Re: Horner's JP3 interview

[Josh Smith <smithjb@sas.upenn.edu>]

Jura wrote:

> Apologies; I feel the same way when I hear the other spinosaurs getting 
> called piscivores.
>
> Allow me to, once again, rephrase what I said.
>
> _Suchomimus tenerensis_ was a very specialized baryonychine who's skull 
> anatomy would have lended itself well to a piscivorous existence (more so 
> than the other spinosaurs) and is probably the *worst* archetype for a 
> spinosaur.
>
> Hope that comes off a little better
>
> Jura
>

No apologies necessary, although that rewrite sounds damn good (it was a 
caffeine induced outburst, by the way...).
Agreed, though..I too tend to get a little tired of people calling _S. 
aegyptiacus_ an obligate piscivore...we have SO much data supporting that...


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