Re: "Largest" dinosaurs...

[Mike Taylor <mike@indexdata.com>]

> Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 16:57:24 -0500
> From: Pluto77189@aol.com
> 
> The fact that anyone could give an estimation in mass(for
> argintiniosaurus) with a degree of error greater in size than any
> living animal EXCEPT for the sauropods, is in my book, enough
> evidence that they had no buisness making such an estimation in the
> first place.

Well, not really.  How much does an elephant weight?  Maybe 2-5
tonnes?  Well, if we can't give an estimate that's more precise than
varying by a factor of three, we have no business making such an
estimate in the first place :-)

Yours, still waiting for the _Bruhathkayosaurus_ paper ...

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