Nandomas Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 I was always thrilled by relationship between modern Varanus and Mosasaur, here a couple of pdf about this: citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.121.1319&rep=rep1&type=pdf http://www.kingsnake.com/aho/pdf/menu1/rieppel2000.pdf Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procynosuchus Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 I was always thrilled by relationship between modern Varanus and Mosasaur, here a couple of pdf about this: citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.121.1319&rep=rep1&type=pdf http://www.kingsnake.com/aho/pdf/menu1/rieppel2000.pdf very very useful link both for modern comparative antomy and palaeontology, thank you P.S. nando di dove sei ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmytee Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 i was wondering this the other day when i was sketching one! thanks for the pdf. i hope i find time to read it all the way through! -Emily I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day. ~ E. B. White Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 "Did Mosasaurs Have Forked Tongues?" Only when they spoke to the Indians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ordovician_Odyssey Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 i guess it could have? -Shamus The Ordovician enthusiast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 Aren't fork tongues for smelling particles in the air? And the Mosasaur was a reptile that live in the water so it would not have much of a benefit to have a fork tongue. Idk,I could be completely off about this? "It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmytee Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 Aren't fork tongues for smelling particles in the air? And the Mosasaur was a reptile that live in the water so it would not have much of a benefit to have a fork tongue. Idk,I could be completely off about this? good question! i'm wondering if mosasaurs developed a similar sense to "taste" seawater. plausible, but it would cause a lot of dehydration. Then again, marine reptiles such as marine iguanas have efficient salt excretion systems. I'm also wondering if the tongue wasn't forked because of hydrodynamics. Does anyone have a background in sea snake anatomy or that of other marine reptiles? Gah I'm so excited to read the pdf. I just super-skimmed it. I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day. ~ E. B. White Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandomas Posted September 16, 2010 Author Share Posted September 16, 2010 P.S. nando di dove sei ? Non molto lontano da te: the eternal city Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhk Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 as far as I know, only the ones that went into politics developed fork tounges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cris Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 Aren't fork tongues for smelling particles in the air? And the Mosasaur was a reptile that live in the water so it would not have much of a benefit to have a fork tongue. Idk,I could be completely off about this? This was also my thought when I saw the title of this thread. I've personally never thought about the idea, but I don't see why an aquatic reptile would have needed a forked tongue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenixflood Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 good question! i'm wondering if mosasaurs developed a similar sense to "taste" seawater. plausible, but it would cause a lot of dehydration. Then again, marine reptiles such as marine iguanas have efficient salt excretion systems. I'm also wondering if the tongue wasn't forked because of hydrodynamics. Does anyone have a background in sea snake anatomy or that of other marine reptiles? Gah I'm so excited to read the pdf. I just super-skimmed it. Very interesting questions I guess it's asking for the 'possibility' of having forked tongues. The long gone marine reptiles, expect for sea turles, sea snakes, and crocodilians are all but gone. So, you have to ask yourself if it is possible by comparing, but really a true comparison can not be made, at least imo. The soul of a Fossil Hunter is one that is seeking, always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandomas Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share Posted October 6, 2010 (edited) Here in France something remembers me this old post :P Having a forked tongue bread in the quarry: Edited October 7, 2010 by Nandomas Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Having eaten this bread bifide, was it easier to speak French ? :lol: :Bananasaur: Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Pareidolia : here Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandomas Posted October 7, 2010 Author Share Posted October 7, 2010 (edited) Having eaten this bread bifide, was it easier to speak French ? :lol: :Bananasaur: Coco sure Coco, my French is going better after the brunch with the bifid bread... the only problem is that I began to be a liar Edited October 7, 2010 by Nandomas Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozen_turkey Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 sure Coco, my French is going better after the brunch with the bifid bread... the only problem is that I began to be a liar AHAHAHAHA Your killing me man. :laughing on the floor 24: :laughing on the floor 24: :laughing on the floor 24: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Cross-cultural translation: "Speaking with a forked tongue" is American slang, commonly attributed to the Native Americans, for lying. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Man, you guys are really honing your wits tonite :laughing on the floor 24: Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Hi ! In France, we say somethink near you say : "avoir une langue de vipère" = to have a spiteful tongue. It means : to say nasty things on somebody. "Vipere" is a kind of snake. If a day I go in Italy, I would bring some "bifide" bread to help me to speak Italian ! Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Pareidolia : here Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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