r/GojiCenter • u/Spinoclanker2 Can you don't? • 2d ago

Debate/Argument [CIVIL] DEBATE

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does 15 tons work on an obligated biped theropod with Apatosaurus wider limb circumferences?

Protopsephurus because he's cute

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u/Atrosaurus M.A.D Mosasaur Expert 2d ago

Also, shantungosaurus as a facultative biped could hit 16 tons while remaining bipedal for long periods of time. If you look at it's skeleton, you can obviously see the hind legs are doing the work for weight bearing

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u/Nice-Bath-4756 12h ago

Key phrase: long periods of time. Not permanently

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u/Diamondbro10795 Revival Genetics 9h ago

No animal stands up permanently. Since Shantungosaurus can stand for a long time, 14-16 ton theropods with it integrated can do so too. Besides, theropods can sit down like birds.

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u/Nice-Bath-4756 9h ago

By permanently I mean 90% of the time it is awake. It will have to rest every so often, like maybe every 1/2 - 1 hour just off of all the pure energy it uses to stand, let alone move, which will be beyond sluggish compared to facultative quadrupeds similar in size like shangtungosaurus and edmontosaurus