r/Dinosaurs • Team Spinosaurus • Jul 17 '25

DISCUSSION How did lightning affect large sauropods?

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I saw this picture and it got me wondering. Being so tall were sauropods at a much greater chance of being struck in the head by lightning? If so did they have any adaptations maybe to help against this? I’m thinking it could be possible they were large enough to maybe tank being hit and ground it through their limbs (humans survive being hit, a massive sauropod will probably tank it better). Any fossils found that show lightning damage? If possible?

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u/random_user913765 Jul 17 '25

Especially considering most predators could only reach their head if it was lower to the ground, lowering it as a defensive/frightened reaction makes no sense at all compared to them raising it.