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Extinct Animal Questions
Topic Started: Nov 26 2013, 10:24 PM (193,450 Views)
MightyFan217
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OH YESSS!

In regards to the frozen Mammoths that have been discovered over the years, have any of them given any indication that the life restorations we most commonly see:

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Is actually anything close to what the actual animal looks like?
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CyborgIguana
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Surprisingly, yes, it's generally accepted that we know almost exactly what the woolly mammoth looked like in life thanks to these frozen remains, which is very rare for prehistoric animals.
Edited by CyborgIguana, Nov 3 2014, 07:26 AM.
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Furka
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We even know there were "blonde" specimens IIRC.
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Burns
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King of Lemurs

Did dinosaurs shed their skin?
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Incinerox
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Not surprising.

Bears show similar variation of fur colour within each species (except Polar bears, those racists).

Also, do birds and crocs shed their scaly bits like reptiles or do they just grow and shed cells like normal skin? Coz I know for a fact that feathers would've been moulted.
Edited by Incinerox, Nov 3 2014, 10:08 AM.
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stargatedalek
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I'm not slow! That's just my moe!

birds loose skin cells just like mammals do, presumably the same would have been true of dinosaurs
I don't believe that birds scales are capable of molting however
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CyborgIguana
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I'm fairly sure almost all animals shed skin or integument, but if BBBurns is asking whether or not dinosaurs shed their skin in one huge piece like snakes or lizards, then that is IMO extremely unlikely.
Edited by CyborgIguana, Nov 3 2014, 04:14 PM.
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stargatedalek
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I'm not slow! That's just my moe!

I've known parrots with damaged/scratched/scarred foot scales to keep them the rest of their lives
but perhaps it was the nature of the damage or something
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Brach™
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hi

I'm curious if Mastodons also had a colorful variance with it's fur.
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Furka
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Do we actually know if Mastodons had a full coat or if they were more like elephants ?
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I like this reconstruction. I would say it depends on the location and subspecies in question. Mastodon fossils have been found in Florida and central Mexico, and my guess is that those subspecies would not have had as thick coats as shown above. However, I think the above would be fairly accurate for the northern subspecies.
Edited by Drax, Nov 3 2014, 06:34 PM.
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Admiral General Aladeen
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stargatedalek
Nov 3 2014, 04:25 PM
I've known parrots with damaged/scratched/scarred foot scales to keep them the rest of their lives
but perhaps it was the nature of the damage or something
It's likely due to the scale of the damage, like you said.

Snakes are a good example with this because if they have a scar it's very noticeable simply because of their shape. While a wound will obviously heal and close up, and new scales will grow in, not always will it completely go away.


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In the same nature as a human having a jagged scar from a knee operation, this grass snake will probably have this scar for the rest of it's life.




Anyways, in response to what Rhodedicut said: It's quite likely. Since we know that mammoths had variation, it seems probable mastodons would as well. While the following isn't exactly a good scientific argument, we don't have any reason to say they would not. xD
Edited by Admiral General Aladeen, Nov 4 2014, 12:52 AM.
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SamtheMan
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IF it turns out that Nanotyrannus was its own genus, would its closest relative be Tyrannosaurus or another tyrannosaurid like Alioramus, etc.?
Edited by SamtheMan, Nov 5 2014, 05:18 AM.
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Incinerox
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Tyrannosaurus.

Simple question, simple answer.
Edited by Incinerox, Nov 5 2014, 05:23 AM.
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SamtheMan
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I certainly won't complain about that! Thanks!
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