Re: Claw function in Deinonychus

[Brian Baziak <baziak@hotmail.com>]

> And we have a Velociraptor gutting a Protoceratops. What more do they need?

Just a quick observation, but the claw is stuck in the gut of the 
Protoceratops, so it's hard to say if it was just digging in as recently 
suggested, or didn't have enough room to give a good kick and so couldn't 
complete the cut.

Brian

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