Re: [dinosaur] Turning ankylosaur over on its back

[Dann Pigdon <dannj@alphalink.com.au>]

On Wed, Mar 31st, 2021 at 12:12 AM, Poekilopleuron <dinosaurtom2015@seznam.cz> 
wrote:

> So what do you suggest T. rex did when trying to take down an adult, grown 
> ankylosaurus? 
> Tom

A smart tyrannosaur (if such a thing existed) might try to panic the ankylosaur 
into running off a cliff to 
fall to its death, or into deep water so that it drowns. That way the predator 
wouldn't have to get its head 
anywhere near a spiky thrashing multi-tonne prey item while it was still alive.

Even that may have been difficult to achieve if ankylosaurs reacted to large 
predators by digging 
themselves in and relying on their armour and spikes to defend them. Modern 
echidnas use that strategy 
to foil predators. Most of those predators eventually give up and leave the 
echidna alone, although some 
particularly clever individuals may learn how to deal with them. For the most 
part the strategy works 
though.


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Dann Pigdon