http://www.futurity.org/science-technology/deep-dives-gave-giant-reptiles-the-bends/ Research news from leading universities Wed, 22 May 2013 22:23:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.futurity.org/science-technology/deep-dives-gave-giant-reptiles-the-bends/comment-page-1/#comment-90952 nerf herder Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:21:34 +0000 http://www.futurity.org/?p=111092#comment-90952 This seems like page 1 of a 2 page article. What exactly were these 'lesions'? How does nitrogen dissolved in the blood show up in bones that become fossils? Was this not painful & debilitating for the animal, like bends are for humans? How is the mechanism for nitrogen bubbles from rapid ascent different from long stay at greater depth? (In my scuba diving training, avoiding the bends required following one equation that tied ascent time and time at depth together). This seems like page 1 of a 2 page article.
What exactly were these ‘lesions’? How does nitrogen dissolved in the blood show up in bones that become fossils? Was this not painful & debilitating for the animal, like bends are for humans? How is the mechanism for nitrogen bubbles from rapid ascent different from long stay at greater depth? (In my scuba diving training, avoiding the bends required following one equation that tied ascent time and time at depth together).

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