Scientific Frontline · @sflorg
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were large with long necks and long tails. In a previous study, it was believed that a hypothetical structure at the end of a diplodocid's tail, similar to the end of a whip, could move faster than the speed of sound (340 meters per second) and produce a bang.

sflorg.com/2022/12/pal12092201

#diplodocids #herbivorous #dinosaurs #supersonic #paleontology #biology #sflorg

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Scientific Frontline · @sflorg
953 followers · 2070 posts · Server mastodon.social

were large with long necks and long tails. In a previous study, it was believed that a hypothetical structure at the end of a diplodocid's tail, similar to the end of a whip, could move faster than the speed of sound (340 meters per second) and produce a bang.

sflorg.com/2022/12/pal12092201

#diplodocids #herbivorous #dinosaurs #supersonic #paleontology #biology #sflorg

Last updated 2 years ago