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Re: Blood flow in Sauropods

To: Multiple recipients of list <dinosaur@lepomis.psych.upenn.edu>
Subject: Re: Blood flow in Sauropods
From: Dinogeorge@aol.com
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 1995 14:27:31 -0400
Reply-to: Dinogeorge@aol.com
Sender: dinosaur@lepomis.psych.upenn.edu

In a message dated 95-09-12 14:20:36 EDT, martz@holly.ColoState.EDU (Jeffrey
Martz) writes:

>      I don't doubt that having a long neck increases the feeding 
>range without moving the body, I just don't see the point of doing so 
>if you can cover the same range by moving the body and having a shoter 
>neck.

If you have a REALLY, REALLY BIG body, using a long neck is more advantageous
than moving the whole body, it seems to me. I have no problem with this
notion.

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