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Re: grass



Scott writes:

At the time I
remember thinking, "So maybe the arrays of teeth in T. horridus were an
adaptation for grass-eating..."

Their pointed beaks tend to suggest otherwise (unless there was bamboo around). If you tried to graze with a pointy beak, you'd end up eating more dirt than grass.


Some of the later Hadrosaurs might have been better equipped as grazers. Perhaps Anatotitan is a good candidate?

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Dann Pigdon
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