Re: Sauropods and those little heads

[brucet@mindspring.com (bruce thompson)]

>Robert Bakker once presented his answer at a science teacher's symposium I
>attended.  According to him, Small brains = small skulls.  sauropods have
>small brains simply due to the fact that they raise up on the rear legs to
>get food from time to time,

        So is there a consensus on this now, that the sauropods reared up
to get at high branches?

 and also must lover their heads to drink.

bruce



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