Long-Neck Dinosaurs: How Sauropods Built the Greatest Reaching Machines in Earth’s History
1) What people mean by “long-neck dinosaur”When most people say “long-neck dinosaur,” they’re usually talking about sauropodomorphs—especially sauropods, the giant, four-legged herbivores such as Diplodocus, Apatosaurus, and Brachiosaurus. These animals evolved necks that could exceed 6–9 met...
“Types of Dinosaurs”: A Zoologist’s Field Guide to the Major Dinosaur Groups
1) What counts as a dinosaur (and what doesn’t)?“Dinosaur” is not a catch-all word for any big prehistoric reptile. Dinosaurs are a specific branch of archosaurs (the group that also includes crocodilians and birds) with a distinctive body plan—most famously, upright limbs held under the body ra...