tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post7381725638990528215..comments2024-03-22T21:58:18.933+00:00Comments on ShukerNature: THE PERILS OF PANGOLINS WHEN ENCOUNTERING LIVING DINOSAURS…?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15628598508836601012noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-86526794035744942582014-05-03T08:59:45.144+01:002014-05-03T08:59:45.144+01:00Indeed, but contrary to other reptiles they don...Indeed, but contrary to other reptiles they don't need to run speedily for carrying out this position.Boshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17582184345673934121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-28258236663389071652014-05-03T02:17:50.123+01:002014-05-03T02:17:50.123+01:00However, bipedal walking by varanids is not habitu...However, bipedal walking by varanids is not habitual as they cannot sustain this form of locomotion for more than a very brief burst of activity.Dr Karl Shukerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222845702628862829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-69807461488054059052014-05-03T02:01:46.168+01:002014-05-03T02:01:46.168+01:00Moreover varanid taste like chickens, can compete...Moreover varanid taste like chickens, can compete successfully with mammals and birds,have a high mammal-like respiratory system and walk upright... They are just like contemporary Herrerasaurids.Boshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17582184345673934121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-53565624501764673622014-05-02T15:54:56.505+01:002014-05-02T15:54:56.505+01:00It will sound completely farfetch'd but I thin...It will sound completely farfetch'd but I think Dinos-pteros-birds are more closely related to monotremes-mammals than crocodiles are, just compare a Kiwi with an Echidna (not the angiosperms...) This would explain also why the Waitoreke which is said to lay eggs is the only land cryptid mammal found in New Zealand.Boshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17582184345673934121noreply@blogger.com