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  • Thornburywitch
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    1 year ago

    10% rule. Predators form 5-10% of the population of their prey. For every 20 sauropods, there will be one or at most 2 T-Rexs. Most likely 1 adult and 1 juvenile. This ratio apparently holds good across the animal kingdom. Herbivores form 5-10% of the biomass of the fodder available at any given moment. If the biomass gives out, they migrate. As do their predators.

    • calhoon2005
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      1 year ago

      Yeah, but 20 sauropods across what area is what I’m getting at…20 every square km, or 20 every 100 square km?

      • Thornburywitch
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        1 year ago

        Most like 20 sauropods wandered around over 200 sq km of rangeland, then migrated.