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| Topic Started: Nov 26 2013, 10:24 PM (193,223 Views) | |
| Incinerox | May 25 2018, 02:19 PM Post #4066 |
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Irrelevant. Tendaguru itself has well documented geological and microfossil evidence that puts the area by the coast. And Ceratosaurus was not any better or worse a swimmer than other theropods. The "hurr it had a fat tail therefore it used it to swim" meme needs to die in a fire. |
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May 25 2018, 08:33 PM Post #4067 |
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the "Ceratosaurus lived in swamps" and "Ceratosaurus had bone-crushing jaws" memes need to die in a fire. Ceratosaurus has many paleomemes that need to end. |
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| Incinerox | May 26 2018, 06:26 AM Post #4068 |
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I didn't even know "bone crushing jaws" Ceratosaurus was a thing at all. |
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May 26 2018, 11:41 AM Post #4069 |
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I've seen many, many people think for some reason because it has a boxy skull it must be a bone crusher. The Isle has actually based its entire existence in the game around how it "crushes bones for marrow". |
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| Furka | May 26 2018, 12:03 PM Post #4070 |
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I've seen at least one instance where it was assumed because the side view of its jaw with teeth somewhat resemble a Tyrannosaur.
Edited by Furka, May 26 2018, 12:04 PM.
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| Galliwasp | May 28 2018, 03:43 AM Post #4071 |
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There is a way out. Just not for you.
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It's not just that it had a deep tail, it's that its tail was more flexible than that of any other theropod, its body was lower-slung than those of allosaurids and its remains frequently show up in the swampier areas of the Morrison, ergo it was semi-aquatic and hunted fish and crocodiles. It's one of Bakker's ideas. I'm one to defend unconventional hypotheses - I don't think it's that improbable, so long as one accepts that the animal was adapted to life in a variety of habitats and was hardly exclusively aquatic (even if it may have preferred the water). I can imagine it living somewhat similarly to a jaguar or a bengal tiger. Edited by Galliwasp, May 28 2018, 04:15 AM.
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| Incinerox | May 28 2018, 11:25 AM Post #4072 |
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I shall say it again: semi-aquatic Ceratosaurus is a bad meme that needs to die. Edited by Incinerox, May 28 2018, 02:53 PM.
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May 28 2018, 11:27 AM Post #4073 |
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I was gonna say it but I saw you typing and thought you'd probably say it better |
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| Furka | May 28 2018, 01:50 PM Post #4074 |
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AFAIK the Morrison wasn't an environment very rich in large fish either, I can only remember lungfish as something woth the attention of a large predator. Perhaps near the northern sea the situation was different, but since we find Cerato in southern locations it doesn't seem to have mattered at all. |
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| Acinonyx Jubatus | May 28 2018, 06:58 PM Post #4075 |
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I AM THE UNSHRINKWRAPPER!
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Which groups of Therapsids were endothermic? I keep finding conflicting resources; some say Endothermy goes as far back as Ophiacodon, others say it didn't happen until very derived Cynodonts came along. Who to believe? |
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| stargatedalek | May 28 2018, 08:56 PM Post #4076 |
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I'm not slow! That's just my moe!
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I don't see any reason that endothermy in some form couldn't go back to their common ancestor with archosaurs. Do we even know if ectothermy in modern reptiles evolved secondarily or not? |
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| Acinonyx Jubatus | May 28 2018, 09:28 PM Post #4077 |
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Thank you. Unfortunately, while speculation is nice and all, in this case I need something more concrete. |
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| Incinerox | May 29 2018, 12:01 AM Post #4078 |
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Therein lies the problem, unfortunately. We have nothing really to work from at this point on the subject. |
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| Acinonyx Jubatus | May 29 2018, 01:13 AM Post #4079 |
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All right, fair enough. That's pretty much what I expected. Thank you! |
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| 54godamora | Jun 6 2018, 04:17 PM Post #4080 |
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question: did dromaeosaurs hunt in packs or was it more like mobbing behavior? |
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