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How Could Dinosaurs Reach over 110 Tonnes by Eating Ferns and Gingko? |
The largest ever land animals were the enormous plant-eater dinosaurs called sauropods, of which Apatosaurus (former Brontosaurus) is the best known. These creatures could grow up to 42 m (130 ft) in length (but the neck and tail could be longer than their body) and at least 110 tons in weight.
Researchers have been puzzled by one thing: these reptiles ate ferns, ginkgoes, conifers and related plants, as the flowering plants of today appeared during the Cretaceous, the late Age of Dinosaurs...
Posted originally: Fri, 8 Feb 2008 08:30:00 GMT
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