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Pliosaurs had sensitive snouts

Started by DinoToyForum, May 03, 2014, 04:22:02 PM

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May 03, 2014, 04:22:02 PM Last Edit: May 03, 2014, 06:50:12 PM by dinotoyforum
About this time last year I co-authored a descriptition of a new species of pliosaur, Pliosaurus kevani. Now, some of my colleagues have published some analyses of the internal structure of the skull: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25502-jurassic-predator-had-surprisingly-sensitive-snout.html



Yutyrannus

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May 03, 2014, 05:12:05 PM
Thanks for the link! This will be very helpful when writing my stories about P. kevani and P. funkei.

"The world's still the same. There's just less in it."

tyrantqueen

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May 03, 2014, 06:31:40 PM
Not sure why, but I first misread the thread title as "Pliosaurs had sensitive souls" :o

DinoToyForum

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May 03, 2014, 06:47:27 PM Last Edit: May 03, 2014, 06:51:12 PM by dinotoyforum
Quote from: tyrantqueen on May 03, 2014, 06:31:40 PM
Not sure why, but I first misread the thread title as "Pliosaurs had sensitive souls" :o

haha, I'm sure they had them too!

Edit - I have also added some photos to the first post showing scans of the snout.

Megalania

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May 03, 2014, 07:00:17 PM
intresting
is a very good advanced on the understanding of this creatures
It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.
Charles Darwin

Balaur

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May 03, 2014, 07:57:31 PM
That is very cool! Yay kevani!

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