Re: Brachiosaur Defense

["Larry Febo" <larryf@capital.net>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Bonnan <mbonnan@hotmail.com>
To: dinosaur@usc.edu <dinosaur@usc.edu>
Date: Friday, January 28, 2000 2:37 PM
Subject: Re: Brachiosaur Defense


>Hi Larry:
>
>The arctometatarsalian condition does not appear to grant springy-ness to
jumps


Hello Matt!

It was something I read. Pg 26 from " Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs". Three
theories mentioned. One of them (at least) mentions "stored potential energy
from the ground-reaction force at footfall as metatarsal III moves
proximally",...and "release of the stored potential energy at takeoff,
adding thrust to the hindlimb". I just read it again, and I`m still not sure
I understand it.....8^).