Neck Posture of Sauropod Dinosaurs

2000/01/28 by Paul Upchurch · 4 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology #Evolution and Paleontology Studies #Amphibian and Reptile Biology

paper · doi:10.1126/science.287.5453.547b

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Abstract

Stevens and Parrish's report ([1][1]) represents a major advance in our understanding of neck posture in sauropod dinosaurs, but there are certain aspects of their work that require clarification. Stevens and Parrish determined the feeding envelopes (the maximum vertical and horizontal extent of

Citations

• Neck Posture and Feeding Habits of Two Jurassic Sauropod Dinosaurs

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