Re: [dinosaur] Was T. rex a lion or rather a crocodile?
Poekilopleuron <[email protected]>
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Thank you for an important reminder. So as a juvenile and subadult, was T. rex more like a croc than a lion or the other way around? Thank you, Tom ---------- Původní e-mail ---------- Od: Thomas Richard Holtz <[email protected]> Komu: Poekilopleuron <[email protected]> Datum: 11. 8. 2019 14:58:24 Předmět: Re: Was T. rex a lion or rather a crocodile? " Please remember: Tyrannosaurus rex (and indeed most dinosaurs) did not exist only as fully formed adults emerged from the mind of Zeus. The spent most of their life cycle as juveniles and subadults. On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 3:42 AM Poekilopleuron <[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])> wrote: "Good day to all listmembers, I was wondering if the concept of agile, dynamic T. rex, running across the landscape (e. g. on wonderful Mr. Paul's illustrations) is correct according to recent discoveries and research? In other words, was it really (in the ecological sense) similar to modern lions or rather to a crocodiles (i. e. relatively slow ambush predator dwelling in more swampy areas)? Thank you for your thoughts! " -- Thomas R. Holtz, Jr. Email: [email protected](mailto:[email protected]) Phone: 301-405-4084 Principal Lecturer, Vertebrate Paleontology Office: Geology 4106, 8000 Regents Dr., College Park MD 20742 Dept. of Geology, University of Maryland https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.geol.umd.edu_-7Etholtz_-28http-3A__www.geol.umd.edu_-7Etholtz_-29&d=DwIFaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=oiQL0_VFvBcCNsTsBDqclKV66CHaQqkVFQJ6lv8YQuo&s=XhsM0BIwW43LGMdtlIE3Q78RHKpIsMWwKOdWWbvfurQ&e= Phone: 301-405-6965 Fax: 301-314-9661 Faculty Director, Science & Global Change Program, College Park Scholars Office: Centreville 1216, 4243 Valley Dr., College Park MD 20742 https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.geol.umd.edu_sgc-28http-3A__www.geol.umd.edu_sgc-29&d=DwIFaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=oiQL0_VFvBcCNsTsBDqclKV66CHaQqkVFQJ6lv8YQuo&s=q_Ze7okhRjYSG_Bp6s2TF-PlDfa8x9hG6LUonYzu1Sk&e= Fax: 301-314-9843 Mailing Address: Thomas R. Holtz, Jr. Department of Geology Building 237, Room 1117 8000 Regents Drive University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742-4211 USA "