Re: Extinction due to "blue balls"

[Dann Pigdon <dannj@alphalink.com.au>]

Eric Martichuski wrote:
> 
> >There's just one problem with this scenario. If dinos bit the dust
> >because they were too much like crocs, then why did crocs themselves
> >survive?
> 
> The article claims that as "semi-aquatic" creatures, their proximity to
> water would mitigate the thermal effect on turtle and croc eggs.
> 
> Not that I think it's _plausible_, but they do consider the issue, however
> poorly. ;-)

Hah! And large land animals never spend any time near water sources!

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