Re: Tyrannosaur vision

[Phil Bigelow <bigelowp@juno.com>]

On Mon, 22 Aug 2005 13:27:43 -0400 Jordan Mallon
<jordan.mallon@gmail.com> writes:
> On 8/22/05, Phil Bigelow <bigelowp@juno.com> wrote:
> 
> > But this all assumes that T. rex did not have any fleshy 
> adornments on
> > its snout.  Keep in mind that the nasals on T. rex are quite 
> rugose.
> > Bone rugosity probably does not evolve without a function.


> The tests were run on fleshed-out models, with all the rugosities 
> restored.



Soft tissue structure is conjectural, of course.

Curious, what type (and height) of soft tissue structure did the model
have over its nasal bones?

<pb>
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