MariusRomanus@aol.com wrote-
> Are there any indications at all..... and I mean even in
the slightest bit...... that tyrannosaurs had
> unicates that were not
ossified?.....
Yes, there are many indications they had unossified
uncinate processes, in the form of several complete articulated specimens
without them. I'm sure tyrannosaur expert Tom Holtz could verify he's
never seen one.
> Obviously the monsters had a cartilaginous sternum to
start with.
But they didn't. At least some (eg. Gorgosaurus,
Tyrannosaurus bataar) had ossified sterna.
Mickey Mortimer
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