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| Black Hawk | Jul 1 2014, 03:00 PM Post #421 |
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Ok Simple question,i was confused was it Argentinosaurus or Sauroposeidon who was the largest Dinosaur to ever roam the earth? |
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| Swimming Spaghetti Monster | Jul 1 2014, 03:36 PM Post #422 |
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We don't know. There are many sauropods, which are known from a single bone, and there is a huge load of ones, which we either didn't discover yet, or never will, because none individual has fossilized. |
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| CyborgIguana | Jul 1 2014, 04:27 PM Post #423 |
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In short, neither was. Note, however, that both of them were extremely large. Edited by CyborgIguana, Jul 1 2014, 04:30 PM.
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| stargatedalek | Jul 1 2014, 09:27 PM Post #424 |
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I'm not slow! That's just my moe!
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AFAIK amphicoelias is still generally considered the longest but there are others that could be larger, they are just poorly known Edited by stargatedalek, Jul 1 2014, 09:31 PM.
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| Similis | Jul 2 2014, 12:12 PM Post #425 |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaur_size What we know so far. Sauroposeidon was a Brachiosaurid (or rather a relative of Brachiosaurids from what I recall was concluded lately - either way it was slim). Compared to other Macronarians, they were pretty lightweight. There are some dinosaurs of which size we are not certain - Alamosaurus, Bruhathkayosaurus etc. Amphicoelias is so damn dubious. I wish we had that lost fossil material of it, or discovered new one. Edited by Similis, Jul 2 2014, 12:18 PM.
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| Bigwhale | Jul 2 2014, 01:35 PM Post #426 |
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Is it possible for Parasaurolophus to have a true crest instead of only a tube crest? I meant, not the sail like crest, but the meaty crest (Don't know what to call it ), like how Darwinopterus is speculated to have.
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| stargatedalek | Jul 2 2014, 02:19 PM Post #427 |
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while I suppose its possible, I see no evidence of this look at darwinopterus Spoiler: click to toggle now look at parasaurolophus Spoiler: click to toggle
Edited by stargatedalek, Jul 2 2014, 02:20 PM.
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| Bigwhale | Jul 2 2014, 02:24 PM Post #428 |
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I said that so you all could understand it better, because I don't have the words to describe it well But I'm not saying their shape is the same, yet the structure.
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| stargatedalek | Jul 2 2014, 02:29 PM Post #429 |
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do you mean behind or in front of the solid crest? the former is rather widely used, the latter would be unlikely but not impossible |
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| Bigwhale | Jul 2 2014, 02:34 PM Post #430 |
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Behind it. From what I've seen, the reconstructions depict sails on them. But I'm not sure though. |
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| stargatedalek | Jul 2 2014, 02:38 PM Post #431 |
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that varies when you get into details like that the artist can take a lot of creative liberty
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| Bigwhale | Jul 2 2014, 02:48 PM Post #432 |
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Spoiler: click to toggle I didn't mean the sailed crest like picture above. Spoiler: click to toggle Kinda like the one above, but with different shape . I'm going to say that in case you didn't understand my confusing statement
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| stargatedalek | Jul 2 2014, 04:21 PM Post #433 |
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I'm not slow! That's just my moe!
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it would simply be a matter of making the sail thicker so that it encompassed the crest I've never seen it done, but I can tell you already its plausible that para could have had such a crest Edited by stargatedalek, Jul 2 2014, 04:22 PM.
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| CyborgIguana | Jul 2 2014, 05:08 PM Post #434 |
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I don't consider it especially likely since there are no obvious attachment points for soft tissue on Para's crest, but it's not totally impossible. |
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| stargatedalek | Jul 2 2014, 05:32 PM Post #435 |
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exactly, possible but unlikely, its equally plausible para had a crest in front of the bone crest |
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), like how Darwinopterus is speculated to have.



