Re: Horner's JP3 interview

[Jura <archosaur@reptilis.net>]

--- Josh Smith <smithjb@sas.upenn.edu>
> wrote:
>Jura wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> *Only* in _Suchomimus tenerensis_ which was a very specialized piscivorous 
>> baryonychid and probably the *worst* archetype for a spinosaur available.
>
>Dog gone it!  _Suchomimus_ is a HYPOTHESIZED piscivorous theropod.  There is 
>some evidence that it might have eaten fish, but its not like we can prove 
>anything at this point.  It makes some sense for these critters to be filling 
>that niche, especially along the southern shores of the Tethys
>in North Africa where it looks as though we have lots of predators, but we 
>DON'T KNOW THIS YET.

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Apologies; I feel the same way when I hear the other spinosaurs getting called 
piscivores.

Allow me to, once again, rephrase what I said.

_Suchomimus tenerensis_ was a very specialized baryonychine who's skull anatomy 
would have lended itself well to a piscivorous existence (more so than the 
other spinosaurs) and is probably the *worst* archetype for a spinosaur.

Hope that comes off a little better

Jura

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