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Re: long necked gliding reptile

To: silvio.renesto@uninsubria.it
Subject: Re: long necked gliding reptile
From: jrc <jrccea@bellsouth.net>
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 06:00:47 -0600
Cc: dinosaur@usc.edu
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----- Original Message ----- From: "silvio.renesto" <silvio.renesto@uninsubria.it> To: <dinosaur@usc.edu> Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 2:14 AM Subject: Re: long necked gliding reptile

but I am not very confident if a long stretched neck would be compatible with gliding in such a fashion...

It would if the head is held slightly higher than the shoulders, similar to the position that geese use. The vortices shed by the neck would help support it. JimC

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- long necked gliding reptile
  - From: Renesto Silvio Claudio <silvio.renesto@uninsubria.it>

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