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Re: Were dinosaur ecosystems continent-sized? (resend)
All the late Maastrichtian edmontosaurs are growth stages of E. annectens,
with copei being the mature stage with long shovel grazing beaks that do not
exist in specimens of 2 tonnes or less. Earlier E. regalis grew to the same
final size of 3 tonnes, but the beak never elongates or squares off. The
only major difference in the two taxa is the beak so Anatosaurus is a doubtful
genus.
It is interesting that a hardosaur clade was getting big into grazing when
that dang asteroid simply ruined things.
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