Blood Pressure

New Blood Pressure Study Results Reported from J.D. Siegwarth et al

Published in Hematology Week, May 9th, 2011

2011 MAY 9 -- "The long neck of an adult sauropod has been found structurally unsuitable for high browsing while standing on all four feet. Some juveniles might have used a tripodal stance, but an analysis of the motion of the centre of mass shows a large adult sauropod could not," scientists writing in the journal Lethaia report.

"We propose here that sauropods could have browsed high by sitting, squatting or even kneeling on their hind legs to elevate their heads without a sharp bend at the base of the neck. A large sauropod needs a way to deal with very high blood pressure when high browsing," wrote J.D. Siegwarth and colleagues.

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Source: Hematology Week (2011-05-09)

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