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RE: Brooding rex? (was Feathers for T. rex)
Ken Kinman wrote:
>How many eggs were in that huge nest. The more eggs, the more
>likely it would be a vegetarian like Therizinosaurus (while meat-eaters
>tend to have comparatively fewer young).
Well, this sure ain't true. Visited any farms lately?
>However, it should be noted that giant ground sloths were probably
>nocturnal. And even if they were diurnal, they wouldn't get overheated
>chasing down their "botanical" prey. ;-)
One Uruguayan paleontologist (Richard Farina) believes that _Megatherium_
was a carnivore.
Tim
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