Re: Styxosaurus snowii (I know its not actually a dinosaur)

["Rob Gay" <rob@dinodomain.com>]

Wow, don't I feel foolish: I write a whole speech on this drawing, and then
don't include the link. Here it is:
http://dinodomain.com/wip/styxosaurussnowii.jpg
Sorry for not including this link in the earlier message (which is included
below). I look forward to your comments!
Peace,
Rob

Student of Geology
P.O. Box 20840
Flagstaff, Az. 86011
http://dinodomain.com
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Gay" <rob@dinodomain.com>
To: "Dinosaur Mailing List" <dinosaur@usc.edu>
Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 11:35 PM
Subject: Styxosaurus snowii (I know its not actually a dinosaur)


> Hey all,
> I've just completed a rough reconstruction of the head of the plesiosaur
> _Styxosaurus snowii_. This is the first marine reptile I've tried to draw,
> and as such, I have no doubt that it is rife with errors. Any comments or
> criticism (or praise ;)) would be welcome (in fact, that's the whole point
> of this e-mail). Two things, to head off stuff (doesn't make me right,
just
> pointing out that I know): I think it has too many teeth, and I placed the
> nostrils dorsal to where the external nares were located (in a recess in
the
> side of the skull that appeared to be there, though may not be...). I
based
> this on the moral of Whitmer's paper, "The nostrils may not be where the
> external nares are," and figured that it might make sense for the nostrils
> of a plesiosaur to be located dorsally...but I'm probably completely
wrong.
> Please tell me so (or not, if that's the case)!!!
> Thanks in advance, and I look forward to your comments.
> Peace,
> Rob
>
> Student of Geology
> P.O. Box 20840
> Flagstaff, Az. 86011
> http://dinodomain.com
> http://www.cafepress.com/robsdinos
> AIM: TarryAGoat
>
>