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The Skull of Nigersaurus , an Unusual Sauropod Dinosaur from the Cretaceous of Africa |
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Animation of the skull, brain endocast, and inner ear of
the diplodocoid sauropod dinosaur Nigersaurus. The
animation starts with sortuva "normal-looking" head
posture, but transparency reveals a rotated brain and
inner ear; rotating the inner ear so that it's oriented
like modern-day animals do when they're alert shows that
Nigersaurus had an almost vertical alert posture. This
movie was generated to accompany the "Bizarre Dinosaurs"
premiere on 11 Oct 2009 on the National Geographic
Channel. Also available on YouTube
and Facebook
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adjunct to the published paper. Witmer, with the skilled
assistance of Ryan Ridgely
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the content of the website. Content provided here is for
educational and research purposes only, and may not be used for
any commercial purpose without the permission of L. M. Witmer
and other
relevant parties.
This project was funded by grants from the National Science Foundation .
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Last updated:11/19/2015