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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
(gifted article link)
@science Oh cool, at least one of the paper's authors is on the fediverse and has posted an infographic on the analysis:
@KelsonV I saw the @markwitton blog post about this. Will be reading it. ๐
https://markwitton-com.blogspot.com/2023/03/new-paper-fresh-evidence-and-novel.html
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.
Titles people, format your shit and preview it for gods sake
Phteven