Guest Nicholas Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Oct. 24, 2008 -- The world's second smallest known dinosaur skull belonged to a toothy heterodontosaur whose appetite probably far exceeded the size of its head, suggests a new study that proposes the dino consumed both plants and meat. Link One! Link Two! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nicholas Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Science Daily's Take on it: Find the Article HERE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Nice, thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 I don't buy it. Just because an animal has sharp pointy teeth does not mean it ate meat. There are several types of modern deer for example that have fangs. Also, take camels - camels have big, sharp canines that are just as well expressed as in Heterodontosaurus. Desmostylians as well, and lets not even mention sharp tusks like in hippos and pigs. Oh, ya, and the tusks of beaked whales too. And sperm whales. These whales don't masticate their prey, so their sharp teeth aren't really even being used. In any event, the same goes for the sharp teeth of all the aforementioned animals - none are involved in the type of feeding each type specializes in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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