fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 10 months agoToo many looks.mander.xyzexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1314arrow-down111
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minus-squareGloomy@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 months agohttps://palaeo-electronica.org/content/2023/3821-the-osteology-of-irritator This is the Paper that started it. They used some (at the time) new techniques to 3d model an old fossil they had, if I recall it correctly.
minus-squareMeowZedong@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoPaper my ass, that was a small book! As a scientist, I’m disappointed there were no models with big, goofy lips, even if it was to show how unlikely and ridiculous it would be.
https://palaeo-electronica.org/content/2023/3821-the-osteology-of-irritator
This is the Paper that started it. They used some (at the time) new techniques to 3d model an old fossil they had, if I recall it correctly.
Paper my ass, that was a small book!
As a scientist, I’m disappointed there were no models with big, goofy lips, even if it was to show how unlikely and ridiculous it would be.