Charles H. Sternberg, in 1909, and Charles M. Sternberg, in 1970, assumed that the animal died in water. The gases accumulating in the abdomen after death would have floated the carcass, with the belly pointing upwards and the head moving into its final position under the shoulder.
Charles H. Sternberg suggested in 1909 and Charles M. Sternberg in 1970 that the animal died in water. The gases forming within the abdomen after death would have lifted the carcass, with the belly pointing upwards and the head settling into its final position under the shoulder.