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| Tweet Topic Started: Jun 12 2012, 12:50 AM (3,888 Views) | |
| SpinoInWonderland | Jun 12 2012, 12:50 AM Post #1 |
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The madness has come back...
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On the thread "south america: land of giants", someone got a 170-200 tonne Puertasaurus by scaling it from an Argentinosaurus. That would be in the weight range of a blue whale I don't want that thread to go off-topic, so I'll make this one. How high is the limit to dinosaur size? EDIT: I now believe that the limits of terrestrial creatures far exceed the mass of a blue whale Edited by SpinoInWonderland, Sep 2 2012, 10:36 AM.
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| coherentsheaf | Sep 4 2012, 08:28 AM Post #31 |
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Kleptoparasite
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I got the 1.5 ratio from the measureent of the large print in the 2012 paper. I do not know how representative this print is. |
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| Fragillimus335 | Sep 4 2012, 08:46 AM Post #32 |
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Omnivore
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Ahh... I see |
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| Thalassophoneus | Mar 21 2015, 06:21 AM Post #33 |
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Pelagic Killer
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Theoritically there are no limits in the size of animals. I believe that dinosaurs might have been the largest animals ever. The Broome titanosaur for example might have been over 200 tons in weight. I believe that their limit ranges from 200-1.000 tons. However dinosaurs heavier than a Blue Whale are something difficult to exist. |
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| DinosaurFan95 | Mar 21 2015, 06:28 AM Post #34 |
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Omnivore
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There ARE limits on size. Factors such as population density, food shortages, predation, disease, stress, age, environmental room, etc. Limit how large a species could hypothetically get. |
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