Nice! "But the strength of the Hatzegopteryx neck [beastie on the right] seems high even accounting for its likely skull size, and we postulate that additional loads - big prey items, violent uses of the head and beak during foraging - may have contributed to its boosted structural properties."
I loved this picture so much when I found it, that I made War Herons a thing that the legit nobility ride in my goofball swamp setting.
ReplyDeleteNice! "But the strength of the Hatzegopteryx neck [beastie on the right] seems high even accounting for its likely skull size, and we postulate that additional loads - big prey items, violent uses of the head and beak during foraging - may have contributed to its boosted structural properties."
ReplyDeleteThis creature needs stats ...