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Why Are There No More Dinosaurs

This document discusses why dinosaurs went extinct by comparing the lung capacity of adult and juvenile Apatosaurus dinosaurs. It estimates the volume and lung surface area of both an adult and juvenile Apatosaurus based on their sizes. It then questions how much more oxygen was in the air to support the lung capacity needs of such large dinosaurs.

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Why Are There No More Dinosaurs

This document discusses why dinosaurs went extinct by comparing the lung capacity of adult and juvenile Apatosaurus dinosaurs. It estimates the volume and lung surface area of both an adult and juvenile Apatosaurus based on their sizes. It then questions how much more oxygen was in the air to support the lung capacity needs of such large dinosaurs.

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Why are there no more dinosaurs?

1.

Here is an adult Apatosaurus:

Estimate its volume in cubic meters.

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2.

The juvenile is about 60% the length of the adult and about the size of an adult elephant.
Estimate its volume.

3.

Lets say the juvenile has a lung surface area of about 960 sq. meters (based on elephants lung
surface area). What is the adult apatosaurus lung surface area?

4.

How much more oxygen did the air have to support giant dinosaur life?

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