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Plesiosaurs Necks

To: dinosaur@usc.edu
Subject: Plesiosaurs Necks
From: Dinosaur World <dinoworld@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 23:10:48 +0000
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Has there been studies to try and determine how a Plesiosaur, especially Elasmosaurus, would have been capable of holding their necks straight while swimming at a high rate of speed?

What would have prevented the neck from simply folding backwards due to the force of the oncoming water?

George

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