Re: Dinosaur Omelettes


"arne97" <gahada2001@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> What killed the dinosaurs?
>
> Current fashion assigns that to asteroid hits; a la Hollywood.
>
> I have always preferred to credit the evolution of placental
> mammals. The little-understood trait of estrus pushes the female to
> mate whenever she ovulates, without benefit of time-wasting courtship.

Nope. Placental mammals evolved about the same time dinosaurs evolved.
Mammals lived under the shadow of dinosaurs for as long as the dinosaurs
were around.



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