Austroposeidon Segments

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These are Prehistoric Planet segments which feature Austroposeidon.

Freshwater

In the sixth and final segment of Freshwater, as elasmosaurs travel down a river in South America, hunting for fish, they are noticed by an Austroposeidon, which stops drinking from the river to curiously watch them pass it by.

Forests

In the first segment of Forests, a herd of Austroposeidon journey through a forest, snipping the young leaves from the tips of the branches within reach. For those that come across trees too tall for their necks to feed on, they simply push the trees over with their tall shoulders and thick chests to bring their desired food down to their level.

“ Success. But life in the forest is always a battle, especially when new space is created. Plants race to claim the light, and use every kind of method to gain the upper hand. The gap in the canopy is soon closed. ”

― David Attenborough, Forests

Though the feeding habits of the sauropods open up huge open areas in the forest canopy, plants competing to take advantage of the sunlight quickly rise, with some wrapping around their neighbors like parasitic vines, and others growing spines to get rid of plants using such methods and even shred through the competition. Eventually, the gaps formed by the Austroposeidon herd is quickly closed up.

Uncovered: How Did Dinosaurs Get So Big?

	How Did Dinosaurs Get So Big?
	Subject The evolutionary means and efficient systems that let sauropods attain their massive sizes. Experts Professor Paul Barrett, Dr. Susannah Maidment

How Did Dinosaurs Get So Big?

Subject
The evolutionary means and efficient systems that let sauropods attain their massive sizes.

Experts
Professor Paul Barrett, Dr. Susannah Maidment

Footage of Austroposeidon, along with most of the other sauropods in the series, is used in this Uncovered segment, which is dedicated to discussing how sauropods got to grow bigger than their modern counterparts.