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ArgentinosaurusHelp SV-POW!MathPoopEarth and related Environmental Sciences
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I got an email a couple of days ago from Maija Karala, asking me a question I’d not come across before (among several other questions): how much poop did Argentinosaurus produce in a day? I don’t recall this question having been addressed in the literature, though if anyone knows different please shout. Having thought about it a little, I sent the following really really vague and hand-wavy response.

Nervous SystemNeural CanalOstrichStinkin' TheropodsEarth and related Environmental Sciences
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Author Matt Wedel

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Peer ReviewRantsEarth and related Environmental Sciences
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It’s common to come across abstracts like this one, from an interesting paper on how a paper’s revision history influences how often it gets cited (Rigby, Cox and Julian 2018): This tells us that a larger number of revisions leads to (or at least is correlated with) an increased citation-count. Interesting! Immediately, I have two questions, and I bet you do, too: 1. What is the size of the effect?

Cambridge University Museum Of Zoology (UMZC)LiesMuseumsNecksStinkin' TheropodsEarth and related Environmental Sciences
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Here at SV-POW! we’re big fans of the way that animals’ neck skeletons are much more extended, and often much longer, than you would guess by looking at the complete animal, with its misleading envelope of flesh.

Academy Of Natural SciencesAnatomical PreparationsEverything's Better Blown ApartMuseumsStinkin' Every Thing That's Not A SauropodEarth and related Environmental Sciences
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Author Matt Wedel

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AquilopsArtGalen DaraPeople We LikeStinkin' HeadsEarth and related Environmental Sciences
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Author Matt Wedel

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Earth and related Environmental Sciences
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Author Matt Wedel

At the 2011 sauropod gigantism symposium in Bonn, John Hutchinson gave a talk on biomechanics of large animals. At the end he showed a short video of a rhino running full-tilt, tripping, and literally flipping end over end. After the wipeout, the rhino got up and trotted off, apparently unhurt.