Comments on: The “Duck-billed” Dinosaur That Wasn’t

By: Peteykins

Peteykins — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:53:25 +0000

Seems like it would be good for pulling up plants (to eat the roots?) or for dredging up insects or worms from the ground.

By: Hodari Nundu

Hodari Nundu — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:21:45 +0000

Seeing as some ornitischians are thought to have had protofeathers or similar stuff, is it possible that this particular creature had something similar to a “fur” coat and used the beak to clean it and remove parasites? Just a wild thought.

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:32:07 +0000

Cheers Brian – excellent as usual! Thanks for letting me know about this one too; I’m actually writing up a study on ornithopod snout functional ecology atm, so it’s a neat little addition (ashamedly had never heard of this dino until now..) :/