Re:

["Rob Gay" <rob@dinodomain.com>]

>If the asteroid and the following nuclear winter killed off the adaptable
dinosaurs, why did the sensitive amphibians survive?<
Possibly because of the ability to go into topor or hibernate. You'd also
have to consider the fact that something that would affect some dinosaurs
would have no effect on others (similar to modern diseases in various
populations of animals today). The Black Plague doesn't seem to do much to
rats that carry the fleas...
Furthermore, even if it did severely affect dinosaurian populations, you'd
have to think of a mechanism where the non-avian dinosaurs (birds)  were not
affected.
Similar to the hypothesis proposed by Bakker in TDH, if I recall correctly,
and has the same general weaknesses.
Good to have a non-dinosaurian view here on the list.
Peace,
Rob
Student of Geology
P.O. Box 20840
Flagstaff, Az. 86011
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