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Why sauropods had long necks; and why giraffes have short necks
The necks of the sauropod dinosaurs reached 15 m in length: six times longer than that of the world record giraffe and five times longer than those of all other terrestrial animals. Several anatomical features enabled this extreme elongation, including: absolutely large body size and quadrupedal sta...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2013
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3628838/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23638372 http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.36 |