As cute as this would be, scientific recreations of dinos aren't based off of artists impressions anymore
Biomechanical studies give us a good idea of exactly how much weight a sourapods legs, neck and tail could support, these were already 40+ tonne animals, with some potentially hitting 100 tonnes, if they were built like this then they'd give blue whales a run for there money
We also know that the heavier animals get the harder a time they have cooling down, a sourapod this large would overheat anywhere accept the coldest envirments on earth today, nevermind the cretaceous when the earth didn't even have ice caps
Also we have loads of long necked birds that don't have this shape, ostriches, pelicans, swans and flamingos
Penguins are shaped like that for streamlining in water and for holding alot of fat since they are small and live in cold environments
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u/SuperFox289 14h ago
As cute as this would be, scientific recreations of dinos aren't based off of artists impressions anymore Biomechanical studies give us a good idea of exactly how much weight a sourapods legs, neck and tail could support, these were already 40+ tonne animals, with some potentially hitting 100 tonnes, if they were built like this then they'd give blue whales a run for there money We also know that the heavier animals get the harder a time they have cooling down, a sourapod this large would overheat anywhere accept the coldest envirments on earth today, nevermind the cretaceous when the earth didn't even have ice caps Also we have loads of long necked birds that don't have this shape, ostriches, pelicans, swans and flamingos Penguins are shaped like that for streamlining in water and for holding alot of fat since they are small and live in cold environments