r/whatisit • u/Cultural_Fall_3255 • 4h ago

New, what is it? What is this thing.

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u/joodo123 4h ago

I just watched a video about the evolution of mandibular mouth forms vs hinge jaws and it was super interesting. But my biggest take away is that early bone jaws were terrifying. Look like Shai Haluud.

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u/DoctorMedieval 3h ago

Bless the coming and the going of him. May his passage cleanse the world.

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u/Would_daver 3h ago

The spice must flow…

Also, is that then like a land-hagfish? Because hagfish and their idiotic slimy cousins can stay underwater where they belong… damn lampreys

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u/redlaWw 2h ago

Apparently lampreys are delicious. Lamprey pie used to be the dish one gave as a gift to the king to seek favour.

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u/OfficialDCShepard 3h ago

Cambrian: You rang?

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u/atraviliario 4h ago

Can you share the link?

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u/MOTTOBOSS87 3h ago

Link on that vid?

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u/jrdubbleu 3h ago

What’d you call me?!

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u/Rocketeering 3h ago

Definitely would like a link of what you watched!

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u/dandukebb 3h ago

What’s the video? I want to check it out

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u/-LeoKnowz- 3h ago

Mmmmmmmmm

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u/Nice-Traffic4485 3h ago

I'm going to take a guess here and say that because the mandible has more range of motion than just a hinge, it allowed for things like grinding of grass as opposed to just tearing?

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u/Z0eTrent 3h ago

Please link!

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u/Mecha_Frogzilla 3h ago

Sauce? That sounds dope. Plz link.

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u/yournamehere10bucks 2h ago

Uh, link? Share the knowledge friend.

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u/howyadoineh 2h ago

Got a link to thar vid?

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u/nuclearbearclaw 2h ago

do you have a link to that video?