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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Eh, not likely, especially for dinosaurs that we have full skeletons of, because that much fat would be seen on the bones as damage from walking.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Who said it's fat, though? Sauropods are interesting in that they had systems of air sacs, like modern birds, that can puff up their apparent size without necessarily adding a lot of weight.

[–] pancakes 1 points 1 year ago

Also the curve of the neck at the base of the head doesn't look natural if that was all fat.