Re: Lepidosaur cuteness factor?

[David Marjanovic <david.marjanovic@gmx.at>]

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

The snout of the juvenile isn't necessarily shorter, but smaller. It's much 
less tall than the rest of the skull. So, cuteness factor > 0.

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

Even though the adult already has a small, pointed snout, the baby has an 
extreme version of it, and much rounder orbits.

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

Classic.

The tuatara baby is so young its lower temporal arch seems not to have quite 
finished closing! :-)