Lepidosaur cuteness factor?

[Christopher Collinson <thats_mr_annoying_to_you@yahoo.com>]

David Marjanovic <david.marjanovic@gmx.at> wrote:
> Your examples of gharials and cranes unfortunately
slipped back into 
> archosaurs,
> which are born cuter than most, as noted earlier.

<<I haven't seen enough hatchling lepidosaurs to be
<<able to support that statement.

Well here are a few Lepidosaur juvenile to adult
comparisons to firmly put the last nail in the coffin
of that statement. In all three examples the ontogenic
carachters common to all vertebrates are clearly
visible. 

Shinisaurus crocodilurus(Adult):
http://www.digimorph.org/specimens/Shinisaurus_crocodilurus/adult/

Shinisaurus crocodilurus(Juvenile):
http://www.digimorph.org/specimens/Shinisaurus_crocodilurus/juvenile/

Phrynosoma taurus (Adult):
http://www.digimorph.org/specimens/Phrynosoma_taurus/head/

Phrynosoma taurus (Juvenile):
http://www.digimorph.org/specimens/Phrynosoma_taurus/embryo/

Heloderma suspectum (Adult):
http://www.digimorph.org/specimens/Heloderma_suspectum/adult/

Heloderma suspectum (Juvenile):
http://www.digimorph.org/specimens/Heloderma_suspectum/juvenile/head/

Cheers,
Christopher

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