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Paleontologists investigate whether T. rex and other predatory #dinosaurs had lips like lizards, or protruding teeth like crocodiles (though as the article notes, pop culture has latched onto the latter).

https://wapo.st/3zlDnNK
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[โ€“] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@science Oh cool, at least one of the paper's authors is on the fediverse and has posted an infographic on the analysis:

https://sauropods.win/@markwitton/110113855551327781

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

And of course the top reply to it is a dino furry. That's definitely not the first place my mind went to with the possibilities for dinosaurs having lips, but it's an image that will be hard to shake. Never change, internet.