Re: [Sick Dinos]

[archosaur@usa.net]

 Just curious...

> Have many dinosaurs show evidence of illnesses? If so what wast the 

> dinosaur, and what illnesses did they show symptoms of? Were dinosaurs 

> plagued by any of the same illnesses that we are? How can one tell from 

> fossilized bone if an animal had been sick before it died?

> Thanks for your time,

> 
Jessica Wagar

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Diplodocids were supposedly plagued with arthritis and considering the
stresses sauropod bones had to deal with it's not surprising to hear.

Archosaur J


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