Re: Not dinosaurs

[JCMcL <darwincr@laplaza.taos.nm.us>]

On Thu, 25 Jan 1996 Dinogeorge@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 96-01-25 00:33:43 EST, darwincr@laplaza.taos.nm.us (JCMcL)
> writes:
> 
> >My own feeling has always been that the long sauropod tail was a cooling 
> >radiator, BTW.  Rather than a whip, or JUST a whip.
> >
> >
> 
> Nah. Not enough surface area.


Really?  How would we find surface area of such a (roughly conical, I 
believe) object?  Can anyone here do it?  I think it'll be pretty large, 
though I surely lack George's certainty.
Thanks.
JCMcL