Scientists: YOU ARE WRONG ABOUT SAUROPODS
Yes, you. Because you KNOW that you are GUILTY of making the Sauropod::Giraffe analogy. And it is WRONG. At least, so say the scientists.
Prevailing wisdom has it that these leviathans used their necks like giraffes today. They reached up high into the trees, munching leisurely on forest canopy that was out of reach for rival herbivores.
Not so, says a paper appearing in Biology Letters, a journal published by Britain’s prestigious Royal Society.
It argues that giant sauropods most probably preferred to feed horizontally, rather than vertically, on the grounds of energy cost.
I’m dubious. While it might have been somewhat uncomfortable to have 5% of your (50 ton) body weight be your massively inefficient 5,000 lb. heart, it would be more than compensated for by the value of a 5,000 lb. heart as a Triassic status symbol. Like a hummer.
