tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1935061765415342554.post2331652847682809936..comments2023-10-21T09:16:44.830-07:00Comments on Coherent Lighthouse: _Euparkeria_ studyDicing with Dragonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03132972790091524968noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1935061765415342554.post-48189722460965471992008-01-21T00:38:00.000-08:002008-01-21T00:38:00.000-08:00Dermal ossicles (not pictured), at least, are know...Dermal ossicles (not pictured), at least, are known for <A HREF="http://www.palaeos.com/Vertebrates/Units/270Archosauromorpha/270.400.html#Euparkeriidae" REL="nofollow"><I>Euparkeria</I></A>, and, of course, many other early archosaurs had osteoderms, so I think it's probably likelier that this is an inherited rather than derived condition for crocs, although just not to the same extent as we see on crocs.<BR/><BR/>But the rest of the skin--yeah. I need to look at other groups. What do you say to a Friday or Sunday visit?Dicing with Dragonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03132972790091524968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1935061765415342554.post-86992561583001052542008-01-20T01:14:00.000-08:002008-01-20T01:14:00.000-08:00No, I think more of a lizard skin could be better....No, I think more of a lizard skin could be better. Come take some pictures of Big Boss. The leopard gecko's smooth skin is a derived feature for living in the desert. Big Boss has big overlapping scales, which I think could work better for Euparkeria. Remember, we're just assuming that crurotarsians (and archosaurs) had scaley bony skin to begin with, but that could just be a derived condition of modern crocodilians.Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08692080707969333711noreply@blogger.com