Re: Triceratops defence

[Larry Dunn <majestic_cheese@yahoo.com>]

--- "Roger A. Stephenson" <roger@dtgnet.com> wrote:

> It
> doesn't seem as though a Triceratops could outrun a
> T. rex, unless of
> course T. rex was a poor runner, 

To escape a Tyrannosaur, a Triceratops did not need to
be fast.  It just needed to be faster than nearby
Triceratops.

>(not that I want to
> stir that pot again),

Well, speaking of stirring pots, this question also
assumes that T. rex was an active predator.

===
Larry

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-- Bismarck, when asked what would be the likely cause of the next great war

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