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Dumbest mammal ever
Topic Started: May 3 2018, 06:42 AM (269 Views)
heliosphoros
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http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2018/04/18/1801143115
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magpiealamode
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No good hero is a one-trick phony.

Interesting! I don't usually think of Mesozoic mammals as specializing but clearly I'm underestimating. I do wonder why the brain is so tiny, how could that be beneficial?
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heliosphoros
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Probably to make space for that pacycephalosaur like dome
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Acinonyx Jubatus
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I AM THE UNSHRINKWRAPPER!

I am irritated at the lack of pictures. This sounds like a very cool beastie.
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Incinerox
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Āeksiot Zaldrīzoti

Here's the paper:
https://sci-hub.hk/https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1801143115
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stargatedalek
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I'm not slow! That's just my moe!

magpiealamode
May 3 2018, 09:42 AM
Interesting! I don't usually think of Mesozoic mammals as specializing but clearly I'm underestimating. I do wonder why the brain is so tiny, how could that be beneficial?
Koala have a very similar feature, IIRC it's to protect them from falls, prevents concussion.
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magpiealamode
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No good hero is a one-trick phony.

Ah, I didn't catch thick skull part, I thought it was just domed for whatever reason
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