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Re: Champsosaur swimming

To: "DML" <dinosaur@usc.edu>
Subject: Re: Champsosaur swimming
From: "David Marjanovic" <david.marjanovic@gmx.at>
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 00:18:45 +0100
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> How are Champsosaurs likely to have swum?  In all pictures I see them
> up/down oscillating like otters (or whales).

Really? Look again :-?

> What about croc-style side/side movement?

I've read several times that champsosaurs used exactly this, but more snake-
than croc-style with the whole body.

> Is there any way to tell?

Should be obvious either way from the vertebrae.

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