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Re: Sauropod necks: a weapon?

To: Multiple recipients of list <dinosaur@lepomis.psych.upenn.edu>
Subject: Re: Sauropod necks: a weapon?
From: ornstn@inforamp.net (Ronald Orenstein)
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 1995 10:53:13 -0400
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>Yes, I too h ave seen giraffes fighting by swing their necks.
>But giraffle's DO h ave horns, unlike sauropods.
>David

But the "horns" (actually skull outgrowths) are not used in neck sparring.
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