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Re: Sauroposeidon
In a message dated 6/13/01 5:40:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
jan.gronvik@telia.com writes:
> What big predators lived in Sauroposeidon´s habitat?
> Would a fullgrown and healthy Sauroposeidon have been a target for
carnivore
> attacks or was it simply too big?
>
Acrocanthosaurus atokensis for sure. But evidence from most contemporaneous
Lower K deposits (including the Arundel) indicates two or even maybe 3 large
theropods. There's jus not enough material to be sure.
Acrocanthosaurmaterial has been recovered not far from the Sauroposeidon
quarry.
Cheers,
Tom
Thomas R. Lipka
Paleontological/Geological Studies
Tompaleo@aol.com