Re: Fwd: Protoceratopsoid tails adapted for swimming

["Thomas R. Holtz, Jr." <tholtz@umd.edu>]

However, the majority of specimens of C. suchus would be deposited in
lacustrine or fluvial sediments, as they still live in aquatic
microenvironments. That is not the case of Protoceratops: it is buried in
eolian sandstones.

On Wed, December 4, 2013 6:47 pm, Dann Pigdon wrote:
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> On Thu, Dec 5th, 2013 at 8:57 AM, Michael OSullivan
> <michael.osullivan@port.ac.uk> wrote:
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>> or to live in a desert....yes, I will keep harping on this.
>
> You'd be surprised how many aquatic creatures live in deserts. The West
> African crocodile
> (*Crocodylus suchus*) comes to mind.
>
> http://news.nationalgeographic.com.au/news/2002/06/0617_020618_croc.html
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