LBST Grant Proposal

8/17/2019 LBST Grant Proposal

1/5

Team Dino1

Jack Bordonaro

LBST: Dinosaurs

Professor Garcia

25 April 2016

Gran Proposal: Spinosaurus

T!e !"po!esis !a #ill $e esin% for !is %ran is !e funcion of !e spine on !e

Spinosaurus #!ere !ermore%ulaion is concerned& Some $ack%round on !e Spinosaurus is !a

i %es is name simpl" from !e o$rusi'e spine resem$lin% a sail prorudin% from is 'ere$rae&

(o scienis kno#s e)acl" #!a !e sail #as used for $u man" $elie'e i o $e !e dinosaurs*

#a" of re%ulain% a sa$le $od" emperaure+ muc! like Stegosaurus armored $ack plaes+ o

arac maes+ or o #ard off predaors& Al!ou%!+ !e Spinosaurus !ad man" predaors since i

#as 50 fee lon% and #ei%!ed in a around ei%!een !ousand pounds& Ano!er possi$le funcion

of !e ,spine- of !e Spinosaurus is !a i #as used as a me!od o inimidae o!er dinosaurs or

e'en o assis in mo'emen and $alance& .n op of $ein% !e #orld*s lar%es carni'ore+

Spinosaurus #as 'er" inelli%en& / !ad a sensii'e snou for deecin% moion in murk" #aer as

#ell as cone s!aped ee! #rapped around a narro# a# ideal for cac!in% fis! and o!er s!allo#

#aer d#ellers& T!is pre!isoric %ian+ $ein% a connoisseur of fis!+ mainl" #alked on is fla

!reepron%ed fee amon% !e s#amp" s!allo# #aers #aiin% for is ne) meal $u is fron arms

#ere a$normall" lon% enou%! for i o $e concei'a$le o #alk on all fours& (o maer !e

circumsance+ Spinosaurus #as read" o cac! and ea an"!in% i deemed appropriae& i! all

!is $ein% said !e mos ineresin% and unkno#n par of !is dinosaur is is rademark spine& As

said earlier no one reall" kno#s e)acl" #!a !e spine did and i could !a'e all !e funcions

menioned packed ino i&


2/5

2

T!rou%!ou !e pas fe# decades+ !e Spinosaurus !as $een a opic of ineres $ecause is

fossils are so elusi'e& .ne ineres in paricular !as $een !e 3uesion of #!a !e acual ,spine-

of !e Spinosaurus #as used for& Spinosaurus ac3uired is name simpl" from !e o$rusi'e spine

resem$lin% a sail prorudin% from is $ack& e $elie'e !e spine aspec s!ould $e esed $ecause

i can %i'e us insi%! ino !o# !e spine #orked o !e ad'ana%e of !e Spinosaurus+ and can

!elp s!ed li%! on !e man" differen c!aracerisics !a a creaure of !a si4e #ould need in

order o carr" ou is dail" funcions& T!e es !a #e #ill conduc is $ased off of James arlo#s

researc! on !e Stegosaurus* $ack plaes !a #ere fused ino is spine& arlo# and !is eam also

used a #ind unnel o es a replica of !e plaes !a proruded& T!e es !a arlo# conduced

#orked and #e plan o replicae !is process for !e spine of !e Spinosaurus& .ur eam s!ould

$e a$le o creae similar resuls from !is pro'en e)perimen and %e o !e $oom of if !e spine

#as acuall" used for !ermore%ulaion or #as simpl" for sociali4aion purposes& T!is es #ill $e

si%nifican o !e scienific communi" $ecause i #ill $e a$le o s!ed li%! on !o# $i%%er

dinosaurs mi%! !a'e $een a$le o re%ulae !eir emperaure #!ile sill $ein% cold $looded& / is

$elie'ed $" man" scieniss !a man" dinosaurs !ad !ermore%ulaor" de'ices o !elp !em

mainain !eir emperaures and our esin% #ill !elp o fur!er pro'e !is poin&

onsiderin% !e climae of #!ere Spinosaurus $ones are "picall" found+ #e propose !a

!e spine of !e Spinosaurus #as used for !ermore%ulain% !ea ou of !e massi'e or%anisms

$od"& T!e firs Spinosaurus fossils #ere found in 7%"p and an illusraion #as made $" 7rns

Sromer+ a reno#ned paleonolo%is& 8nforunael" !is spine fossils #ere desro"ed in a $om$in%

raid on Berlin durin% orld ar //& 9ecenl" researc!ers !a'e disco'ered and arificiall" creaed

a ne# full skeleon $ased on a more recen lesser fossil disco'er"& /n order o %e a $eer %limpse


3/5

3

of !e acual srucure of !e spine+ our eam #ill need o 'isi !e Smi!sonian in as!in%on+

D #!ere !e ne# full reconsrucion of !e Spinosaurus p!"si3ue is !oused& e plan o $ase

!is full reconsrucion o $uild our o#n esa$le consrucion of !e sail& B" usin% maerials !a

are %ood conducors of !ea suc! as meals+ like aluminum and seel+ and $" usin% e)isin%

issues from a close relai'e of !e Spinosaurus like an alli%aor+ #e #ill reconsruc !e sail and

em$ed !ea moniorin% mec!anisms o creae a proo"pe !a accurael" represens !e !ea

creaed $" !e Spinosaurus and released from !e sail& Afer !e makes!if sail is em$edded

u$es of !eaed #aer #ill $e ran !rou%! o recreae !e !ea of !e Spinosaurus #!ic! #as

around 100 de%rees fa!ren!ei& T!en !e sail model #ill $e placed ino a #ind unnel and $"

measurin% !e !ea of !e sail as #ell as !e air emperaure surroundin% !e sail #e can %a!er an

accurae represenaion of !o# muc! !ea !e sail released as #ell as !e rae a #!ic! i #as

released in 'arious emperaures and #ind speeds& T!e daa colleced s!ould ell us if !e spine

#ould $e a$le o re%ulae !ea successfull"& T!is process is 'er" similar o !e proec conduced

$" arlo# and i #ill !opefull" produce si%nifican resuls& /f our !"po!esis #as confirmed o $e

correc i could !a'e imporan implicaions on !e p!"siolo%" of dinosaurs and our es #ill $e

a$le o pro'e !e spine as a re%ulaor" srucure&

e as an educaional insiuion are 'er" 3ualified o %o for#ard #i! !is 'enure& .ur

associaion is dedicaed o learnin% a$ou dinosaurs and #e !a'e a paricular lo'e for !e

Spinosaurus& T!e insiuion !as conduced researc! on !is opic $efore and #e !a'e !e

kno#led%e re3uired o complee !is ask a a more specific le'el& T!is proec is #or!" of "our

mone" and #e are !e ri%! insiuion o carr" !is ou& !en #e are done #i! !is es and %e

our resuls "our or%ani4aion could $e a par of a leap in scienific disco'er" for m"serious


4/5

4

dinosaurs like !e Spinosaurus and open !e idea !a o!er dinosaurs !ad !ermore%ulaor"

de'ices as #ell& T!is proec !as imporan implicaions on !e p!"siolo%" of the Spinosaurus

and dinosaurs in %eneral and #e !ope "ou a%ree&

orks ied

,Anaomical Ad'ana%es of !e Spinosaurus&- PBS LearningMedia& (&p&+ 2016& e$& 2

e$&

2016&

;Bod" Temperaures in Dinosaurs: !a an Gro#! ur'es Tell 8s


5/5

5

!ps:FF###&aaas!in%on&eduFA79LFTFrae%uide

Bud%e

1@5 an !our for four !ours a da"+ for fi'e da"s H+E00I

9ound Trip from !arloe o =useum in D 1+5E for si) people

food 1000

!ousin% in D 2+E0E

S!ippin% fee for proo"pe 1000

ransporaion 1000

Timeline:

/ #ould ake #o #eeks o ra'el o D and o$ain all !e info needed o emulae !e skeleon&

/ #ould ake around a mon! o $uild a proo"pe and a #eek o es i in a #ind unnel&
https://www.aa.washington.edu/AERL/KWT/rateguidehttps://www.aa.washington.edu/AERL/KWT/rateguide

Documents

LBST Grant Proposal