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Post by dinosauria101 on Jun 30, 2019 12:50:48 GMT 5
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Post by dinosauria101 on Jul 2, 2019 9:35:08 GMT 5
Here's a nice view of the tusks  |
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Post by sam1 on Jul 2, 2019 23:56:00 GMT 5
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Post by sam1 on Jul 3, 2019 0:09:44 GMT 5
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Post by dinosauria101 on Jul 3, 2019 0:11:23 GMT 5
Nice double pic! I may put that in a white rhino pictoral.
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Post by dinosauria101 on Jul 3, 2019 17:52:16 GMT 5
Another good view of the tusks  |
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Post by dinosauria101 on Jul 9, 2019 20:32:49 GMT 5
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Post by dinosauria101 on Jul 16, 2019 9:40:47 GMT 5
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Post by sam1 on Jul 16, 2019 11:28:57 GMT 5
Another good view of the tusks One has to wonder, how the heck do those things fit inside the mouth. There is what appears as an interlocking pattern on the tusks but I don't see what could make it. |
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Post by dinosauria101 on Jul 16, 2019 16:07:36 GMT 5
Another good view of the tusks One has to wonder, how the heck do those things fit inside the mouth. There is what appears as an interlocking pattern on the tusks but I don't see what could make it. Yeah, same here. That's a pretty tough nut to crack. |
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Post by Infinity Blade on Jul 16, 2019 17:20:57 GMT 5
There are fleshy sockets that are to the outer sides of the upper canines, near the lateral edges of the upper lip. The lower tusks slide inside those when the hippo closes its mouth
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Post by dinosauria101 on Jul 16, 2019 17:23:21 GMT 5
^I did see that, but it seems way too small for the tusks to me (the hippo's jaw is too thin for the tusks).
Maybe they curve inward when the hippo closes its mouth?
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Post by Infinity Blade on Jul 16, 2019 17:29:52 GMT 5
It looks like only about half the length of the lower tusk actually needs to be accommodated in the fleshy sockets.  If even that much (this is an extinct species, but conveys my point).  |
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Post by dinosauria101 on Jul 16, 2019 17:34:43 GMT 5
Yeah, makes MUCH more sense. This hippo skull I found seems to confirm it (plus these skulls are a neat addition to the pictoral IMO):  |
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Post by sam1 on Jul 17, 2019 0:53:44 GMT 5
Good posts, I'll add to this tomorrow, don't have time now.
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