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<blockquote data-quote="hamishspence" data-source="post: 4986729" data-attributes="member: 41555"><p><strong>herrarasaurus</strong></p><p></p><p>It is comparable in weight and length (around 350 kg and 20 ft long) to the larger gracile theropods such as <em>Gojirasaurus</em>- at up to 350 kg it is more lightly built than <em>Dilophosaurus </em>but more heavily built than the slim ceratosaur <em>Elaphrosaurus</em>.</p><p> </p><p>Though- it could be a "less specialized" group of its own- maybe with <em>Eoraptor </em>representing Small size, and <em>Staurikosaurus </em>Medium size.</p><p> </p><p>On sauropods:</p><p> </p><p>the "tail three times as long as Space" formula is an interesting one- but if the dinosaur is going on a base a bit wider than the space defined by its four feet, it may be excessive.</p><p> </p><p><em>Apatosaurus</em> doesn't really have a <em>larger</em> body than Diplodocus, after all, just a thicker-boned one.</p><p> </p><p>Maybe the two could be split up more by Hit Dice and Strength- rather than Size.</p><p> </p><p>EDIT:</p><p>I've had a look at the skeletal drawings- given the relatively short neck (compared to Barosaurus or Supersaurus) and given the closeness in size of <em>Diplodocus carnegii</em> to <em>Diplodocus hallorum</em>- (90 ft, compated to 98 ft) a possible option could be:</p><p> </p><p>Neck length- same as space</p><p>Tail length- three times the space</p><p> </p><p><em>Diplodocus</em>- 20ft neck reach, 20 ft space, 60 ft tail reach- 100 ft long.</p><p> </p><p>Smaller diplodocid- 15 ft neck reach, 15 ft space, 45 ft tail reach- 75 ft long.</p><p> </p><p><em>Barosaurus</em>, <em>Supersaurus</em>- etc could go in with the proportionally long-necked ones like <em>Mamenchisaurus</em>- and have a different set of proportions.</p><p> </p><p>Something along the lines of: tail being equal to twice Space, neck being equal to Space.</p><p> </p><p>This gives 120 ft for a sauropod with a 30 ft Space, and 80 ft for a sauropod with a 20 ft space.</p><p> </p><p>an 80 ft <em>Barosaurus</em> and a 120 ft <em>Supersaurus</em> or <em>Mamenchisaurus </em>don't stretch credibility too much.</p><p> </p><p><em>Amphicoelias altus</em>- another diplodocid- the smaller and much more complete cousin of <em>Amphicoelias fragillimus</em>- falls at around 82 feet long.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hamishspence, post: 4986729, member: 41555"] [b]herrarasaurus[/b] It is comparable in weight and length (around 350 kg and 20 ft long) to the larger gracile theropods such as [I]Gojirasaurus[/I]- at up to 350 kg it is more lightly built than [I]Dilophosaurus [/I]but more heavily built than the slim ceratosaur [I]Elaphrosaurus[/I]. Though- it could be a "less specialized" group of its own- maybe with [I]Eoraptor [/I]representing Small size, and [I]Staurikosaurus [/I]Medium size. On sauropods: the "tail three times as long as Space" formula is an interesting one- but if the dinosaur is going on a base a bit wider than the space defined by its four feet, it may be excessive. [I]Apatosaurus[/I] doesn't really have a [I]larger[/I] body than Diplodocus, after all, just a thicker-boned one. Maybe the two could be split up more by Hit Dice and Strength- rather than Size. EDIT: I've had a look at the skeletal drawings- given the relatively short neck (compared to Barosaurus or Supersaurus) and given the closeness in size of [I]Diplodocus carnegii[/I] to [I]Diplodocus hallorum[/I]- (90 ft, compated to 98 ft) a possible option could be: Neck length- same as space Tail length- three times the space [I]Diplodocus[/I]- 20ft neck reach, 20 ft space, 60 ft tail reach- 100 ft long. Smaller diplodocid- 15 ft neck reach, 15 ft space, 45 ft tail reach- 75 ft long. [I]Barosaurus[/I], [I]Supersaurus[/I]- etc could go in with the proportionally long-necked ones like [I]Mamenchisaurus[/I]- and have a different set of proportions. Something along the lines of: tail being equal to twice Space, neck being equal to Space. This gives 120 ft for a sauropod with a 30 ft Space, and 80 ft for a sauropod with a 20 ft space. an 80 ft [I]Barosaurus[/I] and a 120 ft [I]Supersaurus[/I] or [I]Mamenchisaurus [/I]don't stretch credibility too much. [I]Amphicoelias altus[/I]- another diplodocid- the smaller and much more complete cousin of [I]Amphicoelias fragillimus[/I]- falls at around 82 feet long. [/QUOTE]
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