s_wasmer Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Good afternoon all, I'm currently at the Field Museum in Chicago. Can anyone tell me what the boney structure which seems to be co-located with the eyeball of a number of specimens is? I assume that it isn't actually the eye for obvious reasons, but maybe a supporting or protecting structure? Thanks for the help. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Sclerotic ring. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 https://www.quora.com/Why-did-dinosaurs-have-rings-of-bones-in-their-eye-sockets 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s_wasmer Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share Posted January 21, 2018 Thank you very much for this! Great read! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moozillion Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 On 1/10/2018 at 4:46 PM, Troodon said: https://www.quora.com/Why-did-dinosaurs-have-rings-of-bones-in-their-eye-sockets VERY interesting!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 sometimes they are preserved, but most often, not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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