• Galven@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Eh, not likely, especially for dinosaurs that we have full skeletons of, because that much fat would be seen on the bones as damage from walking.

    • Barry Zuckerkorn@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      Who said it’s fat, though? Sauropods are interesting in that they had systems of air sacs, like modern birds, that can puff up their apparent size without necessarily adding a lot of weight.

    • fabian_drinks_milk@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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      1 year ago

      Isn’t there also the square cube law which is why bigger animals are lumpier, whilst smaller animals are stronger for their size?