Re: Biggest Predator

[Gothgrrl@aol.com]

Paul M.A. Willis wrote:

>I don't know where you got these measurements from for >Kronosaurus but the
absolute upper size guestimate I have >seen for Kronosaurus is 12.8 metres
(about 38 feet in analog >terms). It is significantly smaller than an adult
>Sperm Whale.

Right off, I don't recall where I got the figures on Kronosaurus. I'll find
the ref. and post it. However, Romer (1966) gives "more than 40 feet" and THE
MACMILLAN ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DINOSAURS AND PREHISTORIC ANIMALS
(Dixon, Cox, Savage, Gardiner 1988) gives "42 ft." I do suspect that
Kronosaurus might be one of those animals like Carcharodon megalodon, subject
to inflation...

Caitlin R. Kiernan