Evolutionary Cascade Theory Humor: A Sauropod Walks Into A Bar, The Bartender Asks 'Why The Long Neck?'
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 - 14:20
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A new collection featuring research on the complex evolutionary cascade theory that made the unique gigantism of sauropod dinosaurs possible has now been published in PLOS ONE. Sauropod dinosaurs were the largest terrestrial animals to roam the Earth, exceeding all other land-dwelling vertebrates in both mean and maximal body size. While convergently evolving many features seen in large terrestrial mammals, such as upright, columnar limbs and barrel-shaped trunks, sauropods evolved some unique features, such as the extremely long necks and diminutive heads they are famous for. read more