The Upper Size Limits Of Sauropods

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Published 2024-03-03
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Lately there has been a lot of interest in the maximum size ranges of sauropod dinosaurs. Some believe they could have been as big as the biggest whales. In this video I discuss.

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Artwork by Stephen Moore
All Comments (11)
  • @szodoss7764
    My opinion is next: 1) I think the upper limit was around 120 - 130 tons.. 2) 70 - 80 tons for argentinosaurus sounds realistic, based on its remains. 3) Dreadnoughtus is overestimated. 4) Puertasaurus is underestimated.
  • @Alberad08
    Definitely some thought provoking ideas with that... My best estimation on how big an animal can ever get depends on the regenerative capacity of its environment. Suggesting, in a hot house with high CO2 levels, that might be pretty big, but how big, who knows - at least, it would have to be a lot bigger than what's observable today on earth.
  • @eliletts8149
    I definitely think a renewed interest in sauropods in general has been ignited by Prehistoric Planet 1 & 2! Although there is no doubt that sauropods could get almost unimaginatively huge, I still think even the largest sauropod of them all would still be lighter in mass than the blue whale.
  • @011keepers
    what would they say about the skeleton of Andre the Giant!