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minus-squareBut_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up64·1 day agoFossils are more than just bone in many cases, and study of bones can reveal what they were. Example is that T. rex had lips. How would they know that? By looking at the teeth and how they wear down compared to other animals like alligators, etc.
minus-squareFiripu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·1 day agoYou can also see where the lip muscles attach to the jaw. The memes that our current Dino images are wrong are very outdated. Our images are probably surprisingly close to reality.
minus-squareNewNewAccount@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·23 hours agoWhy don’t you want us to have weird dinosaurs?
minus-squarexx3rawr@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·21 hours agoWe already have them, just follow any paleoartist that microblogs.
minus-squareSlovene@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·21 hours ago Example is that T. rex had lips.
Fossils are more than just bone in many cases, and study of bones can reveal what they were. Example is that T. rex had lips. How would they know that? By looking at the teeth and how they wear down compared to other animals like alligators, etc.
You can also see where the lip muscles attach to the jaw.
The memes that our current Dino images are wrong are very outdated. Our images are probably surprisingly close to reality.
Why don’t you want us to have weird dinosaurs?
We already have them, just follow any paleoartist that microblogs.
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