Re: The death throes of drowning

[Adam Yates <zooamy@zoo.latrobe.edu.au>]

On Wed, 31 Jan 1996, Chris Nedin wrote:

> Jeff Poling wrote:
> 
>> 
> That pose is cause by post-mortem shrinkage of the muscles and tendons of
> the neck, usually by dessication (drying out) or by an osmotic reaction to
> hypersaline water. 

Hypersaline water as well? Thats good, it would explain why so many of the 
Solnhoffen tetrapods have that pose without having to postulate 
previously desicated carcasses being washed into the lagoon.


Adam  Yates