Re: JPIII: unmitigated rubbish

[Dinogeorge@aol.com]

In a message dated 7/23/01 6:20:48 PM EST, luisrey@ndirect.co.uk writes:

<< Again right to the point. If anyone wants to really know how BAD is the
JP3 Spinosaurus reconstruction, just have a look at the new Berislav Krzic
Dinopress  article on Spinosaurus and its graphic comparison between those
incredibly narrow and delicate spinosaurid snouts. Excellent source. >>

There's a slight problem with the Spinosaurus spines in that article:
Berislav forgot to give them their widened bases in his skeletal
reconstruction. The neural spines widen above the centra a bit as you go
toward the tip, then constrict, then widen again more slowly before finally
narrowing as they come to the tip. I suspect that the point of constriction
is the "Plimsoll line" of the animal's back.