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| Amphicoelias fragillimus, a treetop feeder or a grazer? | |
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| SpinoInWonderland | Jul 6 2012, 12:55 AM Post #1 |
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Amphicoelias fragillimus' size would allow it to reach leaves that even Brachiosaurus could only dream of reaching, but diplodocoids are known to be grazing dinosaurs. Is Amphicoelias fragillimus a treetop feeder, or a grazer? What do you think? |
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| Jinfengopteryx | Jul 6 2012, 01:13 AM Post #2 |
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Maybe both, such a big animal would have to be an opportunist(take anything it get's). However, havewe any evidence for them, to be grazers? |
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| SpinoInWonderland | Jul 6 2012, 01:32 AM Post #3 |
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I think it was mainly a treetop feeder, so it won't have to face competition from Diplodocus, and would feed at higher levels than Brachiosaurus, but would graze if there are no trees available. The possibility of grazing for them comes from being Diplodocus-like(just look at Amphicoelias altus) |
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| Jinfengopteryx | Jul 6 2012, 01:36 AM Post #4 |
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I meant, have we evidence for Diplo, to be a grazer? It could stand up for the trees. |
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| SpinoInWonderland | Jul 6 2012, 01:45 AM Post #5 |
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The head, it's squarish, like a grazer would have, ![]() ,but the head isn't the biggest factor, the low height is.(it's only a bit taller than the heads of the largest theropods) I don't think it can hold a tripodal pose with that slender tail for the several long minutes that it takes to feed. It seems that rearing was mainly used for fighting off predators(like in WWD) Amphicoelias may have a head like that, but it could be used for feeding on treetops as well, just because Amphicoelias is so tall. |
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| Jinfengopteryx | Jul 6 2012, 02:23 AM Post #6 |
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O.K. thanks. |
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| Thalassophoneus | Nov 24 2015, 04:45 AM Post #7 |
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I don't really like thinking of Amphicoelias with such head. Anyway, there were ferns during the time of Amphicoelias so it is probable that it was feeding both with ferns and from trees. Its neck was horizontal but it was a massive creature and could reach several meters high above the ground with its head. Edited by Thalassophoneus, Nov 24 2015, 04:46 AM.
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