Tag Archives: Beaks

Oviraptorid Jaw Muscles Described, Part 3

Posted on February 4, 2013 by

In the previous two posts (part 1 here, part 2 here), I discussed the shapes and sizes of the muscles and their origins and insertions of the oviraptorid skull. I deigned to provide the basis of the muscles mapped to … Continue reading →

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Whatawhata Matamata?

Posted on September 24, 2012 by

Regardless of interesting things about trionychid turtles, there are odd things about other turtles that bear concern. For now, this is is a quick update on my bird/turtle beak morphologies study, here showing off the full jaw with rhamphotheca of … Continue reading →

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Dinosaurs of the Morrison Had No Lips … or Did They?

Posted on December 1, 2011 by

Just a minor post. I wanted to present a portion of a larger project on attempting to illustrate typical dinosaurs (especially ornithischians), and I thought “What better method than that well-sampled and intriguing Morrison Formation and its remarkable diversity?” So … Continue reading →

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Whether Beaks

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

One of the more interesting topics that has me a-giddy is the relation of the overlying rhamphotheca or keratinous horny beak to the underlying bone and the correlates that allow one to infer the former from the latter. Much of … Continue reading →

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Oviraptorid Snouts – WP#1

Posted on May 6, 2010 by

Also, still breaking from the next post on oviraptorosaur diet (which will concern the group commonly referred to as “caenagnathids,” but also some outlying taxa and oddities involved). This will begin a series that will allow me to show off … Continue reading →

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