Re: Trike fights

[Robert.J.Meyerson@uwrf.edu (Rob Meyerson)]

>Scott Sampson (of Einiosaurus fame) postulated a head-wrestling or
>shoving strategy for Triceratops bulls, with an illustration showing
>the brow horns "locked" together and nose horns about at the level of
>the jugal (cheek) prongs.  Looked like the next step would be for each
>wrestler to try to hook his nose horn under the opponent's jugal to
>get an overwhelming advantage.

Sounds pretty decent.  The only problem I see is with the jugal-as-a-hook=
 analogy.  By examining T-tops skulls, I am beginning to get the idea that=
 the jugal served as a guide for the jaw muscle.  Being somewhat analogous=
 to a block-and-tackle we use for lifting heavy objects, the jaw muscle=
 appears to originate at the middle of the jaw, slide along the jugal, then=
 up to the frill for it's insertion.  It would seem to me that this would=
 not give much room for the nose horn to find a place to lock.

Let me know if I've just re-invented the wheel with this one.

Rob

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