Re: Drinker and Oryctodromeus (was Re: Dinosaurs burrowed to keep warm)

[Dann Pigdon <dannj@alphalink.com.au>]

franklin e. bliss writes: 

>  Certainly animals with large bony protuberances  that stick out like 
> anchors with solid attachment points didn't make  a habit of living down a 
> burrow.

Warthogs will make use of another species' abandoned den, and they have all 
sorts of 'bony protuberances' sticking out of their faces. 

That said, I have trouble imagining a stegosaur or large ceratopian going 
underground. Then again, elephants are known to go into caves on a regular 
basis in Kenya. Although not strictly 'burrowing' behaviour, they *have* 
gradually enlarged the caves over the centuries, and it's certainly not the 
sort of behaviour you'd expect based solely on elephant skeletal anatomy. 

http://animal.discovery.com/fansites/wildkingdom/cave_elephants/field/field. 
html 

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Dann Pigdon
GIS / Archaeologist         http://www.geocities.com/dannsdinosaurs
Melbourne, Australia        http://heretichides.soffiles.com
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