This was the original article From The University of Manchester
Dinosaurs lighter than previously thought
06 Jun 2012
Scientists have developed a new technique to accurately measure the weight and size of dinosaurs and discovered they are not as heavy as previously thought.
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I am not trying to be arrogant. I send a letter to the Natural History museum outlining my concerns about the weight of dinosaurs . I said that I just found it difficult to believe that craatures this heavy could move about or indeed eat enough to keep going. I received a quiet curt reply...
I am sorry for being vague in my first posting. My original concern sent to The Natural History Museum was that 250 years ago there were land based creatures that weighed 100 tons. The maximum weight of an elephant is around 10 tons.
What has changed in 250 million years to reduce the maximum...
about 15 years ago . I wrote to the paleontology department of the Natural history Museum in London . I said I was not happy with the idea of dinosaurs weighing 100 tons.
this was based on the fact that a structural surveyor had esimated the weight of my house at 100 tons. And a modern 50 ton...