[ETL]

I knew something was 'funny' about this story! The headline is misleading. They're talking about mass and bulk, not height or length.

"Scientists have discovered that the original statistical model used to calculate dinosaur mass is flawed, suggesting dinosaurs have been oversized.

Widely cited estimates for the mass of Apatosaurus louisae, one of the largest of the dinosaurs, may be double that of its actual mass (38 tonnes vs. 18 tonnes)."

Dinosaurs May Have Been Smaller Than Previously Thought:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090621195620.htm

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How big was the Ophrasaurus?

[decimon]

They're talking about mass and bulk, not height or length.

Yup. More svelte.

[frithguild]

Widely cited estimates for the mass of Apatosaurus louisae, one of the largest of the dinosaurs, may be double that of its actual mass (38 tonnes vs. 18 tonnes)."

What's a tonne?