Sauropod necks

[Jeananda Col <jc@EnchantedLearning.com>]

Has anyone ever heard of a theory explaining the lengthening of some
sauropods' necks as an adaptation for obtaining foliage within forests?

Since sauropods couldn't venture into dense conifer forests because of
their size, some may have poked their neck into forests (while standing
along the perimeter) to reach undisturbed foliage.

Alternatively, the long neck may have enabled the sauropod to eat soft
pteridophytes (horsetails, club mosses, and ferns) that lived primarily
in wet areas; they couldn't venture into the wet area, but could browse
from firm ground.

Jeananda Col
jc@EnchantedLearning.com

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