tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774939752964547806.post4233829480746872988..comments2023-10-03T08:39:46.001-07:00Comments on The CAW box: P. sibiricus - almost done!alaskanimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08299289638870579061noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774939752964547806.post-76732599914620112562009-02-26T15:07:00.000-08:002009-02-26T15:07:00.000-08:00Hmmm...just because you're my buddy doesn't mean I...Hmmm...just because you're my buddy doesn't mean I'm not going to go easy on you!<BR/><BR/><I>Psittacosaurus</I>, as a genus, shows absolutely no specific skeletal adaptations for a digging lifestyle. A hypertrophied olecranon process, short, robust humerus, relatively immobile, vertebral column, and large claws with short fingers would characterize a digging or, perhaps, myrmecophagy. <BR/><BR/><I>Psittacosaurus</I>, even <I>P. sibiricus</I>, lacked these features. In terms of bodily proportions, it was a bit more robust but otherwise similar to other species within the genus. <BR/><BR/>I think it's fine that you're showing the little bugger rooting around for something, but I just don't want to get anyone's hopes up that <I>Psittacosaurus</I> made a lifestyle out of it.<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, there are no "digging" dinosaurs aside from alvarezsaurs, which didn't so much dig as break open rotting trees to feast on the tender termites within (myrmecophagy).Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08692080707969333711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774939752964547806.post-28686154719476781812009-02-25T12:46:00.000-08:002009-02-25T12:46:00.000-08:00Excellent!Excellent!Dicing with Dragonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03132972790091524968noreply@blogger.com