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Re: Regarding Spinosaurus
On Mon, Jan 07, 2002 at 10:07:26PM +0100, David Marjanovic scripsit:
> > Has anyone considered the possibility of the jaw structure being
> > intended, not particularly for pscivory, but for feeding from the body
> > cavities of sauropods?
>
> Then what are the practically (Baryonychinae) unserrated (Spinosaurinae)
> teeth for, which preclude cutting flesh?
If you're trying to drag out the liver and lights, you might not _want_
cutting teeth; you might want grasping teeth, so you can haul the whole
thing out, or most of it, rather than ripping it into shreds in situ.
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