Re: Gastric stones of dinosaurs were not for milling food !

[David Marjanovic <david.marjanovic@gmx.at>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "don ohmes" <d_ohmes@yahoo.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2006 2:57 AM

> Yeah it matters... Build a set of model jaws, see how much leaf mass you 
> can strip off of various types of branches in a day.

That's not what I meant. I quote:

> >> ---------- By who?
> >
> > Does that matter? Try GSP.

I think it's obvious what "that" refers to.

> I haven't seen where anyone has done that and concluded it was a slamdunk 
> to gather several hundred kilos of leaves every day, but I am sure I 
> missed something. You got a ref, I would really appreciate it.

I don't, as far as I know, but AFAIK it has been calculated. In any case, as 
I wrote, it has been discussed onlist several times, so burrow through the 
archives.