Re: pachycephalosaurs/ceratopsians

[WWAHL2@aol.com]

With regards to the head butting of pachys. Has there been any pathological 
growth studies on the sides of the heads? There are a lot of hornlets and 
marginal edges to get hit or damaged in a near miss or glancing blow. 
Wasn't one scanned already or sliced and was it done top to bottom or side to 
side?
 
BTW when analogies to Bighorn sheep are brought in there is a focus on the rams 
head on hit "Marlin Perkins Wild Kingdom money shot" more than the hour plus of 
pushing and shoving that goes on as well. The same analogy goes for horned 
faces as well. There is probably a lot more shovin than hitting. 



Thanks, Bill Wahl
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Dept. of Geosciences 600 Park St. 
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