Re: Omnivore Class

["Brad McFeeters" <archosauromorph2@hotmail.com>]

> From: "T. Michael Keesey" <mightyodinn@yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: mightyodinn@yahoo.com
> To: Mailing List - Dinosaur <dinosaur@usc.edu>
> Subject: Re: Omnivore Class
> Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 19:42:31 -0700 (PDT)
>
> --- chrismysta a <chrismysta89@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Can anyone tell me class of dinosaurs were omnivores, and maybe a small 
> list
> > of them?
>
> Apart from modern birds, there is no proof of omnivory in any dinosaur. But
> here is a list of some groups for which omnivory has been suggested:
> - basal _Dinosauria_ (including basal theropods, sauropodomorphs, and
> ornithischians)
> - _Oviraptorosauria_
> - _Therizinosauria_
> - _Troodontidae_ (which are supposed to have similar dentition to
> _Pachycephalosauria_....)
> - _Omnivoropteryx_ (obviously) and many other avian taxa

Also the small abelisauroid _Masiakasaurus_:

"The dentition of _Masiakasaurus_ is difficult to interpret in the light of 
functional and feeding considerations, particularly given that most of the 
skull remains unknown. Nonetheless, the orientation and morphology of the 
anterior dentary teethsug-gest use in prehension?grasping small, whole prey 
items (such as invertebrates, small vertebrates, or even fruits)?rather than 
tearing or clipping parts of larger prey."  (Carrano, Sampson & Forster, 
2002)

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