Re: dino mimicry

[AnmlPeople@aol.com]

For what it's worth,  I think the ankylosaurus' club would be a most
effective weapon against therapods even if it did have limited range.
 Therapods ran or hopped on two legs,  making them very vulnerable to
kneecapping.  If an ankylsaurus could get off even one good whack at either
leg,  a big therapod would not only be knocked down,  but would also tend to
fall with such an impact as to risk further injury,  giving the ankylosaurus
time to get away.  Incidentally,  has anyone given thought to the notion that
many therapods might have hopped rather than run with a bipedal motion?  It's
interesting to me that kangaroos also have foreshortened arms and elongated
legs,  much like many of the larger therapods,  including T-rex.  This
doesn't mean T-rex did the bunny-hop;  however,  many birds hop rather than
run,  and some do both,  depending on the situation.  I'd guess t-rex
himself,  because of his size,  probably couldn't have hopped,  but I expect
some of his smaller ancestors probably hopped more than they ran.  --Merritt
Clifton,  editor,  ANIMAL PEOPLE.