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The second paragraph of the article says they are lizards; specifically calling out it is not a mammal. the colossal air-breathing creature wasn't a mammal d
by swid 3y ago
The second paragraph of the article says they are lizards; specifically calling out it is not a mammal.
the colossal air-breathing creature wasn't a mammal despite its warm-blood. Nor was it a crocodile despite its similar shaped head. Instead it belonged to a group of now extinct marine lizards
- jdowner 3y agoI was interested in the claim that it is warm-blooded (based on your quote). I went to the article and the link associated with the term 'warm-blooded' leads to an article that makes absolutely no mention of warm-bloodedness or thermoregulation. As such, I'm not going to put much faith in the article.
- seanhunter 3y agoHere is the possible source of that claim https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pala.12240 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pala.12240 It seems it is not a matter of settled science however at least from skimming that paper. Not any kind of palaeontologist but I do like dinosaurs like any sensible person.
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- hipadev23 3y agoI like how you guys are debating the source material which is about 90% advertisements. It’s all garbage, content included.