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Published: 2014-09-19 18:58:34 +0000 UTC; Views: 2615; Favourites: 69; Downloads: 11
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I wanted to try a more speculative reconstruction of a prehistoric animal, and decided upon a dicynodont because dicyndodonts don't get enough love. I wanted to go the opposite direction from the usual shrink-wrapping (or sometimes shrink-wrapping + jaw muscles) approach and decided to give this guy some fleshy lips with vibressae. I didn't feel confident enough to try lips that would cover what is generally accepted was a ceratinous beak, but I went for a half-way approach inspired by softshell turtle lips. I mean if turtles can have a beak and lips, then surely a fairly derived synapsid can as well?Related content
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Perfect! I've always been struggling to figure out a way, how to get their snouts done...
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And what if it wasn't a beak at all, instead something like the hardened lips of manatees?
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I think the evidence of a beak of some sort seems to be pretty solid. Even just looking at the skull the similarities with ceratopsians are obvious, and the foramina in the bone apparently match that of turtle jaws. So keratinous beak seems at least probable. Though if there is a chance it was something else, I'd love to know.
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Mh, didn't know that, gotta check on the net, then
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Great work as always. And yes, dicynodonts don't get enough love.
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I wish synapsids were as media-sexy as dinosaurs. They're really quite interesting, but don't get the attention they deserve. Maybe they'd need their own "Permian Park" or something.
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