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Re: Triceratops defence

To: th81@umail.umd.edu
Subject: Re: Triceratops defence
From: Betty Cunningham <bettyc@flyinggoat.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 09:03:22 -0700
Cc: dinosaur@usc.edu
References: <199906141223.IAA28311@umailsrv0.umd.edu>
Reply-to: bettyc@flyinggoat.com
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Could a ceratopian or hadrosaur or other herbivourous dinsoaur be
ham-strung?  That is, do they also have the large tendon of the leg
exposed near the knee as do large mammals?

-Betty Cunningham

"Thomas R. Holtz, Jr." wrote:
> I think it fair to say the safest answer is: anyway it could.  (The same
> applies to Cape buffalo attacked by lions, minnows chased by bigger fish, 
> etc.).

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References:
- Re: Triceratops defence
  - From: "Thomas R. Holtz, Jr." <th81@umail.umd.edu>

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