Re: galloping indricotherium

[Raymond Ancog <rayancog@pacific.net.ph>]

Ken wrote:

>   I'm sure it could gallop, like any other rhino.  And if a giraffe can 
> gallop at 25 miles an hour, I bet Indricotherium could probably gallop 
> that fast, if not faster.  But I guess it would only gallop that fast in 
> emergencies, like trying to avoid a dangerous predator (especially a pack 
> of hungry carnivores).

What predators co-existent with indricotheres could have been strong enough 
to take down a creature of that size, pack strategy notwithstanding 
(reminds me of the argument for velociraptor pack strategies)?


Raymond Thaddeus C. Ancog
Mines and Geosciences Bureau
Philippines