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Re: [dinosaur] T. rex hunting Alamosaurus



What Mike says is true for adults.

But given that most dinosaurs spent most of their life cycle as not-fully-grown, how to kill a younger Alamosaurus? Neck bites would be the quick way, particularly with the bone-crushing strength of a T. rex bite. Also, a disabling bite to the thigh or a massive bite on the abdomen might do the job.

On Sun, Jun 30, 2019 at 2:02 AM Mike Habib <biologyinmotion@gmail.com> wrote:
The chances of anything successfully attacking a healthy adult Alamosaurus are basically zero. It wouldnât even be a fight, it would be a homicide.

To put it in perspective, if the Alamosaurus clipped the tyrannosaur with even just a small neck or tail strike, it would be like hitting someone in the head with a hammer that weighs as much as the person you hit. Think splatter and shrapnel.

Cheers,

âMBH

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> On Jun 29, 2019, at 10:49 PM, Poekilopleuron <dinosaurtom2015@seznam.cz> wrote:
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> Good day! I was wondering, how could possibly adult Tyrannosaurus attack and take down giant adult Alamosaurus? What would be its best attack technique and hunting strategy? I suppose it would very different from the strategy of hunting edmontosaurus or triceratops in the "northern" territories. Any thoughts? Thank you in advance, Tom


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