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Just some more "afterthoughts" on the
subject...I can see the Sauropod tail possibly being used as a defensive
weapon by knocking over a predator (using the bulk of the tail, and swinging the
body around). I can also see the tail being used to "trip" the
predator by use of the distal section wrapping around a predators legs
(...perhaps). But for it to use the very tip of the tail in a whiplike fashion
would require fairly precise timing and proper distance. Could a Sauropod see
that clearly the distance from it`s head to it`s tail? Even if so, wouldn`t it
require binocular vision to judge the distance???
As far as producing sound for communication, it
would need quite an area of open space to "crack it`s whip". Trees and
bushes in the way would not do.....( I can just
picture it`s whip getting stuck in a knot around a treetrunk!)
Would be hampered when in the water as well. Would have to be out in the open to
crack it`s whip.Seems like too many obstacles for a communication
device.
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