K/T extinction (was Re: Tim's theory) (joke)

["Tim Williams" <twilliams_alpha@hotmail.com>]

>  Pararhabdodon endured climatic change, but its extinction could have been
> rather abrupt if T.rex ever gained access to Europe. [snip] There is
> clear evidence that tyrannosaurs could traverse marine barriers and may 
> have
> entered e. America, even Europe, around K-T time.


So, European dinosaurs went extinct because _Tyrannosaurus rex_ came over 
and ate them all.

Adds a whole new meaning to the Ugly American Tourist.


Tim

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Timothy J. Williams

USDA/ARS Researcher
Agronomy Hall
Iowa State University
Ames IA 50014

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