Re: Weak necks?

["Thomas de Wilde" <jedimr_thomas@hotmail.com>]

I have seen pic's of Elasmosaurus catching pterosaurs, but those were quite
old I honestly couldn't tell you for sure.

Thomas
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Gay" <rob@dinodomain.com>
To: "Dinosaur Mailing List" <dinosaur@usc.edu>
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 4:36 PM
Subject: Weak necks?


> I was flipping through channels, and of course paused at the Discovery
> Channel. They were having a special about "Nessie" (I know, I know).
Anyway,
> point of this message: a man (not identified) stated that because
> plesiosaurs had short neck vertebrae, their necks were very flimsy, and
> couldn't have supported their head if they tried to lift it out of the
> water.
> I had never heard this before, but I had heard about the potential for
poor
> mobility in plesiosaur necks. I was wondering if someone could comment on
> this...it rankled me, because obviously a plesiosaur would need to
> breathe...
> Peace,
> Rob
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