TAYLOR AND WEDEL – LONG NECKS OF SAUROPOD DINOSAURS 1 of 39 Why sauropods had long necks; and why giraffes have short necks Michael P. Taylor, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1RJ, England.
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[email protected] Table of Contents Abstract............................................................................................................................................2 Introduction......................................................................................................................................3 Museum Abbreviations...............................................................................................................3 Long Necks in Different Taxa..........................................................................................................3 Extant Animals............................................................................................................................4 Extinct Mammals........................................................................................................................4 Theropods....................................................................................................................................5 Pterosaurs....................................................................................................................................6