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Montana Geological Society
Abstract
MTGS-AAPG
1997 Bighorn Basin Symposium Guidebook
July,
On Behavior of the Late Jurassic Carnivores
ABSTRACT
Excavation of a new dinosaur quarry on the Warm Springs Ranch, near the town of Thermopolis, Wyoming is currently producing material with many behavioral implications. Two hypotheses are proposed to explain the fossil bone assemblage as well as the sedimentary structures found within the quarry. The evidence presently suggests that we are uncovering either: 1) an ambush site, where a pack of large predators selectively attacked and killed a variety of dinosaurs over a season of hunting, or 2) a denning site showing selective retrieval and possibly parenting. Both hypotheses have their strengths and their weaknesses but each may unveil some interesting possible aspects of carnivore behavior.
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