Re: Tyrannosaurus "Scavenger vs. Predator" debate - Some questions for Dr. Jack Horner:

[Vladimír Socha <Seismosaurus@seznam.cz>]

 < > As was discussed on this site a couple of years back,
< > the very end of the Cretaceous in Western North America
< > has offered us some tantalizing clues as to the
< > existence of potentially 15-20 ton Ceratopsians
< > (Barnum's Maximum Triceratops fossil, and the
< > rumored-but-yet-undescribed 9-10 foot Triceratops skull
< > in the BYU basement that Dr. Bakker is familiar with
< > come to mind), as well as potentially 20-30 ton
< > Hadrosaurs.
30 ton hadrosaurs?! You can't be serious.

 
< > Therefore, it is tantalizing to speculate that perhaps,
< > like their distant Southern Continental cousins, T-Rex
< > may also have solved this problem by cooperating and
< > hunting in packs, or prides, where the animals' role in
< > the hunt would be dictated by its age and size.
Yes, this idea is supported by the finds of "Sue" with two other individuals 
(probably even bringing her food since she had broken leg for some time) and 
another  find of 5 specimens in one place during 2000 Hell Creek expedition. 
Vlad
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