Talk:Sauroposeidon

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Since the technical papers referenced in the article indicate that the the Sauroposeidon could lift it's head, I just avoided the issue and didn't include the statement from the previous stub article stating otherwise. A discussion covering blood pressure, grazing envelopes and so on would make an excellent addition to the article, as would some more details on how it lived (bouyancy, likely diet, herd behavior, etc). It also really needs a picture. 68.81.231.127 02:48, 29 Oct 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Name

Uhh, earthquake lizard god? Check the article on poseidon, his name isn't earthquake god, and even if it was that's just a weird juxtaposition.

Poseidon doesn't *mean* "earthquake god", but he was associated with earthquakes, so the explanation for the name "Sauroposeidon" looks quite acceptable... Thinking of that, maybe "earthquake-god lizard" would be better than "earthquake lizard god"...

I agree that the translation here (Earthquake Lizard God) seems to be slightly off. Looking at the name it would seem a direct translation would be lziard (=sauro) earthquake god (=poseidon) can someone verify the correct translation and update this? Kevmin 01:00, 11 June 2006 (UTC)