Archaeologists have recently found a fossil of a 150-million-year-old mam-mal known as Repenomomus robustus (R. robustus). Interestingly, the mammal's stomach contained the remains of a psittacosaur dinosaur. Some researchers have therefore suggested that R. robustus was an active hunter of dinosaurs. However, a closer analysis has made the hypothesis that R. robustus was an active hunter unlikely. It was probably Just a scavenger that sometimes fed on dinosaur eggs containing unhatched dinosaurs.
First, R. robustus, like most mammals living 150 million years ago, was small—only about the size of a domestic cat. It was much smaller than psittacosaurs, which were almost two meters tall when full grown. Given this size difference, it is unlikely that R. robustus would have been able to successfully hunt psittacosaurs or similar dinosaurs.
Second, the legs of R. robustus appear much more suited for scavenging than hunting: they were short and positioned somewhat to the side rather than directly underneath the animal. These features suggest that R. robustus did not chase after prey. Psittacosaurs—the type of dinosaur found in the stomach of R. robustus—were fast moving. It is unlikely that they would have been caught by such short-legged animals.
Third, the dinosaur bones inside the stomach of the R. robustus provide no evidence to support the idea that the dinosaur had been actively hunted. When an animal has been hunted and eaten by another animal, there are usually teeth marks on the bones of the animal that was eaten. But the bones of the psittaco-saur inside the R. robustus stomach do not have teeth marks. This suggests that R. robustus found an unguarded dinosaur nest with eggs and simply swallowed an egg with the small psittacosaur still inside the eggshell.
The reading and the lecture are both about the mammal called Reponomamus Robustus in short R.Robustus and it’s nature as a hunter. The animals of R. Robustus species were used to live 150 million years ago. Scientists found a dinosaur named Psittacasaur in the stomach of R.Robust fossil. The author of the reading claims that they are more likely scavengers than hunters. The lecturer challenges the claims made by the author. He is of the opinion that there are high chances that R.Robusts could be an active hunter of dinosaurs.
To begin with, the author argues that the size of the R.Robusts was too small to hunt on a Psittacasaur. The article mentions R.Robustus was only about the size of a domestic cat while a fully grown Psittacasaur was almost 2 meters tall. This specific argument is challenged by the lecturer. He says though R.Robusts were small to prey on adult Psittacasaur, they can actively prey on baby Psittacasaur which were usually very small size. He additionally says that the mass of R.Robustus fossil found was twice the mass of the dinosaur in its stomach which makes it practically possible for R.Robusts to prey on baby Psittacasaur.
Secondly, the author suggests that the legs of R.Robusts were short lengthened and positioned sideways. In the article, it is mentioned that such legs are not suitable for fast running. However, the lecturer rebuts this by mentioning that an animal called Tasmanian Devil whose legs are similar to R.Robusts was an active predator. To elaborate on this he brings up the point that the Tasmanian Devil can run as fast as 15 Km/hr in spite of it’s short legs.
Finally, the author posits that there are no marks of R.Robusts teeth on the bones of the dinosaur found. This means the dinosaur was not hunted down. Moreover, in the article, it is said that the R.Robustus found must have swallowed an egg of Psittacasaur which was about to hatch. In contrast, the lecturer’s position is that R.Robustus does not have back-teeth which is usually used to chew while eating. He notes that the dinosaur might have been swallowed as a whole or in large pieces.
In conclusion, although the reading and the lecture are both about the nature of R.Robustus. The three reasons made by the author are effectively challenged by the lecturer.
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, finally, however, if, moreover, second, secondly, so, then, while, as to, in conclusion, in contrast, in short, in spite of, to begin with
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 27.0 10.4613686534 258% => Less to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 5.0 5.04856512141 99% => OK
Conjunction : 5.0 7.30242825607 68% => OK
Relative clauses : 18.0 12.0772626932 149% => OK
Pronoun: 30.0 22.412803532 134% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 50.0 30.3222958057 165% => OK
Nominalization: 2.0 5.01324503311 40% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1913.0 1373.03311258 139% => OK
No of words: 390.0 270.72406181 144% => Less content wanted.
Chars per words: 4.90512820513 5.08290768461 97% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.44391917772 4.04702891845 110% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.68773849147 2.5805825403 104% => OK
Unique words: 183.0 145.348785872 126% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.469230769231 0.540411800872 87% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 581.4 419.366225166 139% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.55342163355 97% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 9.0 3.25607064018 276% => Less pronouns wanted as sentence beginning.
Article: 11.0 8.23620309051 134% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 1.25165562914 80% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.51434878587 0% => OK
Preposition: 6.0 2.5761589404 233% => Less preposition wanted as sentence beginnings.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 23.0 13.0662251656 176% => OK
Sentence length: 16.0 21.2450331126 75% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 38.9084039012 49.2860985944 79% => OK
Chars per sentence: 83.1739130435 110.228320801 75% => OK
Words per sentence: 16.9565217391 21.698381199 78% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.21739130435 7.06452816374 88% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.09492273731 122% => OK
Language errors: 14.0 4.19205298013 334% => Less language errors wanted.
Sentences with positive sentiment : 4.0 4.33554083885 92% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 4.45695364238 112% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 14.0 4.27373068433 328% => Less facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.161342587333 0.272083759551 59% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0503891589142 0.0996497079465 51% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0589054653501 0.0662205650399 89% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0945214707312 0.162205337803 58% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0678025420294 0.0443174109184 153% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 10.2 13.3589403974 76% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 63.7 53.8541721854 118% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 8.4 11.0289183223 76% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 10.9 12.2367328918 89% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.75 8.42419426049 92% => OK
difficult_words: 82.0 63.6247240618 129% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 5.5 10.7273730684 51% => Linsear_write_formula is low.
gunning_fog: 8.4 10.498013245 80% => OK
text_standard: 8.0 11.2008830022 71% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Scores by essay e-grader: 22.0 Out of 30
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