That’s gas: Dinosaur flatulence may have warmed the Earth

We might want to rename the Brachiosaurus with the moniker, Gassiosaurus, new research indicates.

That’s gas: Dinosaur flatulence may have warmed the Earth

The gassy emissions from these giant dinosaurs may have been enough to warm the Earth, the researchers say.

Sauropods are large plant-eating dinosaurs typified by such titans as Apatosaurus (once known as Brontosaurus) and Brachiosaurus. When they lived, during the Mesozoic era — from about 250 million years ago until the dinosaurs died out 65 million years ago — the climate was warm and wet. Nothing on Earth today compares with these giants.

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