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minus-squaresangeteria@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·13 days agoHow do we know if they’re skinny when we only got bones
minus-squareSoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·13 days agoGood question. Slender is a better term. Their skeletal structure is horizontally compact, more so than a Border Collie. Scientists can estimate musculature based on the size and shape of attachment points, but it’s all speculative.
minus-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·13 days agoThe bones we got were out back a prehistoric BBQ hut with a picture menu for dinos who couldn’t read
How do we know if they’re skinny when we only got bones
Good question. Slender is a better term. Their skeletal structure is horizontally compact, more so than a Border Collie. Scientists can estimate musculature based on the size and shape of attachment points, but it’s all speculative.
The bones we got were out back a prehistoric BBQ hut with a picture menu for dinos who couldn’t read