Re: Seismosaurus (was Article at Discovery.com)

["Paleo Mont" <paleo_mont@excite.com>]

On Fri, 9 Jul 1999 21:04:22 -0700 (PDT), Larry Dunn wrote:

> About that "strange dip" in the tail at "just the
> right height to knock the legs out from under an
> attacking allosaur" ...
> 
> I've looked at the reconstruction (which is amazing)
> and, unless Allosaurus was as big as Godzilla, it
> seems like an unlikely explanation to me.
> 
Please note that the tail is actually set abnormally high on the mount.  In
reality, the tail would only be a meter off the ground.  However, whenever
you have a display out where people can walk around, delicate structures
must be raised to avoid damage.

Dave Trexler




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