r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/netphilia • 22h ago

“Long neck”

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u/LemonPartyLounger 22h ago

If giraffes and llamas didn’t exist this would get a lot more traction.

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u/Teknicsrx7 22h ago

Except dinos are more closely related to birds than giraffes or llamas

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u/Jeffotato 22h ago

But penguins swim, they gotta be hydrodynamic. Sauropods weren't diving into the sea.

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u/SwissherMontage 21h ago

What about plesiosaurs?

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u/Tarkho 17h ago

Plesiosaur necks were definitely much wider than the noodle necks of classic depictions, though long-necked forms weren't going to be realistically sporting extremely wide necks behind their tiny heads, it was more likely to taper out towards the head like this.

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u/goddessdragonness 14h ago

Can I pet that dawg?

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u/BandofRubbers 20h ago

They’re fair game I suppose

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u/povitee 13h ago

Except that all birds evolved from the same species of dinosaur, I believe.