Re: Ceratopian defense I (ahh to long to write)

[tlford@ix.netcom.com (Tracy Ford)]

You wrote: 
>
>Just one problem with this: with one major exception, ceratopsian 
frills
>are NOT solid; they are mostly soft tissue.  The bone is normally just 
a
>rim around the outside.  (The one exception is _Triceratops_ itself).  
Such
>a frill isn't going to be useful in defending against a whole lot.
>
>Instead of butting heads, consider "head wrestling" with deliberately
>*locked* horns.
>
>
Ah, no, the frill is not soft tissue. I think you mean it is not solid, 
but is 'spongy', which is correct. Or are you talking about the 
fenestra (holes) in the frill? Still there is a lot of bone between the 
holes.

For more information you can read my...ah never mind.

Tracy