prying away at hard stuff (wood, termite
mounds, or whatever).  Once the hard stuff is breached, much of the "softer"
excavation could mainly be done with the other digging tools (let's not
forget the beak and especially the feet).
             ------  Ken Kinman<<

Now we just have to find termite mounds in Mongolia. Has there been?

Tracy L. Ford
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