T-rex breaking news....

[Test boy]

My guess is that the Triceritops were probably really good lovers.... as far as dinasours go.

Si...the horn on the Triceratops would be almost ideally suited for caressing the vulva. Could actually do more than caress if the fella was particularly skilled.

 

[the nature boy]

lmao....what about the brontosaurus? They were massive and they probably were good in the 'nest' if you catch my drift.

bunny

OMG a sexaul romp between to brontosauri could cause some serious damage to any vegitation and small animals in the surrounding area.

this is a great thread - dinasours and sex. now if I could somehow sneak in robots and monkeys into the topic of conversation this thread would be a real classic.

 

[the nature boy]

Si...the horn on the Triceratops would be almost ideally suited for caressing the vulva. Could actually do more than caress if the fella was particularly skilled.

yeah but there is some marksmanship involved. A horn could wind up in another orafice.... and I heard that Triceritops are not really into anal sex.

 

[The Dude]

I would like to hear you go more into detail about your views on the subject.
T-rex was probably both: a scavenger and an ambush-like attacking predator. They are saying that he most likely was not able to run as quickly as originally thought. There is no denying his size: we have the fossils to prove that.

bunny

I will avoid the inevitable rant if I can. Very quickly...yes, he was a scavenger. ALL carnivores are scavengers. Why go and try to kill something over here when I smell something rotting over there? It's easy food and all carnies do it. The notion that T-Rex was NOTHING BUT a scavenger (this is Horner's theory, not the scientists behind the speed study) is so off the wall, it is hard to even begin to address it.

Keep this in mind with regard to it's speed. It has to be able to keep up with it's prey, at least for short bursts. It wouldn't be a marathon runner, but a sprinter like most big predators. However, the likelihood that the animal was full of air sacs like a bird makes it a better candidate for endurance than a mammalian predator. That type of respiratory system is more efficient. Anyway, animals like the ceratopsians were probably AT LEAST as fast as an African elephant. And if you don't know, they can move frighteningly fast considering their size (25 mph). Remember, they are built differently than dinosaurs, especially the theropods. It is easy to see the large ceratopsians easily being the equals of African elephants and the large theropods being quicker AND faster than them.

You have more of the animal's anatomy to look at as well. Instead of me going on and on here, you may want to look it up or message me and I can give you some reading material. Or I can go on there with a more organized presentation of why Horner is whacked on this one particular "crusade" of his. I respect the man overall, but this notion of his is just loopy.

 

[bunnymt]

I will avoid the inevitable rant if I can. Very quickly...yes, he was a scavenger. ALL carnivores are scavengers. Why go and try to kill something over here when I smell something rotting over there? It's easy food and all carnies do it. The notion that T-Rex was NOTHING BUT a scavenger (this is Horner's theory, not the scientists behind the speed study) is so off the wall, it is hard to even begin to address it.

Keep this in mind with regard to it's speed. It has to be able to keep up with it's prey, at least for short bursts. It wouldn't be a marathon runner, but a sprinter like most big predators. .

Horner theory is not correct from everything that I have ever researched and known about the t-rex. Most animals who are predators/carnivores will not pass up a good dead meal anyday: that makes them scavengers as well.
This is exactly what the article is saying: the t-rex was capable of short bursts of speed. They are now speculating as to whether he was able to speed off as fast as orignally believed.
However, Horner and others present these theories as simply speculation. Unless something very ground-breaking occurs, we will probably never be sure about a lot of the aspects of these creatures lives: all of them. We, and men like Horner, can only speculate from the evidence put in front of them and then state their theories, either to be accepted or shunned by the scientific community.

bunny

 

[The Dude]

Horner theory is not correct from everything that I have ever researched and known about the t-rex. Most animals who are predators/carnivores will not pass up a good dead meal anyday: that makes them scavengers as well.
This is exactly what the article is saying: the t-rex was capable of short bursts of speed. They are now speculating as to whether he was able to speed off as fast as orignally believed.
However, Horner and others present these theories as simply speculation. Unless something very ground-breaking occurs, we will probably never be sure about a lot of the aspects of these creatures lives: all of them. We, and men like Horner, can only speculate from the evidence put in front of them and then state their theories, either to be accepted or shunned by the scientific community.

bunny

Horner is pretty adament about his T-Rex was only a scavenger theory. He's pushing it like Bakker once pushed warm-bloodedness. Anyway, I understand the short burst and all that, I just doubt their findings on the speed in which it could sprint. Furthermore, you need to keep the likelihood of some type of air sac respiratory system when considering how long they could sprint or if it aided their ability because of their immense size. Air sacs are pretty likely considering both fossil record evidence that is still relatively new and the dinosaurs that still exist today.

Anyway, I'm moving off in another direction since that is one small piece of the T-Rex puzzle. We'll never know a lot, especially since the fossil record is so biased in several ways. I only object to theories being pushed so hard, so fervently with so little backing them up. The speed of T-Rex studies are much more credible than Horner's scavenger theory. I wouldn't be surprised if he doubts his ideas today, but can't back away from them quickly since he's put so much behind it. Scientists get that way sometimes. It took a lot of effort to get the obvious warm-bloodedness theories back in the spotlight and finally accepted. Rearranging the classification system of reptiles, dinosaurs, birds (modern dinos in my mind), and pterosaurs will take even longer.

 

[Test boy]

OK...this is a cool thread that needs to get back to the layman.

I say T Rex could the 40 in 3.2 seconds.

 

[Test boy]

Dammit...i like this thread.

 

[The Dude]

OK...this is a cool thread that needs to get back to the layman.

I say T Rex could the 40 in 3.2 seconds.

Maybe the Texans should draft him!

 

[Test boy]

Maybe the Texans should draft him!

He would make a dandy running back I'm sure.