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Re: How would Tyrannosaurus approach a Triceratops?

To: rtravsky@uwyo.edu, dinosaur@usc.edu
Subject: Re: How would Tyrannosaurus approach a Triceratops?
From: Tim Donovan <uwrk2@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 02:56:25 -0700 (PDT)
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--- "Richard W. Travsky" <rtravsky@uwyo.edu> wrote:

> On those remains that are known, do the horns show
> any
> sign of damage, impact stress, whatever?

 Remember Happ's recent study? The specimen-SUP 9713
IIRC-displays a partly  broken off horn with a healed
puncture wound, and a frill with wounds which match
the spacing of T. rex teeth. That suggests Triceratops
faced its opponent or charged it.

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