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Re: Sauroparental care

To: Graydon <oak@uniserve.com>
Subject: Re: Sauroparental care
From: John Bois <jbois@umd5.umd.edu>
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 06:57:48 -0500 (EST)
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On Mon, 22 Dec 2003, Graydon wrote:

> Sauropod reproductive success doesn't appear to need any particular
> effort to explain that would require invoking parental care.

Walking out the door...

But, I think it highly unlikely that _any_ babies could survive the "lawn
mower" Mesozoic predatory environment w/out protection.  Parental size is
a massive benefit.  How else to survive?

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