New paper: pneumatic dorsal ribs in Apatosaurus and Brontosaurus
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New paper out today with Logan King, Julia McHugh, and Brian Curtice, on
pneumatic ribs in Apatosaurus and Brontosaurus (King et al. 2024). This one
had an...
2 weeks ago
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Was going to ask how you knew it was A. gracilicauda and not Percival's legless skink A. percivali, but then I can't see the animal's tail (A. percivali has a less tapering tail). I suppose range might also helped. Great photos.
It was ID'ed mostly on range. A. percivalli doesn't get anywhere near the Free State according to the rather old field guide I was using. Plus the photos of A. gracilicauda were spot on for our lizard whereas the other Acontias species just looked ever so slightly different (not a very good ID method - I know)
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