Dinopithecus In reply to Jdailey1991 [2018-04-24 01:53:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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Dinopithecus In reply to Jdailey1991 [2017-04-24 01:51:01 +0000 UTC]

Thanks man!

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ThaAnonymousPerson In reply to Dinopithecus [2018-04-01 19:52:02 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome bro!

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Dinopithecus In reply to ijreid [2017-04-14 20:08:09 +0000 UTC]

Oh, thanks for telling me about the status of the whole thing.

So, if I'm looking at the right thing, there looks to be a rugose texture(?) on the lateral projection; I can't tell if it's post-mortem cracking or an actual feature of the bone. If the latter, that would indicate keratin (like in apatosaurines), right?

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ijreid In reply to Dinopithecus [2017-04-14 21:54:35 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, if its rugose there would be keratin covering the rugose region.

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Dinopithecus In reply to Leogon [2018-04-27 23:20:36 +0000 UTC]

I should have noted, though, that I had absolutely no idea then and even the idea below is pure speculation. I really don't know, that's why I asked you originally.

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Dinopithecus In reply to Leogon [2018-04-21 15:20:00 +0000 UTC]

Or, who knows, maybe the claws really were just like those of chalicotheres and the fissures in he unguals anchored sharp claws in life (maybe they could be used to hold down prey or something).

No hard evidence for this, but interesting speculation. I don’t know, that’s why I asked you in the first place.

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Dinopithecus In reply to Leogon [2016-07-05 16:19:20 +0000 UTC]

Here's what I think MAY be the reason for fissured claws.

There's a blog I came across that noted that chalicotheres had fissured unguals as well. Apparently, their claws (I presume it meant the keratin sheathes) grew out of and were anchored into these fissures, making them very strong and highly resistant to impacts. Maybe the same thing was true for the claws of Hyaenodon. Only instead of evolving claw strength for whacking other animals, maybe it evolved such strength to withstand forces incurred during running; after all, Hyaenodon is said to have been quite cursorial.

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Leogon In reply to Dinopithecus [2016-07-05 19:18:01 +0000 UTC]

It make sense 

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Dinopithecus In reply to ABlueAardvark [2015-11-14 00:27:12 +0000 UTC]

Holy sh...hey mate! Great to see you on this site!

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Dinopithecus In reply to deskridge [2015-05-31 13:44:28 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome  .

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Dinopithecus In reply to spinosaurus1 [2015-03-28 18:28:14 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.

Still thinking of uploading some artwork of my own (from my art class at school)...

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spinosaurus1 In reply to Dinopithecus [2015-03-28 19:03:42 +0000 UTC]

go for it man. the recognition is worth it. some of my work are made during art class at school as well. the thought of actually contributing to the recognition of paleoart for me is an awe- inspiring feat.

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Dinopithecus In reply to spinosaurus1 [2015-03-28 21:43:44 +0000 UTC]

Well, I don't have any paleoart to show at the moment actually, other stuff rather. Nonetheless, I think it may just be a matter of whether or not I stop being lazy and upload something.

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