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Re: Opisthocoelicaudia (was Re: Titanosaurids)

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Subject: Re: Opisthocoelicaudia (was Re: Titanosaurids)
From: "David Marjanovic" <david.marjanovic@gmx.at>
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 23:43:19 +0100
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Fam Jansma" <fam.jansma@worldonline.nl>
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 8:50 PM


> >(1) "Skid-like" chevrons [...]
> >One suggestion is that they protected the underside of the tail
> >if it came into contact with the ground.
>
> Alright, maybe the forked chevrons were not used for propping up,

Erm... hm... what's thought to happen to the tail when a sauropod rears up?
:-)

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