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RE: Terra Nova: thoughts
> From: owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu [mailto:owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu]
> On Behalf Of James Whitcraft
>
> Some of my own comments (aside from plot line/warm fuzzies).
>
> Would have liked to see more of that dystopian Chicago/earth stuff.
>
> Would a Brachiosaurus, or any sauropod, have a neck with the
> range of motion to bend over a fence and down the other side
> within 5 feet of the ground?
I'd be happy to let the SV-POW folks battle the Dinomorph folks over that
one... :-)
> Would they even notice a little girl with a branch compared
> to the tree canopy? (know: cute).
Good to see them lift up the girl before she let go.
> And what is it about their ancient hides that make them so
> impervious?
> How many rounds does it take to put down - or even wound -
> these guys, and often from a range of two feet??
As my wife said "Shouldn't they be shredded now?"
> Want more fauna!! So far it only seems people wander around
> through the jungle and meet up with big critters occasionally
> - that want to shred humans.
Fauna = $$$$$
> What about small dinosaurs, insects, arthropods, avian
> critters, aquatic creatures, mammals?
Supposedly we will see more. But, as noted before, fauna = $$$$$, so every
mammal that shows up means one less dinosaur they can
animate that episode.
> Is there a work detail specifically assigned to the problem
> of pterosaur doo-doo in an open settlement? :-)
:-)
Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
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