Dinosaur gases 'warmed the Earth'

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Dinosaur gases 'warmed the Earth'
By Ella Davies
Reporter, BBC Nature
7 May 2012 Last updated at 10:43

BBC Nature - Dinosaur gases 'warmed the Earth'
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British scientists have calculated the methane output of sauropods, including the species known as Brontosaurus.

By scaling up the digestive wind of horses, they estimate that the total population of dinosaurs, produced 520 million tonnes of gas annually.

They suggest the gas could have been a key factor in the warm climate 150 million years ago…

[dapjwy]

That is where I thought this was going. Funny, I never even thought about something that large with gas. For some reason I find this thread topic amusing.

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Quick fast.... 7B plugs for "humanity".

[sprucetree]

I don't buy it, Sure they were herbivores but their diet was suited to the bacteria in their intestines. Most farm animals get gas because we've fed them diets that grow in mono-cultures turning them from grazers/browsers to methane producers.

[dapjwy]

Originally Posted by sprucetree

I don't buy it, Sure they were herbivores but their diet was suited to the bacteria in their intestines. Most farm animals get gas because we've fed them diets that grow in mono-cultures turning them from grazers/browsers to methane producers.

I'm hardly an expert...but you make what sounds like a valid point.