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Natural Science Forum / Biology / Paleontology / January 2005Score one for the mammals!
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=dinosaur+mammal I bet it tasted like chicken. > http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=dinosaur+mammal > > I bet it tasted like chicken. Science press releases are so annoying. Once again all of our views of the Mesozoic have been revolutionized by a single fossil. Yawn. >> http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=dinosaur+mammal >> >> I bet it tasted like chicken. >Science press releases are so annoying. Once again all of our views of >the Mesozoic have been revolutionized by a single fossil. Yawn. Given its size, the fact that this mammal ate (young) dinosaurs is no surprise at all. It's the size that's a surprise (at least to me). Did we know for sure, before now, that mammals in that time period got that big?  SignatureJohn Brock jbrock@panix.com >>>http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=dinosaur+mammal >>> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > me). Did we know for sure, before now, that mammals in that time > period got that big? Actually, there are two species. The big one is new. The one that had the dinosaur in its stomach was previously known, but is smaller. What this find has done is confirm a little bit about the dietary habits of one species and increased the size of the largest known Mesozoic mammal by 50%. But those were two separate events. I saw this article in the metro this morning. It is a very nice find! |
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