Giant dinosaurs were hot!

Zoologists from Univ. of Florida reported a model that predicts the body temperature of dinosaurs of difference sizes: “The model predicts that dinosaur body temperatures increased with body mass from approximately 25 °C at 12 kg (velociraptors) to approximately 41 °C at 13,000 kg (Apatosaurus).” The body temperature of a 55,000-kg brachiosaurus could be 48 °C––just beyond the upper limit for most animals (~45 °C).

Can we use this model for obesity research?

BTW, open-source journals such as PLoS are good (and free) sources of knowledge.