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Diplodocid whip tails
On 14 Nov 1997 09:24:09 +1100 you wrote:
>I read an article in a newpaper recently about a computer
scientist (Dr Nathan Myhrvoid) who suggested that diplodicid
tails were actually used as giant bull whips to make loud
cracking sounds.<
The original article is _Dinosaurs in motion_ by Carl Zimmer, on the
November 1997 issue of Discover Magazine. The full text is available at:
www.enews.com/magazines/discover/magtxt/9711-1.html
It is about computer modelling of dinosaur motion.
Oscar Romero