Dinosaur icons such as Diplodocus held their long necks high in the air not horizontally as previously thought ; Teaser image: Funny_Games/flickr (Image: Axel Mauruszat)
DID giant plant-eating dinosaurs such as Brachiosaurus and Diplodocus hold their long necks vertically or horizontally? In the long-running debate, the old-fashioned view that they held their heads up high is edging ahead.
Sauropods – stars of countless exhibitions, documentaries and books – have been depicted since the early 20th century with an upright posture. But doubt was cast on this when it was realised how hard their hearts would have to work to pump…
