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NTamura — Moschops by-nc-nd

Published: 2008-11-14 08:10:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 3375; Favourites: 38; Downloads: 0
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Description The big herbivore (5 m) of the Middle Permian of the Karoo Basin, South Africa, Moschops capensis.
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Comments: 17

Paleo-GL [2009-09-13 09:23:52 +0000 UTC]

how much it weighed?

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NTamura In reply to Paleo-GL [2009-09-18 06:10:47 +0000 UTC]

Dunno... but it must have been pretty heavy...

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GlendonMellow [2008-11-17 11:46:10 +0000 UTC]

I used to have a brown plastic toy of Moschops as a kid! Love this.

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NTamura In reply to GlendonMellow [2008-11-17 17:14:08 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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avancna [2008-11-14 21:33:24 +0000 UTC]

Have you done Styracofoamocephalus yet?

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NTamura In reply to avancna [2008-11-14 22:40:14 +0000 UTC]

Sure thing, but without the foam I am afraid

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avancna In reply to NTamura [2008-11-14 23:15:43 +0000 UTC]

Well, whatcha think of this version so far?
[link]

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NTamura In reply to avancna [2008-11-14 23:27:18 +0000 UTC]

The hindlimbs look a little too long otherwise they look fine...

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avancna In reply to NTamura [2008-11-15 00:21:05 +0000 UTC]

Footbinding, then?

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NTamura In reply to avancna [2008-11-15 01:15:43 +0000 UTC]

Mmh?

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avancna In reply to NTamura [2008-11-15 01:41:08 +0000 UTC]

To shorten the hindlegs.

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NTamura In reply to avancna [2008-11-15 01:44:13 +0000 UTC]

Yep, in your case they don't look to be sprawling...as they should.

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avancna In reply to NTamura [2008-11-15 02:00:37 +0000 UTC]

That is a problem

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NTamura In reply to avancna [2008-11-15 17:29:08 +0000 UTC]

Ah?

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avancna In reply to NTamura [2008-11-15 21:15:37 +0000 UTC]

It's so hard getting good references of sprawling pre-mammalian gaits.

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NTamura In reply to avancna [2008-11-16 00:55:30 +0000 UTC]

Very true...

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avancna In reply to NTamura [2008-11-16 02:13:24 +0000 UTC]

And I wind up without a leg to stand on in the end.

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