Re: JFC-Bloodiest Battle ??

[Dan Chure <danchure@easilink.com>]

Allosaurus, like Sinraptor and Monolophosaurus, has an exceedingly 
narrow preorbital region. All three are like a pair of scissors and 
quite unlike Tyrannosaurus with arched and fused nasals. I doubt 
Allosaurus was capable of sustaining great stresses, especially given 
the extensive pneumatic system enclosed in the narrow skull. Given the 
abundance of Morrison sauropods, Allosaurus might have been primarily a 
scavenger, rather than a predator, although that is pretty much am 
waving.  Jurassic Scavenger Club anyone?

Dan



Amtoine Grant wrote:
> On 21-Aug-08, at 11:45 PM, quailspg@frii.com wrote:
>
> > I caught only the second half. Turned it on in time to hear, "We now 
> > know
> > that stegosaurs have as many as eight spikes." Or did he say,
> > "...Stegosaurus has as many as eight spikes"? Anyway, this gave me 
> > pause,
> > because I thought for sure four was the limit. Or is it four for
> > Stegosaurus and more for some other genus? Somebody help me out.
>
> Well it was also said Allosaurus was the largest predator of the time. 
> Only towards the end of the show were the fragmentary remains of 
> larger alllosaurids(Epanterias, Saurophaganax, Allosaurus maximus, 
> whatever you want to call it). Regardless, the statement ignores the 
> existence of Torvosaurus.
> BTW, catch the part one Allosaurus headbutts/smashes the Ceratosaurus 
> and sends it flying in the air? Didn't know Allosaurs were built for 
> that kind of cranial blow. LMAO
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