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Centrosaurus Bone Beds
Why they occurred: Several Theories by Mark Kropinske
When you see a bone bed, do you wonder how come all those dinosaurs
ended up there? Well there could be many reasons why. I have two theories of
why the centrosaurus bone beds occurred.
The first idea is that an Albertosaurus pack may have came
upon a centrosaurus herd and began to chase them. They may have chased them
over a leaf-covered tar pit and the centrosaurus' became trapped in the tar
pit. The Albertosaurus' then scavenged off the centrosaurus bodies. They did
not sink into the tar because they walked on the centrosaurus bodies.
Another idea is that the Centrosaurs, were running away from
the Albertosaurus and they ran on to a flood plain and they were stuck in the
mud and perished.
These are only two theories; as more bone beds are discovered, more studies done on them we might have a clearer picture of how and why these bone beds occurred.
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