Re: Snarling theropods

["Steven Coombs" <gasperex@hotmail.com>]

This could be a the answer to carnivores carrying bacteria. Having lips 
would be very handy to store the bacteria needed, instead of not having 
lips? Although, I'm still unsure if dinosaurs had lips or not. I still doubt 
that carnivorous dinosaurs had lips!


Best regards,

Steven Coombs
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> From: "Cliff Green" <dinonaut@emerytelcom.net>
> Reply-To: dinonaut@emerytelcom.net
> To: "dinosaur mailing list" <dinosaur@usc.edu>
> Subject: Re: Snarling theropods
> Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 21:25:56 -0600
>
>
> 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

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