Re: [dinosaur] T. rex hunting cooperation
Thomas Richard Holtz <[email protected]>
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Possible? Sure. But how would you possibly test that? On Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 10:56 AM Poekilopleuron <[email protected]> wrote: > Good day, > > recently I was reading an article about what sounds did T. rex produce ( > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__dinosaurusblog.com_2019_09_26_chcete-2Dsi-2Dposlechnout-2Dtyranosaura_&d=DwIBaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=zStQ98SS_FxtxJH7Njh9Ec0f3UrLlJr6ch-2VvkOLZg&s=Y3ZNgOZA0WdCmxoarb4cyljU3s5Wq-qeEc6MggOXCCc&e= ). > There is a hypothesis that it was producing a sinister, low-frequency > rumbling, spreading out through the ground many kilometers. > > I would like to ask, what is the possibility of T. rex using these sounds > for communication with other tyrannosaurs in its vicinity? Is it possible > that some individuals could chase prey animals towards others and > communicate in real time during this hunting strategy with low-frequency > sounds? Thank you in advance! Tom > -- Thomas R. Holtz, Jr. Email: [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_&d=DwIBaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=zStQ98SS_FxtxJH7Njh9Ec0f3UrLlJr6ch-2VvkOLZg&s=MBAKcqZO8WvL2QeemVfCGPA6npyvGJK2hd113gZJ6CY&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&d=DwIBaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=zStQ98SS_FxtxJH7Njh9Ec0f3UrLlJr6ch-2VvkOLZg&s=XUU2SpLEprZd1q5Bs_AKPPI0AAY7OZ2KjGjgtNzv7CU&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