Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoMaybe he shouldnt have been called 'littlefoot' but instead 'no neck' in the land before timeslrpnk.netimagemessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1339arrow-down12
arrow-up1337arrow-down1imageMaybe he shouldnt have been called 'littlefoot' but instead 'no neck' in the land before timeslrpnk.netTrack_Shovel@slrpnk.net to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squareGalvenlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoEh, not likely, especially for dinosaurs that we have full skeletons of, because that much fat would be seen on the bones as damage from walking.
minus-squareBarry Zuckerkorn@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoWho said it’s fat, though? Sauropods are interesting in that they had systems of air sacs, like modern birds, that can puff up their apparent size without necessarily adding a lot of weight.
minus-squarefabian_drinks_milk@lemmy.fmhy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 year agoIsn’t there also the square cube law which is why bigger animals are lumpier, whilst smaller animals are stronger for their size?
minus-squarepancakes@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoAlso the curve of the neck at the base of the head doesn’t look natural if that was all fat.
Eh, not likely, especially for dinosaurs that we have full skeletons of, because that much fat would be seen on the bones as damage from walking.
Who said it’s fat, though? Sauropods are interesting in that they had systems of air sacs, like modern birds, that can puff up their apparent size without necessarily adding a lot of weight.
Isn’t there also the square cube law which is why bigger animals are lumpier, whilst smaller animals are stronger for their size?
Also the curve of the neck at the base of the head doesn’t look natural if that was all fat.