Re: Snarling theropods

["Cliff Green" <dinonaut@emerytelcom.net>]

Dear Jordan and List,

    I seriously doubt that carnosaurs could make facial expressions, but
Mark Hallet made the excellant point that as land animals, theropods, unlike
crocodilians,who are semi-aquatic,  had to be able to conserve thier bodily
fluids. A lipless mouth would dehydrate the sharp tooths faster than you
could say " anatomically incorrect. " I sculpt all of my Saurischians with
lizard lips. Besides, they look cooler that way.

Cliff Green

 > Tracy Ford has written a good paper on the subject, which, unfortunately,
I
> don't have with me at the moment.  Here's the reference, though:
>
> Ford, T. L.  1997.  Did theropods have lizard lips?  Southwest
> Paleontological Symposium, 1997.
>
> If you can get your hands on it, it should help to answer some of your
> questions (the final answer being no).
>
> Jordan Mallon
>
> Undergraduate Student, Carleton University
> Vertebrate Paleontology & Paleoecology
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