Re: Errors in Jurassic Park (Movie) (posted for S. Bengtson)

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From: Stefan.Bengtson@nrm.se (Stefan Bengtson)
Subject: Re: Errors in Jurassic Park (Movie) (posted for C. Collom)
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Christopher Collom wrote:
>        That depends on how you look at the situation, Stefan! If humans
>are always the protagonists, genetically dragging whole subclasses back
>from the otherwise permanent grave of extinction in this case, then the
>dromeosaurs will be wearing black hats.  BUT, . . . (har, har!) what if the
>Utahraptors were the good guys, and the silly bipedal mammals had dupped
>the poor T. rex gal into thinking she was using her serated teeth simply to
>quell the desire to hunt, when in "actuality" she was already just a tool?!
> Makes you wonder, eh . . .

Yes, you're right, I was being insensitive to the subclasses' feelings.

T. regina still has to prove her true value. Ribbit!

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