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The unique artistic talents of Darren Naish: the whiplash tail of flagellicaudatan sauropods
Thursday, April 21, 2016 9:51
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Building on the pioneering work of Myhrvold and Currie (1997), Darren Naish (circa 2003) conceived a theory of sauropod defence that has not been as widely accepted as he might have hoped. Sadly, other projects captured Naish’s attention, and his interest in writing up his theory waned. All that now remains of this sadly unpublished work is this speculative life restoration:
References
- Myhrvold, Nathan P. and Philip J. Currie. 1997. Supersonic sauropods? Tail dynamics in the diplodocids. Paleobiology 23:393-409.
Source: http://svpow.com/2016/04/06/the-unique-artistic-talents-of-darren-naish-the-whiplash-tail-of-flagellicaudatan-sauropods/
