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Re: Tyrannosaur eggs amd brooding - more nomenclature

>From: larrys@zk3.dec.com
 > 
 > A tyrannosaur "chick".  A Tyrannosaurus Rex "chick".  Hmmm.  Maybe it's
 > just me but I don't think this usage really clicks, you know?  "Hatchling",
 > that I might buy, but I don't think an 8-ton predator would have a "chick".

Hmm, well if the reported eggs do belong to Tyrannosaurus, the
hatchling would be about the size of a small cat, but shaped
rather like a bird hatchling.


Is that a "chick" or not?

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