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Dino mimicry



On Tue, 21 Feb 1995, Ralph Chapman wrote:

> As such, it would be the first case of dino mimicry. My intuition is that
> theropods would not fall for it but it's a thought-provoking paper. As you
> probably have guessed from past postings, I have a soft spot in my heart
> for those trying to throw monkey wrenches into conventional dogma, and Tony
> is good at that and a very bright guy. It's worth a look.

I don't know why one would assume that theropods would not fall for it. 
Mammals and birds fall for it all the time, that is why it (mimicry) is as 
prevalent as it is in modern animals (insects, small reptiles). It 
certainly is a thought-provoking idea... and sounds perfectly reasonable 
to me.

Shaun