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The neck bones of
Amargasaurus
had bony spines that
may have formed
a spiky crest.
Amargasaurus
Although Tyrannosaurus
had a short neck, it had powerful
neck muscles that helped support
the enormous head.
Tyrannosaurus Sauropods had the
longest necks of any
known animal.
Stegosaurus
The underside of the neck was protected
by plates of bone hidden in the skin.
predators such as Coelophysis had S-shaped the strength to tear
necks that they could straighten in an instant prey apart. But most
to snap up small prey. Big hunters like ornithischians, including
Tyrannosaurus had stout, massively Stegosaurus and Einiosaurus,
powerful necks to support their huge had relatively short necks suitable
skulls and jaws and to give them for feeding on low-growing plants.
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