GuyBeardmane Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Like, as an aquatic dinosaur with the broad body and fins on its body, wouldn't the head and neck just be at the mercy of water resistance and the current? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbagepailcat Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 (edited) Getting food outside of the water? Edited March 26, 2019 by garbagepailcat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainyDayJizz#35 Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Also if it breathes oxygen the bulk of its body can remain hidden while hunting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mthor Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 53 minutes ago, GuyBeardmane said: Like, as an aquatic dinosaur with the broad body and fins on its body, wouldn't the head and neck just be at the mercy of water resistance and the current? On some Discovery program I saw (from back when they were doing a lot of dino shows), some paelentologist (or however you spell it) said that it kept the prey fish from realizing that there was a large predator closing in, since they didn't register the large body until after the relatively small head and thin neck had already arrived and started dining. Or maybe something else; I should probably go watch it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 all these answers are terrifying 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Me Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 1 hour ago, GuyBeardmane said: Like, as an aquatic dinosaur with the broad body and fins on its body, wouldn't the head and neck just be at the mercy of water resistance and the current? Maybe to keep vial organs safe while coming up for air? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimModSponges Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 21 hours ago, mthor said: On some Discovery program I saw (from back when they were doing a lot of dino shows), some paelentologist (or however you spell it) said that it kept the prey fish from realizing that there was a large predator closing in, since they didn't register the large body until after the relatively small head and thin neck had already arrived and started dining. Or maybe something else; I should probably go watch it again. This is probably your closest answer. Also, those guys aren't dinosaurs. They're aquatic reptiles. Thats like saying eels are alligators. Triassic critters were weird af; slapped right between two mass extinctions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 On 3/27/2019 at 7:20 AM, SwimModSponges said: This is probably your closest answer. Also, those guys aren't dinosaurs. They're aquatic reptiles. Thats like saying eels are alligators. Triassic critters were weird af; slapped right between two mass extinctions. I'm going to call plesiosaurs and pteradactyls dinsosaurs with no shame because that's what my dino books from when I was a tyke taught me. And there's nothing you can do to stop me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpgamer Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 I'd also hazard a guess that the body doesn't seem especially designed for maneuverability, so an elongated neck may help in catching elusive prey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptorpat Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 On 3/27/2019 at 10:20 AM, SwimModSponges said: Also, those guys aren't dinosaurs. They're aquatic reptiles. Thats like saying eels are alligators. shut up 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginguy Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 To reach the cereal on the top shelf. duh. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discolé monade Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 8 minutes ago, Ginguy said: To reach the cereal on the top shelf. duh. omg! i was gonna' say to reach the liquor in the cabinet above the fridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skiles Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 A plesiosaur has a long neck so it can please-you. Please-ee-yo... I'm bad at puns. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sandstone Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Could be for superior fighting of other competition predators. There were a large number of giant alpha predators during that time. There is a whale I forget the name which was bigger than megalodon and carnivorous. They typically had two ways of fighting, ramming each other at high speed from below so as to damage the internal organs and force them up towards the surface disorienting. The second way was side to side grappling biting each other, at least from what I've read, I can think of some scenarios in which a long neck would definitely assist a Dino of reaching back and biting back if they were already caught by a larger predator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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