Earth Science: Dinosaurs/Placerias

Placerias Analysis and Comparison

Year 12 2014
Earth Science Semester 1 Term 1
Paleontology Extended Investigation
PLACERIAS
Placerias gigas
Due Date: 24th of February

Contents
1.0 Table of Figures 2
2.0 Depiction and analysis of Placerias in Film ‘Walking with Dinosaurs: 3
2.1 Size and Shape: 3
2.2 Skull and Neck: 3
2.3 Environment: 4
2.4 Movement and Speed: 5
2.5 Behavior: 6
2.6 Predators: 6
2.7 Feeding/Diet: 7
2.8 Unique Features: 7
2.9 Factual: 7
3.0 Factual and statistical analysis 7
3.1 Size and Shape: 7
3.2 Skull and Neck: 8
3.3 Environment: 8
3.4 Movement: 8
3.5 Behavior: 8
3.6 Predators: 9
3.7 Feeding/Diet: 9
3.8 Unique features: 9
3.9 Factual: 9
4.0 Comparison between both depictions 10
4.1 Size and Shape: 10
4.2 Skull and Neck 10
4.3 Environment: 11
4.4 Movement 12
4.5 Behavior: 13
4.6 Predators: 13
4.7 Feeding and diet: 14
4.8 Unique Features/Factual: 14
4.9 Behavior: 14
5.0 The Final Say 15
6.0 Bibliography 16
7.0 Bibliography of Images 19

1.0 Table of Figures
Figure 1: Placerias forelimb ‘elbow’ movement evident. 5
Figure 2: The sturdy neck and large heavy skull of Placerias is evident. 5
Figure 3: A Placerias drooling from the dryness of the environment. 6
Figure 4: The contrast between both of the extremities faced by Placerias, extreme dry and heat contrasted to warm and damp climates. 6
Figure 5: A postosuchus just about to bring down a tonne of bricks on a Placerias due to its slow speed. 7
Figure 6: The stages of movement of Placerias swaying its body side to side to gain momentum. 7
Figure 7: The stages of movement of the tail of Placerias, the tail enables the creature balance and stabilize. 7
Figure 8: The standoff between Placerias and Coelophysis. 8
Figure 9: Postosuchus is staunched by a pack of coelophysis. ………………………………………………………………….8
Figure 10: Life size figure of an extremely close relative of Placerias in comparison to a...