Re: Dinosaur Were Endotherms

[Jeff Poling <jpoling@dinosauria.com>]

At 05:50 PM 3/31/98 PST, Matthew Troutman wrote:
>because it allows for some temperature 
>stability.

   i.e. homeothermy.  At least one scientist has concluded that bipedality
is _a priori_ proof of homeothermy.  Tetrapod muscles apparently only
function well in a certain temperature range, and bipedality generally
requires fine muscle control to keep from falling on one's face, even when
balanced the way dinosaurs were/are ....


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