Re: Spinosaurus/Lost World

[brucet@mindspring.com (bruce thompson)]

>Steve Tomporowski writes;

>Pretty much my point, that dinosaurs, being bipedal must have developed a
>relatively sophisticated balance mechanism...maybe similar to humans.  Does
>a lizard have as complex a balance mechanism as a human?  What about
>something on long legs like a giraffe or a moose?  Just curious as to
>whether any research/speculation has been done in this area.  For example,
>crocs are a sister group to dinosaurs, do they have a complex balance
>mechanism?  Does it vary with environment, say a pliosaur, versus a
>cerotopsian?

        But pliosaurs aren't dinosaurs, but true reptiles, aren't they?

bruce

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