Rustus: A Short Summary And Analysis

In the lecture, the professor contradicts the ideas presented in the reading passage. Using compelling explanation she points out how the information in the passage is insufficient to reach the conclusions it mentions.
Unlike suggested in the passage, R robustus could have been an active hunter. Even thout it is small in size, it could have easily hunted other baby dinosaurs. Even though R robustus is only about the size of a domestic cat, it could have preyed on smaller dinosaurs which are smaller than itself.
Furthermore, the position of the legs of R robustus to the side and its shortness can not confirm that it could not chase other prey. A tazmanian devil with the same features is an active hunter. Similarly the R robustus could also have chased and hunted other baby dinosaurs. …show more content…
Instead of biting and chewing food, if it swallows the food as a whole,the bite marks would be absent.
Hence it can be concluded that R robustus could have been an active hunter. It could easily attack baby dinosaurs and animals smaller than its size. Similar to a Tazmanian devil, the physical structure of its leg would not have hindered its speed. And the way in which it swallows its food might have been the reason for the absence of bite marks. All these reasons suggest that R robustus could indeed be a successful