The English translation is now out online:
Brain morphology and topography of cranial nerves of the armored dinosaur Bissektipelta archibaldi from the late Cretaceous of Uzbekistan are studied using an artificial endocranial cast. We reconstruct for the Bissektian ankylosaur well-developed olfaction, poor hearing and eyesight, good taste sensitivity, omnivorous diet as well as the ability to filter-feed. The brain structure of Bissektipelta archibaldi is archaic compared with other ankylosaurian species.
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V. R. Alifanov & S. V. Saveliev (2019)
The Brain Morphology and Neurobiology in Armored Dinosaur Bissekipelta archibaldi (Ankylosauridae) from the Late Cretaceous of Uzbekistan.
Paleontological Journal 53(3): 315â321
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S003103011903002X
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1134/S003103011903002X
The Brain Morphology and Neurobiology in Armored Dinosaur Bissekipelta archibaldi (Ankylosauridae) from the Late Cretaceous of Uzbekistan.
Paleontological Journal 53(3): 315â321
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S003103011903002X
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1134/S003103011903002X
Brain morphology and topography of cranial nerves of the armored dinosaur Bissektipelta archibaldi from the late Cretaceous of Uzbekistan are studied using an artificial endocranial cast. We reconstruct for the Bissektian ankylosaur well-developed olfaction, poor hearing and eyesight, good taste sensitivity, omnivorous diet as well as the ability to filter-feed. The brain structure of Bissektipelta archibaldi is archaic compared with other ankylosaurian species.
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On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:24 PM Ben Creisler <bcreisler@gmail.com> wrote:
Ben CreislerA new paper (English translation not yet posted):=========(edited and translated a bit...)V. R. Alifanov & S. V. Saveliev (2019)Brain structure and neurobiology of Bissektipelta archibaldi (Ankylosauridae), an armored dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Uzbekistan.Paleontological Journal 2019(3): 97-104 (Russian edition)DOI: 10.1134/S0031031X19030024The brain morphology and cranial nerves topography of the armored dinosaur Bissektipelta archibaldi from the Late Cretaceous of Uzbekistan are researched on the basis of the artificial endocranial cast. We assume that the Bissektian ankylosaur had a developed olfaction and poor hearing and eyesight, a good taste sensitivity and was omnivorous as well as having an ability to filter food. The brain of B. archibaldi is shown to have an archaic structure in comparison with other ankylosaurian species.