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| Dumbest mammal ever | |
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| Topic Started: May 3 2018, 06:42 AM (269 Views) | |
| heliosphoros | May 3 2018, 06:42 AM Post #1 |
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http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2018/04/18/1801143115 |
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| magpiealamode | May 3 2018, 09:42 AM Post #2 |
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No good hero is a one-trick phony.
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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 | May 3 2018, 09:57 AM Post #3 |
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Probably to make space for that pacycephalosaur like dome |
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| Acinonyx Jubatus | May 3 2018, 11:27 AM Post #4 |
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I AM THE UNSHRINKWRAPPER!
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I am irritated at the lack of pictures. This sounds like a very cool beastie. |
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| Incinerox | May 3 2018, 11:45 AM Post #5 |
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Āeksiot Zaldrīzoti
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Here's the paper: https://sci-hub.hk/https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1801143115 |
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| stargatedalek | May 3 2018, 12:16 PM Post #6 |
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I'm not slow! That's just my moe!
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Koala have a very similar feature, IIRC it's to protect them from falls, prevents concussion. |
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| magpiealamode | May 3 2018, 03:19 PM Post #7 |
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No good hero is a one-trick phony.
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Ah, I didn't catch thick skull part, I thought it was just domed for whatever reason |
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