It is currently believed that long necks helped in feeding. Sauropods could graze a wide arc of an area without having to move their considerable (central) bulk. They would only have to step forward one step, then pivot left, step again, pivot right, step again, pivot left, chomping and chewing all along the way. A sort of slow motion "feeding-waddle" if I may coin the term.
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It is currently believed that long necks helped in feeding. Sauropods could graze a wide arc of an area without having to move their considerable (central) bulk. They would only have to step forward one step, then pivot left, step again, pivot right, step again, pivot left, chomping and chewing all along the way. A sort of slow motion "feeding-waddle" if I may coin the term.