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| Topic Started: Nov 26 2013, 10:24 PM (193,430 Views) | |
| babehunter1324 | Jan 12 2015, 08:47 AM Post #961 |
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That is something that puzzles me... Ibrahim et al give a weight of around 6 tons for Spinosaurus, it has been argued that the main reason why it's weight was decreased so much realtive to previous estimates was dure to the fact the legs and hips were much smaller than previously tought... Yet, doesn't seem a bit weird that a 15 meters long animal with very dense bones weights less* than a 12 meters long theropod with longer limbs and a bigger hip bone but a much more pneumatic skeleton? *Going by Scott Hartmann estimates of a Sue's weight (around 8,400 kg). |
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| Jules | Jan 12 2015, 08:53 AM Post #962 |
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Mihi est imperare orbi universo
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Incinerox, could you please go ans argue with this LordOfStamps guy for me about the twenty tonnes I gave up. http://comments.deviantart.com/1/500698883/3691774030 |
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| CyborgIguana | Jan 12 2015, 03:26 PM Post #963 |
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Is it possible that at least some mosasaurs may have been venomous in the manner of present-day monitor lizards? |
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| stargatedalek | Jan 12 2015, 04:20 PM Post #964 |
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I'm not slow! That's just my moe!
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its possible, but I doubt it given that its held in the saliva rather than fangs and as such it would be much less effective in water does anyone have a skeletal reference I can use for eupodophis? I have photos of the skeleton but I'd rather use a pre-existing reference if possible |
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| DinoBear | Jan 12 2015, 04:31 PM Post #965 |
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Would solid bones really double the weight of Spinosaurus? IIRC there is a study that states that T. rex would only weigh about 7% more with solid bones, but I can't seem to find it and so I'm not sure how well my memory serves me. |
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| stargatedalek | Jan 12 2015, 05:26 PM Post #966 |
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I'm not slow! That's just my moe!
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well not only that but the estimated neck length nearly doubled
Edited by stargatedalek, Jan 12 2015, 05:27 PM.
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| Incinerox | Jan 12 2015, 08:07 PM Post #967 |
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Āeksiot Zaldrīzoti
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HA! I'm not gonna call out Scott Hartman if he says my calculations are bogus. I'd take his word on the matter over mine any day. I'm gonna have to accept defeat there. Edited by Incinerox, Jan 12 2015, 08:11 PM.
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Jan 12 2015, 08:22 PM Post #968 |
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Tell him on how Mark Witton found out how the calculations are correct. |
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| Iben | Jan 13 2015, 03:09 AM Post #969 |
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There'll be no foot-walking! Just air-flying!
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Actually, that was about the size of the bones in the reconstruction, it has nothing to do with the weight-calculations.
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| Incinerox | Jan 13 2015, 10:08 AM Post #970 |
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Āeksiot Zaldrīzoti
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Weight calculations based on dinosaur body volume is basically Hartman's thing, behind skeletal drawings. It'd be like trying to tell Bruce Lee "your punch technique's off". |
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| SamtheMan | Jan 14 2015, 05:09 AM Post #971 |
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Hi again, there are a few questions that have stumbled upon recently, hope you guys won't mind answering them. 1. What do we know of the flora found at the Ojo Alamo Formation and at the North Horn Formation? The Ojo Alamo is said to be semi-arid but I haven't heard of any specifics like grasses, trees, etc. I'm also wondering about the diet Alamosaurus would've had if it lived in an area that didn't have too many large trees. 2. Do we have any clues about the combat abilities of large hadrosaurids like Edmontosaurus (or hadrosaurids of any size for that matter)? I understand that running would've been their first choice in many situations, but I'm wondering about how individuals would fight against each other for dominance or if a predator had them in a corner. 3. What do we know about Augustynolophus? I was excited to hear about a dinosaur from California, but I haven't heard many details about it such as size, the habitat it lived in, etc. 4. Where have fossils of Smilodon fatalis been found? I know of sites in California and Florida but I'm wondering how far north this species may have gone (or the chances of finding frozen specimens). Thanks again! Edited by SamtheMan, Jan 14 2015, 05:11 AM.
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| Furka | Jan 14 2015, 06:11 AM Post #972 |
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This old book I have mentions damaged but healed ribs which could have been caused by violent hits like kicks or such. |
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| Even | Jan 14 2015, 08:23 AM Post #973 |
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2. Its bulk would have been the first and foremost weapon, especially for bigger adult hadrosaurs... Running is another option... |
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| babehunter1324 | Jan 14 2015, 09:08 AM Post #974 |
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Big ones like Shastungosaurus would likely had been dangerous to even the largest predators by virtue of their size alone.
Edited by babehunter1324, Jan 14 2015, 09:08 AM.
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| CyborgIguana | Jan 14 2015, 10:20 AM Post #975 |
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Indeed. Despite what documentaries would have you think, hadrosaurs were more than just walking meatballs ripe for the taking by any predator. |
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