Re: Horner's Pachy Lumpin' - Your Thoughts?

[David Krentz <ddkrentz@charter.net>]

  I seem to recall pitting to occur in adult Einiosaurus' orbital horns.  I 
think the reference was Sampson?

D


On Jan 11, 2010, at 11:35 AM, Thomas R. Holtz, Jr. wrote:

>> From: owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu [mailto:owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu] 
>> On Behalf Of john hunt
>> 
>> There are a number of mass death bone beds of ceratopsians.  
>> Do these show
>> ontonogenic variations that require absorbtion?       
>> 
> 
> Yes: the aforementioned Pachyrhinosaurus ones, and Achelousaurus. See
> references in my last posting.
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