Re: omnivorous sauropods etc.

[David Marjanovic <david.marjanovic@gmx.at>]

> During their feeding in the rich green munchie world of the Mesozoic 
> (where applicable), undoubtably the various herbivores - especially the 
> huge ones - would have had to eat the occassional insect/larvae/eggs, and 
> probably the occassional couldn't-get-out-of-the-way-fast-enough small 
> salamander or lizard.

Certainly.

> How important was this small bit of animal matter in their diet?

We have no idea.

> Were the trace elements beneficial?

Perhaps.

These are not the kind of question that research on fossils can easily 
answer...