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minus-squareArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·edit-226 days agoI never thought about Mesozoic fauna having external ears. Birds don’t, so presumably their dinosaur ancestors didn’t. But maybe pterosaurs did? (Would we be able to tell by looking for muscle attachment points on their skulls?)
minus-squaremineralfellow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·26 days agoImprint fossils preserve feathers and other soft tissues. No ears.
I never thought about Mesozoic fauna having external ears. Birds don’t, so presumably their dinosaur ancestors didn’t. But maybe pterosaurs did? (Would we be able to tell by looking for muscle attachment points on their skulls?)
Imprint fossils preserve feathers and other soft tissues. No ears.