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First biofluorescent reptile!

Started by Kayakasaurus, September 30, 2015, 10:06:56 PM

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September 30, 2015, 10:06:56 PM Last Edit: October 01, 2015, 02:51:28 AM by Kayakasaurus
I know this isn't a dinosaur, but it is a reptile, and there are some pretty awesome extinct turtle fossils.
I'm interested in how the turtle uses this ability and if it could apply to any other extinct creatures... Glowing Mosasaurs anyone?! This is also a rarer example of two different colors. Why red with the green?? Here is YouTube link

http://youtu.be/9kmE7D5ulSA
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CityRaptor

#1
September 30, 2015, 10:23:39 PM
Interesting. Also make me think of Pacific Rim for some reason.
Jurassic Park is frightning in the dark
All the dinosaurs are running wild
Someone let T. Rex out of his pen
I'm afraid those things'll harm me
'Cause they sure don't act like Barney
And they think that I'm their dinner, not their friend
Oh no

EarthboundEiniosaurus

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September 30, 2015, 10:25:44 PM
Actually, this is a case of biofluorescence, which is very different from bioluminescence. When using the term bioluminescence, you are implying that the creature is creating its own light. This hawksbill turtle is exhibiting biofluorescence, which occurs when an organism reflects light that is already present in its environment. sorry to be nit picky, but correct terminology is important.

Thanks,

EarthboundEiniosaurus
"Just think about it... Ceratopsids were the Late Cretaceous Laramidian equivalent of todays birds of paradise. And then there's Sinoceratops..."
- Someone, somewhere, probably.

DinoToyForum

#3
September 30, 2015, 11:15:41 PM
I wasn't aware there was a difference so thanks for explaining.  :)


EarthboundEiniosaurus

#4
October 01, 2015, 12:05:24 AM
Quote from: dinotoyforum on September 30, 2015, 11:15:41 PM
I wasn't aware there was a difference so thanks for explaining.  :)

Your quite welcome my good sir. :)
"Just think about it... Ceratopsids were the Late Cretaceous Laramidian equivalent of todays birds of paradise. And then there's Sinoceratops..."
- Someone, somewhere, probably.

Kayakasaurus

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October 01, 2015, 02:53:44 AM
Quote from: EarthboundEiniosaurus on October 01, 2015, 12:05:24 AM
Quote from: dinotoyforum on September 30, 2015, 11:15:41 PM
I wasn't aware there was a difference so thanks for explaining.  :)

Your quite welcome my good sir. :)

Thank you! I corrected the title. That makes more sense.
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EarthboundEiniosaurus

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October 01, 2015, 03:29:37 AM


Thank you! I corrected the title. That makes more sense.
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Your very welcome. It's a common mistake, as they do look very similar and it would be very easy to assume the two terms were synonymous.
"Just think about it... Ceratopsids were the Late Cretaceous Laramidian equivalent of todays birds of paradise. And then there's Sinoceratops..."
- Someone, somewhere, probably.
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