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To: Junior; Boiler Plate; VadeRetro
There is strong evidence they were warm blooded or sem-warm blooded. Reptiles are cold blooded.

Dinos did not have turbinates, and therefore, were cold blooded.

Does this prove that dinos were warm-blooded? Unfortunately, no. It does suggest that they were more advanced than modern lizards in that they could keep the temperature constant throughout their entire body

Both sides, take your pick.

563 posted on 03/14/2003 7:10:18 AM PST by AndrewC
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To: AndrewC
Turbinates do not necessarily speak of warm-bloodedness; cross-sections of dino bones compare favorably in blood-vessel density to warm-blooded animals. This is a far more valid test of warm-bloodedness.
565 posted on 03/14/2003 7:15:07 AM PST by Junior (Computers make very fast, very accurate mistakes.)
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To: AndrewC
This web page is wrong, then. It should say, "If you're a mouth-breather, you're not viable."
567 posted on 03/14/2003 7:30:50 AM PST by VadeRetro
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