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Tag Archives: Teeth
Herbivores All the Way Down
Back in the 1980s and 1990s, a revolution in the way dinosaurs were conceived to have evolved occurred, in which a basal stock of croc-ish animals (this was during the “thecodont origin of … everything (?)” phase of archosaur relationship … Continue reading
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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A Skull Reconstruction for Daemonosaurus
Recall my earlier post on Daemonosaurus chauliodus. At the time, I thought this was a pretty silly dinosaur to provide a reconstruction for, since for the most part I agreed with the authors’ reconstruction, it matched the skull as i … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Biology, Reconstruction
Tagged Facial Reconstruction, Lips, Restoration and Reconstruction, Teeth
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Incredulous Teeth, V: The Strange Case of Dr. Masiaka and Mr. Vicious
There is something exciting about thinking about Masiakasaurus knopfleri. It’s not just the name’s tip of the hat to Dire Straights’ lead guitar and frontman, Mark Knopfler, or the becoming-more-prevalent use of local language to name the animal (masiaka means … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Biological Comparison, Paleobiology, Paleontology, Reconstruction
Tagged Abelisaurs, Incredulous teeth, Noasaurids, Teeth
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Dr. Masiaka, Meet Mr. Vicious
Very short post. The full post will occur on October 31st. So what was the solution to my “mystery theropod“? Here is the first image. Seems innocent enough. But appearances are deceiving. This is Dr. Masiaka, and as one can … Continue reading
Pegomastax and the “Echinodonts”
In my last post, I mentioned Sereno’s monster — a 225-page monograph on Heterodontosauridae — and some of its variant findings. I am especially interested in the features discussed about the “echinodonts,” a small grouping of probably plesiomorphically small, “simple-toothed” … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Paleontology, Reconstruction, Science Reporting
Tagged Heterodontosaurs, Jaws, Teeth
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Sereno’s Monster
Dr. Paul Sereno hasn’t published much in the last few years. Apparently the reason is because he just finished a monograph on Heterodontosauridae … a real monster at 225 pages. I haven’t the time to review this yet, but there’s … Continue reading
Posted in Paleontology, Science Reporting, Terminology
Tagged Heterodontosaurs, Jaws, Nomenclature, Teeth
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Cheeky Commentary on Ornithischians
In my last post on the issue of recovering the probable structure of extra-oral tissues in dinosaurs, bracketed as they are between crocs and birds, but with lacertilians and other reptiles outside of that grouping, I suggested that one important … Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Biomechanics, Paleobiology, Paleontology, Reconstruction
Tagged Cheeks in Dinosaurs, Lips, Teeth
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Support for a Lipless, Cheekless Dinosaur World
First, let me set up this discussion with an image: Sure you’ve seen this one before. A cross-section through the skull of Velociraptor mongoliensis, with some extreme simplification. Red indicates gum tissue, peach indicates skin (with volume from fats), blue … Continue reading
Posted in Biological Comparison, Paleobiology, Reconstruction
Tagged Cheeks in Dinosaurs, EPB, Lips, Teeth
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Jaime A. Headden
The Bite Stuff 