Re: Penguins And Rexes

[David Marjanovic <david.marjanovic@gmx.at>]

>  How much of this was based on ankylosaur and
> scute confusion and how much was based on actual titanosaur ribs?

Good question...

> If I recall correctly, titanosaurs like *Rapetosaurus* and
> *Saltosaurus* are about as narrow as other sauropods.

*R.* at least hasn't been illustrated in dorsal view.

>  This assumed the head was "from a tremendous height". Some people (Paul, 
> for
> example) consider the head of *Brachiosaurus* to be held habitually 
> vertical or
> semi-vertically, some more 45-degree or so (giraffe-style) and some nearly
> horizontal (Stevens, for one). There does appear to be some evidence for 
> both
> sides.
>
>  Titanosaurs like *Argentinosaurus*

...were outside the question, which was "what happens when a *Brachiosaurus* 
trips".

> A good question to ask is do elephants trip?

I don't think so...