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Re: Turtles and dinosaur predators (Re: Oviraptorids as Parrots?)

To: Ken.Carpenter@dmns.org
Subject: Re: Turtles and dinosaur predators (Re: Oviraptorids as Parrots?)
From: "Kent A. Stevens" <kent@cs.uoregon.edu>
Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2006 15:52:59 -0800
Cc: dannj@alphalink.com.au, dinosaur@usc.edu
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On Feb 5, 2006, at 3:30 PM, Ken.Carpenter@dmns.org wrote:

Hmmm. That solves a lot of problems raised by Horner: T. rex as a chelonivore! I like it! Quick, write a paper for Nature! Crushing teeth for hard, thick shell; slow moving prey, so no need to run; no need to use the puny arms........


and binocular vision to home in on its prey.

Kent

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