RE: So Just How Much Could They Bend Their Tail?

["Øyvind M. Padron" <gorgosaur@hotmail.com>]

> You'd think (American slang) but the fossil definitely has a curve to it.
> Apparently the 'bone' was more pliable than is normally thought. It 
> couldn't
> whip the tail around like in Jurassic park, but it could still bend. If you
> think of it like a long thin piece of bamboo you can slightly 'bend' it.

yes, and if you bend it too far, it'll snap. I don't think a Velociraptor 
could take that chance (I don't really think it could do it if it wanted 
either), so base it down like this

the root of the tail (?10-20 first vertebrae) were pretty flexible.
the rest of the tail was not designed for flexibility, but had a slight 
ability to bend - maybe to prevent that it'd snap too easily while running 
or jumping etc.

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