Re: Dino Dermals

[dbensen <dbensen@gotnet.net>]

>> On the subject of external appearances, has the status of the
"hook-nosed" Oviraptor skull changed any? What's the probability of it being
a female O. philoceratops, a new species, or just a damaged specimen? Also,
is skull material known from Nomingis?<<

I do not know about possible sexual dimorphism (although I bet Jaime Headden has
something to say on the subject), but I do have some relevant data about the
appearance, specifically the beak of Oviraptor and its kin, in the form of a
link
http://home.houston.rr.com/vnotes/notes/Oviraptorosauria.html
Toby White's Oviraptorosauria Notes (part of the Vertebrate Notes) states that
the beaks of oviraptorosaurs may have been quite differently shaped from the
underlying bone.  The idea is intriguing, but I won't bias the reader further.

Dan