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[dinosaur] Questions from children: "Did dinosaurs have hicups?"



Hi All,

A very good question from a 6-year-old Finnish pre-schooler. :)
My first instinct is no, since dinosaur didn't have diaphragm, but still costal 
muscles are also involved...

Does someone here have a definite answer? :)

--Mikko Haaramo

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Mikko K. Haaramo
Vertebrate paleontologist (freelance)
Department of Geosciences and Geography
P.O.Box 64 (Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2a)
FIN-00014  University of Helsinki

tel: +358-2941-50821
email: mikko.haaramo(at)helsinki.fi
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