Dinosaur Fact File
Name: Barlow Long (barosaurus)
Family: sauropod
Age: Late Jurassic
:23-27 meters in length
Weight: Unknown
Distribution: Tanzania, Matt Guevara; U.S. South Dakota, Utah
Also translated "Heavy Dragon", the scientific name means "bulky lizard." The fossil is the fossil collection in 1912 the U.S. House of El Carnegie Douglas in Utah mining site excavated. Barlow Dragon and close relatives like Diplodocus, both the body very long, the highest point of the body when standing in the buttocks; but both the proportion of different neck and tail, the tail of the dragon Barlow proportion of short, by the very slender neck to balance out the neck from the shoulders up to 9 meters long, making it the highest in North America almost dinosaurs.
Barlow heart of the dragon
Some scientists estimate that the blood sent to Barlow in the long-necked dragon head on top, weighing 1.6 tons must have the heart to do it. Such a big heart, but heart rate will slow to send the blood of the neck before the next heartbeat back down. Barlow guess they may have 8 dragon heart, each just big enough heart to pump blood to the next heart is enough. But some scientists believe that Barlow Long a modern big heart, arteries in the neck to prevent blood return. Besides the volatility of muscle contraction can also push the blood back to the brain.
Barlow, head of the dragon
Barlow has since been named the dragon, it has not been found in leading department Barlow fossils. Barlow scientists in the production of the dragon model, the general growth of its head shape, flat and sloping shape. Nostrils above the eye opening. This design is similar to the dragon in accordance with the Barlow match parts of sauropod bones and do.
Long neck Barlow
Barlow dragon's neck by the spine of more than 16 supported. Some of the spine section of a meter long, and pillar-shaped with long neck ribs. However, there is a deep hollow to reduce weight. If you do not reduce the weight of this design, such a long neck would be so heavy that the dragon could not lift their heads to Barlow.
Barlow dragon's tail
Barlow Long has a long whip-like tail. Scientists have found the dragon's tail bone speculated Barlow, Barlow easy to bend the end of the dragon tail, similar to the tail of the dragon beams. Moreover, regardless of whether the tail is easy to bend, the tail must be heavy to be balanced with a long neck, or the dragon will not normally Barlow stand. But it can be speculated that because of this long tail, Barlow dragon's body is much more slender. |
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