tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149943594271779212.post902769511958686415..comments2023-10-07T00:25:52.264-07:00Comments on A Diary of Numbers: Special Guest: Jim Ottavianiaaronsantosdotcomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09803515727250282449noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149943594271779212.post-32851859171914766942013-06-05T07:10:45.888-07:002013-06-05T07:10:45.888-07:00You've made a questionable but interesting ass...You've made a questionable but interesting assumption in equating the energy consumption of a your reptilian dryptosaurus with a mammal of equivalent weight. A huge proportion of mammalian energy is consumed in maintaining a constant, high core body temperature. Reptiles being "cold-blooded" don't have this front-loading and so need to consume only 10-20% of the food of a mammal. Unless you believe, with Robert Bakker and others, that dinosaurs are homeothermic like us. Of course their peak power may not depend on their metabolic issues although their sustained power probably will.BobTheScientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02038631019672961663noreply@blogger.com