Re: [dinosaur] Giant sauropod sleeping postures

[Dann Pigdon <dannj@alphalink.com.au>]

On Mon, Jul 8th, 2019 at 6:22 PM, Poekilopleuron <dinosaurtom2015@seznam.cz> 
wrote:

> Thank you for all the interesting information! But in case that these giant
> animals really needed to rest lying on the ground, what would be the most
> probable posture and mechanism of standing up? Was it mechanically possible
> for them to raise a few tens of tonnes up? Thank you, Tom.

[Rampant speculation begins]

Unless they had a long ovipositor (a la 'Walking With Dinosaurs'), then at the 
very least they would have 
been able to squat down low enough to lay eggs. Allowing hard-shelled eggs of 
that size to free-fall from 
any height might have ended in disaster. If they could squat long enough to lay 
eggs and rise again 
successfully, then they may have been able to do so for longer periods in a 
sitting or crouching position. 
As for lying on their sides; I expect that would have been a bad idea for the 
very largest of sauropods.

[Rampant speculation ends]

--
Dann Pigdon