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Conversely, an excess of trabeculae can result in an overly porous heart wall, leading to left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy, commonly known as spongy heart," said Wu.

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Differing trabecular bone architecture in dinosaurs and mammals contribute to stiffness and limits on bone strain. PLOS ONE, 2020; 15 (8): e0237042 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237042 ...

"Unlike in mammals and birds, the trabecular bone does not increase in thickness as the body size of dinosaurs increase," he said. "Instead it increases in density of the occurrence of spongy bone.

Conversely, an excess of trabeculae can result in an overly porous heart wall, leading to left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy, commonly known as spongy heart," said Wu.

Increasing connectivity of the spongy bone, the study suggested, is a more efficient bone stiffening mechanism for animals of this extraordinary size. “This would have allowed for sufficient ...