Date: 29/06/2019 15:26:04
From: PermeateFree
ID: 1405594
Subject: Many prehistoric Crocodiles were vegetatian

>>The dental tapestry of prehistoric crocodylians was much more diverse than it is today, according to a new study published in the journal Current Biology. For millions of years, many species of vegetarian and omnivorous crocs roamed the earth, but why pro-plant crocs died out while their carnivore cousins stood the test of time remains a mystery.<<

>>The crocs appeared to specialize in different veggie diets as well. One species, Simosuchus, has teeth similar to modern marine iguanas, which graze on algae growing on seaside rocks. Other teeth are more square and likely helped the animals eat leaves, stems or other plant material. But since the teeth were very different from modern reptiles it’s difficult to say exactly what their diets were, just that they were likely plant-based.

“Extinct crocs had weirder teeth than I ever could have possibly imagined,” Melstrom tells Zoe Kean at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.<<

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-crocodiles-would-have-ordered-salad-180972518/

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Date: 1/07/2019 15:00:25
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 1406333
Subject: re: Many prehistoric Crocodiles were vegetatian

PermeateFree said:


>>The dental tapestry of prehistoric crocodylians was much more diverse than it is today, according to a new study published in the journal Current Biology. For millions of years, many species of vegetarian and omnivorous crocs roamed the earth, but why pro-plant crocs died out while their carnivore cousins stood the test of time remains a mystery.<<

>>The crocs appeared to specialize in different veggie diets as well. One species, Simosuchus, has teeth similar to modern marine iguanas, which graze on algae growing on seaside rocks. Other teeth are more square and likely helped the animals eat leaves, stems or other plant material. But since the teeth were very different from modern reptiles it’s difficult to say exactly what their diets were, just that they were likely plant-based.

“Extinct crocs had weirder teeth than I ever could have possibly imagined,” Melstrom tells Zoe Kean at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.<<

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-crocodiles-would-have-ordered-salad-180972518/

Yes, I did read the article.

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Date: 1/07/2019 15:14:20
From: PermeateFree
ID: 1406339
Subject: re: Many prehistoric Crocodiles were vegetatian

mollwollfumble said:


PermeateFree said:

>>The dental tapestry of prehistoric crocodylians was much more diverse than it is today, according to a new study published in the journal Current Biology. For millions of years, many species of vegetarian and omnivorous crocs roamed the earth, but why pro-plant crocs died out while their carnivore cousins stood the test of time remains a mystery.<<

>>The crocs appeared to specialize in different veggie diets as well. One species, Simosuchus, has teeth similar to modern marine iguanas, which graze on algae growing on seaside rocks. Other teeth are more square and likely helped the animals eat leaves, stems or other plant material. But since the teeth were very different from modern reptiles it’s difficult to say exactly what their diets were, just that they were likely plant-based.

“Extinct crocs had weirder teeth than I ever could have possibly imagined,” Melstrom tells Zoe Kean at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.<<

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-crocodiles-would-have-ordered-salad-180972518/

Yes, I did read the article.

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