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yuiyoshida

(41,832 posts) Mon Sep 8, 2014, 11:51 AM Sep 2014

Dreadnoughtus: A New Dinosaur Discovery

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Dreadnoughtus: A New Dinosaur Discovery (Original Post) yuiyoshida Sep 2014 OP

That's REALLY cool. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #1

Thank you, Yui. Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #2

Just shooting from the hip here... Old Crow Sep 2014 #3

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2014 #4

One report said it is not fully grown. alfredo Sep 2014 #5

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

1. That's REALLY cool.

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 12:08 PM

Sep 2014

Jackpine Radical

(45,274 posts)

2. Thank you, Yui.

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 01:54 PM

Sep 2014

What an amazing creature! You really have to wonder what evolutionary forces propelled it toward such gigantism.

Old Crow

(2,212 posts)

3. Just shooting from the hip here...

Reply to Jackpine Radical (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 09:20 PM

Sep 2014

... but I'd venture to say that in each generation, the smaller members of the species were getting eaten by carnivores. Since this dino's tail was robustly muscled to be used as a weapon (which means a good amount of the animal's caloric intake was expended in building and maintaining such muscle mass), clearly fending off predators was a significant evolutionary pressure.

Really interesting video.

Uncle Joe

(58,366 posts)

4. Kicked and recommended.

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 09:42 PM

Sep 2014

Thanks for the thread, yuiyoshida.