tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post5436496768975733581..comments2023-10-29T06:50:22.166-04:00Comments on Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs: Natuurhistorisch Museum Rotterdam: Whales of Doom!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-70403213123581207952012-08-04T13:54:16.666-04:002012-08-04T13:54:16.666-04:00Hi Marc Vincent,
Great post of your about the exh...Hi Marc Vincent,<br /><br />Great post of your about the exhibit, you're lucky to have the opportunity to have gone there.<br /><br />Did you note if there was some information about the body mass of Livyatan ? <br />And heard any indications of larger existing animals (rumors of ~40 cm Chilean teeth, so 4 cm more than those in the described skull) ?tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10853335652206061926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-36410250120284418272012-08-01T07:31:06.217-04:002012-08-01T07:31:06.217-04:00Yes, you're right!Yes, you're right!Marc Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01894846069567096349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-80508733586680544492012-07-31T20:06:19.625-04:002012-07-31T20:06:19.625-04:00Trying to not make more English mistakes... if the...Trying to not make more English mistakes... if the skull is not a pygmy's one, it's from another kind of shrew or insectivore mammalAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03722657974765617274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-11414273262816560422012-07-31T20:03:03.629-04:002012-07-31T20:03:03.629-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03722657974765617274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-60546257195292404902012-07-31T19:53:33.748-04:002012-07-31T19:53:33.748-04:00Is that a Pygmy Shrew skull? It makes sense becaus...Is that a Pygmy Shrew skull? It makes sense because the exhibition is about whales (huge mammals) and this shrew is one of the smallest mammals nowadays... Sorry for my poor English (I'm Brazilian) and your blog is fantastic!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03722657974765617274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-81709252777688058272012-07-31T18:00:23.748-04:002012-07-31T18:00:23.748-04:00Close, but no.Close, but no.Marc Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01894846069567096349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-85975673110042099292012-07-31T17:37:27.990-04:002012-07-31T17:37:27.990-04:00'Livyatan' is better than 'Leviathan&#...'Livyatan' is better than 'Leviathan' anyway, since it honours the hebrew origins of the monster. And 'melvillei' is just wonderful!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13095764453211185102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-21550351230760588172012-07-31T17:03:59.113-04:002012-07-31T17:03:59.113-04:00If I had to guess, id guess the little skull is Ba...If I had to guess, id guess the little skull is Batodonoides, there because it's the smallest mammal skull? Smallest mammal mouth? Smallest tetrapod mouth? Nah, aren't there some really tiny reptiles? I'll go with smallest mammal mouth.Scott Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01239391361895323698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-27227215327609296192012-07-31T16:30:55.115-04:002012-07-31T16:30:55.115-04:00Damn! Ah, well. >:3Damn! Ah, well. >:3I'm Tiff.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10269592788309354585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-67556337706420940292012-07-31T16:29:39.295-04:002012-07-31T16:29:39.295-04:00No, but thanks!No, but thanks!Marc Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01894846069567096349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-8620673415990093442012-07-31T16:27:15.820-04:002012-07-31T16:27:15.820-04:00OMG WHALES.
And is that an Indohyus?
There's...OMG WHALES.<br /><br />And is that an Indohyus? <br />There's a theory that they were a transitional species to the more whaley guys like Pakicetus and the like. They're kinda built like a water chevrotain, which is a semi-aquatic artiodactyl, and already have hallmarks of wateriness. (high-rotated eye sockets, long tubey snout)I'm Tiff.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10269592788309354585noreply@blogger.com