The only niche I can really see these things filling is some sort of shoreline fish-nabber, and that's weird, because I don't think we have any big carnivores that do anything like that. I mean, sure, bears fish for salmon, but they're not adapted to do only that.
The only niche I can really see these things filling is some sort of shoreline fish-nabber, and that's weird, because I don't think we have any big carnivores that do anything like that. I mean, sure, bears fish for salmon, but they're not adapted to do only that.
ReplyDeleteMaybe a possible parallel is Pakicetus.
He didn't need to swim. He used the spine for a sail.
ReplyDeleteMy reconstruction still stands:
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The water is just not deep enough.
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