Re: Hadrosaur defense: Blow Harder!

["Tomporowski, Steve" <Steve.Tomporowski@us.ms.philips.com>]

>Hypothesis #2 (Infinitely more plausible, yet still HIGHLY unlikely):
>The hadrosaurs had very strong lungs, and were capable of producing a call 
of
>such volume that it was basically a sonic shockwave, a blast of sound that
>would repel any attaking critter, and warning any other prey animal in the
>region.

Actually this type of scenario was dealt with in a Sci-Fi novel about 8-10 
years ago, but not with dinosaurs, the net result was the decline in hearing 
aparatus until  it was non-existent.  So soon we'd have big therapods with 
no ears.......

Steve