Reptilian Rants » Uncategorized http://reptilis.net The rants and ravings of the webmaster Sat, 26 Jun 2010 22:17:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 T-U-R-T-L-E Power! Part 2: The weird and wacky origin of turtles. http://reptilis.net/2010/06/26/t-u-r-t-l-e-power-part-2-the-weird-and-wacky-origin-of-turtles/ http://reptilis.net/2010/06/26/t-u-r-t-l-e-power-part-2-the-weird-and-wacky-origin-of-turtles/#comments Sat, 26 Jun 2010 22:15:14 +0000 Jura http://reptilis.net/?p=568
  • T-U-R-T-L-E Power! Part 1: Turtles are Weird.
  • Tuataras do it faster than anyone else.
  • New paper dispells Komodo myth. Also Megalania may have been the world’s largest venomous animal.
    • ]]>     http://reptilis.net/2010/06/26/t-u-r-t-l-e-power-part-2-the-weird-and-wacky-origin-of-turtles/feed/ 4     Get in on the deal: Indiana University Press one day sale. http://reptilis.net/2010/02/17/get-in-on-the-deal-indiana-university-press-one-day-sale/ http://reptilis.net/2010/02/17/get-in-on-the-deal-indiana-university-press-one-day-sale/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:39:58 +0000 Jura http://reptilis.net/?p=563
  • Bow down to the warrior croc _Guarinisuchus munizi_
  • Site update
  • Two new paleo-herps illustrate the problems of a persistent reptile myth.
    • ]]>     http://reptilis.net/2010/02/17/get-in-on-the-deal-indiana-university-press-one-day-sale/feed/ 0     New study shows that gators are one-way breathers too. http://reptilis.net/2010/01/24/new-study-shows-that-gators-are-one-way-breathers-too/ http://reptilis.net/2010/01/24/new-study-shows-that-gators-are-one-way-breathers-too/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:07:28 +0000 Jura http://reptilis.net/?p=548
  • Study shows shunting in crocs is all about the acid
  • Dinosaur George can bite me!
  • Sprawling crocodylians walk straight even if there isn’t much O2 to go around.
    • ]]>     http://reptilis.net/2010/01/24/new-study-shows-that-gators-are-one-way-breathers-too/feed/ 5     Mechanics of bipedalism suggest dinosaurs had to be warm-blooded. Or: Why the aerobic capacity model needs to be retired. http://reptilis.net/2010/01/23/mechanics-of-bipedalism-suggest-dinosaurs-had-to-be-warm-blooded-or-why-the-aerobic-capacity-model-needs-to-be-retired/ http://reptilis.net/2010/01/23/mechanics-of-bipedalism-suggest-dinosaurs-had-to-be-warm-blooded-or-why-the-aerobic-capacity-model-needs-to-be-retired/#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:14:40 +0000 Jura http://reptilis.net/?p=516
  • New paper says dinosaurs were endomorphs.
  • Tuataras do it faster than anyone else.
  • A critical evalution of Tianyulong confiusci – part 3: Plucking at the idea of feathered dinosaurs
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  • WordPress automatic upgrade.
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    • ]]>     http://reptilis.net/2009/12/30/2-9-upgrade/feed/ 0     The dangers of documentaries. http://reptilis.net/2009/12/16/the-dangers-of-documentaries/ http://reptilis.net/2009/12/16/the-dangers-of-documentaries/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:44:13 +0000 Jura http://reptilis.net/?p=513
  • Stateside and XPed again.
  • Jurassic (Bites) Club
  • JFC lockjaw
    • ]]>     http://reptilis.net/2009/12/16/the-dangers-of-documentaries/feed/ 0     New study suggests that group nesting should be the norm – not the exception – in reptiles. http://reptilis.net/2009/12/14/new-study-suggests-that-group-nesting-should-be-the-norm-not-the-exception-in-reptiles/ http://reptilis.net/2009/12/14/new-study-suggests-that-group-nesting-should-be-the-norm-not-the-exception-in-reptiles/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:39:01 +0000 Jura http://reptilis.net/?p=477
  • Of the Birds, the Bees and the Dinosaurs.
  • Virgin Dragons and Fossil Sharks
  • Another short day
    • ]]>     http://reptilis.net/2009/12/14/new-study-suggests-that-group-nesting-should-be-the-norm-not-the-exception-in-reptiles/feed/ 3     Bone histology says ectothermic goats, but does it? http://reptilis.net/2009/12/04/bone-histology-says-ectothermic-goats-but-does-it/ http://reptilis.net/2009/12/04/bone-histology-says-ectothermic-goats-but-does-it/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:24:40 +0000 Jura http://reptilis.net/?p=462
  • The fibrolamellar smoking gun.
  • Back into the groove.
  • New paper on the strangest pterosaur ever.
    • ]]>     http://reptilis.net/2009/12/04/bone-histology-says-ectothermic-goats-but-does-it/feed/ 1     Turns out Komodo dragons aren’t all that unique afterall. http://reptilis.net/2009/09/30/turns-out-komodo-dragons-arent-all-that-new-afterall/ http://reptilis.net/2009/09/30/turns-out-komodo-dragons-arent-all-that-new-afterall/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:57:38 +0000 Jura http://reptilis.net/?p=443
  • New paper dispells Komodo myth. Also Megalania may have been the world’s largest venomous animal.
  • Virgin Dragons and Fossil Sharks
  • Biomechanics of theropod necks
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