Nicker on 19/7/2017 at 23:37
Quote Posted by Vivian
A lot of other things were also very very big, and hence also relatively pretty slow. I guess they just walked after each other?
"OMG there's a TRex chasing us. Let's go!... Ok... But just
one more shrub then we really should get moving."
Renzatic on 20/7/2017 at 01:19
I like dinosaur news. :D
Tocky on 20/7/2017 at 02:35
Hmmmm. Elephants run short distances. If it had some camouflage, enough to lie in wait, it could pounce from a heavily jungled area. It had to take in a lot of calories. Unless it followed a herd of large dinosaurs constantly it could not survive. And the tail is made for bringing smaller animals down not large ones. I guess it could be just balance but what a waste.
Yes, I'm still trying to figure out how feathers got on a T Rex and what damn purpose they originally evolved for. Camo would be a development I could understand. With the right mimicry of leaves it might spring on that Jurassic Park jeep.
Pyrian on 20/7/2017 at 02:55
What is up with sauropod necks? I mean, brachiosaurs are kind of giraffe shaped, and diplodocus could theoretically rear up on its hind legs, so for them, reaching higher foliage makes sense. But most sauropods aren't adapted for reaching high. So... Why the long neck?
demagogue on 20/7/2017 at 04:12
Some drawing of them I saw once gave me the idea the long necks were to keep their heads above water, or eat off water-side trees, while their bodies could stay rather deep.
Nicker on 20/7/2017 at 04:40
Quote Posted by Tocky
Unless it followed a herd of large dinosaurs constantly it could not survive.
One hypothesis I heard was that the serrations on their teeth kept rotting food in place and turned their bite into a septic nightmare. Rather like komodo dragons, they'd just need to get one bite on a target then wait a few days for it to die. Just go around biting as many prey animals as possible to assure a steady supply of carrion.
