Consider that chopping off the head of a chicken, tearing off the tail of an crocodile or the forearm of a T rex doesn't always result in an immediate mortal injury. Reptiles (like geckos and the such can and will sacrifice part of its tail to escape predators) and archosaurs seem to had the means to shut off pain to the brain so not to go into shock. A T rex bites an Edmontosaurus, and the Edmontosaurus keeps on going if it can and if it escapes it may have opportunity to heal the wound received.
On July 21, 2019 at 10:37 AM Poekilopleuron <dinosaurtom2015@seznam.cz> wrote:
Good day,some time ago I was reading about presumed ability of adult Tyrannosaurus rex individual to cause a deadly injury with just single bite - not to the vital part of the body (like neck) but any part of the body - including tail, pelvic region etc. The jaw pressure of this theropod was so high, that it could actually cause any bone to "explode". Any bite of a T. rex would be a crippling action for any attacked animal hence. Is this true? And if so, how could one explain preserved marks of healed tyrannosaur bites on a certain fossil specimen? Thank you in advance! Tom
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