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| Sauropod length-to-weight/ Dino heavier than Argentinosaurus | |
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| Topic Started: Dec 20 2011, 02:52 PM (405 Views) | |
| Nanotyranus | Dec 20 2011, 02:52 PM Post #1 |
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To me, it seems that sauropods are very good at having things the same length but much heavier/lighter than each other. Examples: Diplodocus weighs around 12 tons at 54 metres long. (Light-weight sauropod) Argentinosaurus weighs around 70 tons at 35 metres long. (Heavy-weight sauropod) Puertasaurus weighs around 100 tons at 35 metres long. (HOLY SH*T THAT'S BIG-weight sauropod) (Info from Wikipedia, feel free to correct.) For those that don't know, Puertasaurus is the new really big thing known from enough remains to give a good weight estimate. From 2001. |
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| El Squibbonator | Dec 20 2011, 03:04 PM Post #2 |
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There were actually a number of truly huge dinosaurs heavier than Argentinosaurus: Ruyangosaurus, Futalogknosaurus, Huanghetitan, and--assuming new fossils found in New Mexico belong to it-- Alamosaurus. And that's if we don't count Amphicoelias or Bruhathkayosaurus. . . |
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| Nanotyranus | Dec 20 2011, 03:05 PM Post #3 |
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He Who Fails
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Puerta's just the one that (as far as I can remember, anyway) has the best remains. It's also got a weird laterally-flexible neck. |
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