How Did Prehistoric Sea Dragons Keep Warm?

June 19, 2010


Prehistoric dragons that lived in the sea were able to (a) exist and (b) regulate their internal body temperatures, holding it above 24°C even when swimming in 12°C water, according to research described by Ed Yong. Yong notes that researchers still do not understand how the giant reptiles managed to keep their body heat up.

I dunno. Maybe something to do with breathing fire?

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2 Responses to “How Did Prehistoric Sea Dragons Keep Warm?”

  1. More Real, Live Dragons in the Sea : Organon on June 30th, 2010 5:16 am

    [...] a follow up to last week’s post revealing the erstwhile existence of actual, nonfictive dragons that lived in the sea, here’s another actual, nonfictive seafaring dragon (of sorts) via [...]

  2. tableau contemporain on December 4th, 2011 8:21 am

    hi, that’s a fastidious transfer. There is whatever mistakes but the water is here.

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