Re: Spinosaurid anatomy (was RE: Horner's JP3 interview)

[Josh Smith <smithjb@sas.upenn.edu>]

"Thomas R. Holtz, Jr." wrote:

> And Josh Smith said:
>
> >Agreed, though..I too tend to get a little tired of people calling _S.
> aegyptiacus_ an
> >obligate piscivore...we have SO much data supporting that...
>
> Just wondering where you've found anyone whose suggested that?  All previous
> statements I can recall concerning _Spino._ in particular or spinosaurids in
> general (Charig, Milner, me, Sereno, etc.) have suggested only that these
> guys may have ate more fish than did typical theropods, and have
> acknowledged that the evidence is equally good for feeding on dinosaurs.
>
>

No, I wasn't talking about in publications.  I actually think people have done
well not to stretch things too too far in research papers.  I was referring
more to stuff I overhear at conferences and such in general conversation.
Stuff to the effect of "what?  oh that could never happen because Spinosaurus
ate fish."

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