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Re: Planet Dinosaur Ep 2

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Subject: Re: Planet Dinosaur Ep 2
From: Tim Williams <tijawi@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:03:04 +1000
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I wrote:

> Yes, the "crampon" hypothesis for the dromaeosaur sickle-claw proposes
> that it was specialized for gripping, rather than for stabbing or
> stabbing.

That should have read "stabbing or slashing".

Having said that, having a pair of sickle-claws stuck in the flanks of
your prey would have the potential to inflict a great deal of damage -
especially as the prey struggled.

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