PLoS One January 2019 PMID 29924798

Convergent evolution of a mobile bony tongue in flighted dinosaurs and pterosaurs.

Zhiheng Li, Zhonghe Zhou, Julia A Clarke

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HuitzilinF_Art

@HuitzilinF_Art · X

@livio_art @Elemental93 https://t.co/TYqXUQycVz

Aug 12, 2024 · 1 like · 8,544 followers View post →

HuitzilinF_Art

@HuitzilinF_Art · X

@Elemental93 https://t.co/TYqXUQycVz

Aug 12, 2024 · 3 likes · 8,544 followers View post →

加藤ひろし / 恐竜のお兄さん

@Hiro_DinoPaleo · X

@anzai_shun ユティランヌスの舌骨について Li et al. (2018) https://t.co/Sdg11Me3FV

Apr 23, 2024 · 4,944 followers View post →

BTD

@buythursday · X

RT @albertonykus: @PalaeoJules Granted I’m not aware of any evidence for tongue elaboration in early ornithischians, unlike what has been s…

Feb 23, 2024 · 1 share · 380 followers View post →

Alberta Claw

@albertonykus · X

@PalaeoJules Granted I’m not aware of any evidence for tongue elaboration in early ornithischians, unlike what has been suggested for e.g., ankylosaurs: https://t.co/I2aRBU9iYw Though I don’t think the hyoids of heterodontosaurids are well known (known at all?) to begin with.

Feb 23, 2024 · 3 likes · 1 share · 6,911 followers View post →

Juan Yu See #FreePalestine

@Juanyudocus · X

@Riamus01 @PRECISETHF I think there is this one... https://t.co/FgZkEtddnC

Dec 19, 2023 · 8 likes · 1,674 followers View post →

OthnieliaRegina

@OthnieliaRegina · X

@DanPalaeon1 https://t.co/eicwAolScU This is the source paper

Apr 24, 2023 · 964 followers View post →

Gulpvenator

@longingforTLW · X

RT @pantheo27705718: T-Rexの復元画で、顎の先端まで舌を伸ばしているものがありますが、そうではなかったようです。恐竜、現生鳥類、ワニ類、翼竜などの舌骨を比較研究した結果、殆どの恐竜の舌骨は短く可動性は低いと判明。ワニのように口の奥にあったと。 https…

Feb 1, 2023 · 88 shares · 391 followers View post →

ビクーピー

@B47197246 · X

Feb 1, 2023 · 88 shares · 1,904 followers View post →

David Evans

@DavidEvans_ROM · X

@Pieceofasaurus @ROMtoronto @UofT_Palaeo Great point, Jack. This paper is a great place to start: https://t.co/eVXHTQEslC

Jun 17, 2022 · 5 likes · 14,063 followers View post →

Juan Yu See #FreePalestine

@Juanyudocus · X

RT @TomHoltzPaleo: @IronhideArcee @HodariNundu Here is the study in question: https://t.co/sk2Px70ra9

Mar 31, 2022 · 1 share · 1,674 followers View post →

Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.

@TomHoltzPaleo · X

@IronhideArcee @HodariNundu Here is the study in question: https://t.co/sk2Px70ra9

Mar 31, 2022 · 2 likes · 1 share · 31,927 followers View post →

••••子

@yuk_aco · X

RT @medical_paleo: ティランノサウルスはベロを出すことが出来ない… 舌の運動に関わる骨を舌骨という。ティランノそのものではないが、ユウティランヌス(中国遼寧省産。羽毛があるティランノの仲間)は、舌骨が見つかっている(Fig 6のE)。 https://…

Sep 17, 2021 · 3 shares · 1,392 followers View post →

HR_39

@HR_39 · X

Sep 17, 2021 · 3 shares · 232 followers View post →

香山リカ

@rkayama · X

Sep 17, 2021 · 3 shares · 92,061 followers View post →

アキヒコ(Akihiko)

@medical_paleo · X

Sep 17, 2021 · 9 likes · 3 shares · 357 followers View post →

恐竜好きの小石

@koishi_dino · X

Feb 13, 2021 · 88 shares · 135 followers View post →

青柳

@FBWM8888 · X

RT @IV757975026: https://t.co/JwUaOzeF4h あるね。うーん、可動性の高い舌が飛行への適応に関連してる理由がなかなか思いつかないが。

Jul 19, 2020 · 1 share · 736 followers View post →

IV-7

@IV757975026 · X

https://t.co/JwUaOzeF4h あるね。うーん、可動性の高い舌が飛行への適応に関連してる理由がなかなか思いつかないが。

Jul 19, 2020 · 1 like · 1 share · 1,573 followers View post →

Mark Witton (Bluesky: @markwitton.bsky.social)

@MarkWitton · X

@ChrisDPiazza @dino_magenta @TetZoo According to this, yes: https://t.co/OaES027cp6

May 30, 2020 · 8 likes · 33,188 followers View post →

Gray, a real actual dragon

@GraylingWings · X

RT @ornithopsis: @Bonpland @EJR_Paleo Research shows that it’s pretty definitely more croc than bird: https://t.co/td8odstTk7

Dec 13, 2019 · 1 share · 38 followers View post →

John E. D'Angelo

@ornithopsis · X

@Bonpland @EJR_Paleo Research shows that it’s pretty definitely more croc than bird: https://t.co/td8odstTk7

Dec 13, 2019 · 7 likes · 1 share · 739 followers View post →

Vahe Demirjian

@VaheRocks · X

Sanxiasaurus ought to be compared with Gongbusaurus wucaiwanensis, as Butler et al. (2008) criticized the original description of wucaiwanensis to offer little in the way of distinguishing traits, and Li et al. (2018) refer IVPP 14559 to wucaiwanensis (https://t.co/aiUeeD5mEn).

Nov 1, 2019 · 118 followers View post →