Re: Mesozoic - the heyday of life?

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From:          Jonathon Woolf <jwoolf@erinet.com>

>  No, I wouldn't call
> _Vulcanodon_ very big.  Certainly not next to mammoths, or
> _Indricotherium_, or even its own later cousins like _Apatosaurus_ and
> _Diplodocus_.  And next to _Brachiosaurus_, _Vulcanodon_ was a gnat.    


Brachiosaurus was a gnat compared to the Moon.  Let's remember 
that our point of reference here is ourselves. Compared to you and 
me, Vulcanodon was very big.  Gigantic, one might even say.

Regards,
Larry

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