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Tag Archives: Jaws
Paleontologica Infographica
It occurs to me I need a single place to collate all my various “infographic” art pieces discussing a variety of topics, so here we go. Brief summaries of their content when not obvious will follow. Continue reading
An Edentulous Dsungaripterid? 10 Facts About Banguela
So I’ve gone on and on about all this boring stuff about writing papers and my personal experience and analysis and what not. But you probably want to know about Banguela oberlii, the pterosaur. Let’s talk about what the paper … Continue reading
Posted in Paleobiology, Paleoecology, Paleontology, Science Reporting
Tagged Banguela, Banguela oberlii, Jaws, Pterosaurs
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A Saw in the Jaw of a Sea-God
The Devonian was a time of wonder and mystique. The Age of Fishes, it capped the rise of vertebrates and heralded the rise of skeletal diversity. Fish in this age began to inch towards the shore; some would have crawled … Continue reading
Posted in Biological Comparison
Tagged Arthrodires, Biting, Facial Reconstruction, Integument, Jaws, Lips, Placoderms, Speculation
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A Skull For Rhamphorhynchus, Part Two
My last post on Rhamphorhynchus muensteri‘s skull elicited some dialogue on the dietary preferences one might infer from looking at Rhamphorhynchus‘s skull. This was done regardless of the preservation of gut remains or implied habitus. In preparation of a larger … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Biology, Paleobiology, Paleontology, Reconstruction
Tagged Incredulous teeth, Jaws, Pterosaurs, Rhamphorhynchus, Rhamphorhynchus muensteri, Teeth
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The Scaled Mammal
Today is World Pangolin Day; a day to reflect on the endangered, but also incredibly interesting and special nature of this mammal (here’s Dr. John Hutchinson of What’s in John’s Freezer on the many peculiarities of pangolins). The pangolin, Manis … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Biology, Philosophy, Reconstruction
Tagged Edentulousness, Jaws, Mammals, Manis, Pangolins, World Pangolin Day
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Jaws, Jaws, and More Jaws!
Just a summary, without much in the way of commentary, until I have a chance to more thoroughly engage these papers: 1. The Beak Bites Back
Posted in Paleobiology, Paleontology, Science Reporting
Tagged Alioramus, Archosauromorphans, Archosaurs, Beaks, Erlikosaurus, Eurhinosaurus, Jaws, Sauropsidans
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The Skimmer, Exploded
Rhynchops niger is a fun animal. Not only does it have this wonderfully huge lower bill, there’s lots of fun little structures of the jaw that interact in ways one doesn’t really expect in birds.(The gap in the upper and … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Biology, Biomechanics
Tagged Beaks, Birds, Black Skimmer, Jaws, Rhynchops niger
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Oviraptorid Jaw Muscles Described, Part 4
Wait, you thought we were done? This is a short post, following parts one, two and three. The above image attempts to describe lines of action for major jaw muscles and directions of force (arrows). Jaw protraction and retraction does … Continue reading
Posted in Biomechanics, Morphometrics, Paleontology, Reconstruction
Tagged Jaws, Oviraptorosaurs
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Oviraptorid Jaw Muscles Described, Part 3
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
Posted in Biology, Biomechanics, Paleobiology, Paleontology
Tagged Beaks, Jaws, Oviraptorids
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Jaime A. Headden
The Bite Stuff 