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Pristichampsus2 In reply to commander-salamander [2012-12-01 04:11:49 +0000 UTC]

they were the bird equivalent of elephants, destructive herbivores...

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commander-salamander In reply to Pristichampsus2 [2012-12-01 09:51:07 +0000 UTC]

I have a strange thought, just how powerful is that beak? Is it structurally robust and the muscles powering strong? What if it's just sexy?

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Pristichampsus2 In reply to commander-salamander [2012-12-05 05:08:56 +0000 UTC]

The book "Magnificent Mihirungs" explores how it was probably used in feeding, it was fairly powerful, but it had hinges, kinetic like the beak of a parrot, and predatory birds have reinforced beaks, that are not kinetic.

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commander-salamander In reply to Pristichampsus2 [2012-12-05 09:08:24 +0000 UTC]

Interesting.

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Pristichampsus2 In reply to commander-salamander [2012-12-22 06:41:02 +0000 UTC]

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Pristichampsus2 In reply to GGordonS [2012-11-30 08:55:55 +0000 UTC]

thankfully, this guy was a herbivore...

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GGordonS In reply to Pristichampsus2 [2012-11-30 09:09:39 +0000 UTC]

extreme vegan, eh?
seems sort of obvious the dinosaur=bird question when you have this thing around...

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Pristichampsus2 In reply to GGordonS [2012-12-01 04:12:22 +0000 UTC]

true

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