Re: Aztec Rex

[tholtz@geol.umd.edu]

> (I guess maybe the
> theropods eat deer or goats the rest of the time? I'm not entirely
> sure what domestic livestock and wild animals were in Central America
> prior to the conquistadors. No horses, obviously.)

Turkeys, dogs, geese, and that's just about it. Andean cultures (Incas,
Quitos, etc.) had guinea pigs, alpacas, and llamas.

One of the huge differences between native New World vs. Old World
agriculture was the lack of farm animals in the Americas (either as food
stock or as farm equipment to till the land).


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