Three big dorks
October 18, 2007
Figure 1. Sauroposeidon proteles, eighth cervical vertebra (top) and posterior portion of seventh cervical (bottom). Mike Taylor (left) and Matt Wedel (right) for scale.
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October 18, 2007 at 1:38 pm
Good crap, that’s huge! Nice picture, too. I love the name “Sauroposeidon”…could do without that “Superposeidon” thing I see every now and then :).
October 18, 2007 at 2:35 pm
Mike, you do know what dork means right?
And slow down on the posting rate will you – I’m trying to pace myself here :)
October 19, 2007 at 12:30 am
So, what angle are we viewing from? It appears the 7th is at the bottom of the picture, so I’d say we’re looking at the vertebrae from the dino’s 2 o’clock level, but what’s that in paleontologistese?
October 19, 2007 at 2:58 am
Hi, Amanda. Yes, it’s big :-)
No, Darren, I didn’t (but now do) know the original meaning of “dork”. Matt chose the title.
Yes, Mike, you’re reading the photo right. We are viewing the specimen in right anterolateral, so the part nearest to us is the more anterior of the two vertebrae. Stay tuned for more informative Sauroposeidon photos.
October 24, 2007 at 11:38 am
Yeah, THAT’S not going to be 3-D digitised anytime soon either…
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