“Zuul’s back and flanks are covered in various spikes and bony structures called
osteoderms. Just as [Dr. Victoria] Arbour predicted, there is evidence of
broken and injured osteoderms on both sides of the flanks, some of which appear
to have healed.”
posted 12/27/2022 8:37pm ∞
“The fact that Tebo 1 apparently didn’t face serious infection suggests that
whoever performed the amputation understood how to keep the wound, the surgical
tools, and their hands clean and understood that they needed to do so (which
puts 31,000-year-old hunter-gatherers ahead of European and American surgeons
just a century ago).”
posted 10/12/2022 8:00pm ∞
“[A]dding soft tissue pads into the models substantially reduced the overall
stress and strain on the pedal bones across all five species, similar to the
cushioning pads of today’s elephants and rhinoceroses.”
posted 10/9/2022 8:00pm ∞
“Sauropods got considerably more massive than even the biggest harvesters — they
may have approached 80,000 kg. Their weight was spread across only four limbs,
with footprints roughly comparable to those of modern tires (harvesters, in
contrast, often have six tires).”
posted 9/28/2022 8:00pm ∞
“[T]he Iron Age sample also had a high abundance of two species of fungi:
Penicillium roqueforti — commonly used in the fermentation of cheese — and
Saccharomyces cerevisiae , used for fermenting bread and alcoholic beverages
like beer, mead, and wine.”
posted 8/16/2022 8:00pm ∞