Woolly Rhino Bones Discovered

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Woolly Rhino Bones Discovered

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/an ... d=msedgdhp

I'm no expert but the way the bones sit on the skull in that picture, it doesn't look like they belong there. Shouldn't they be outgrowths of the bone in the skull? However, these look like completely separate appendages just set haphazardly on top of the skill by researchers or something. :?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/an ... ue#image=1

Anyone here a paleontologist?
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Re: Woolly Rhino Bones Discovered

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Gary Childress wrote: Wed Dec 30, 2020 9:07 pm https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/an ... d=msedgdhp

I'm no expert but the way the bones sit on the skull in that picture, it doesn't look like they belong there. Shouldn't they be outgrowths of the bone in the skull? However, these look like completely separate appendages just set haphazardly on top of the skill by researchers or something. :?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/an ... ue#image=1

Anyone here a paleontologist?
I am not a paleontologist but as far as I am aware, horns are not bones, they are made of keratin - the same stuff your hair is made of. The skin is not present in the picture, try and imagine skin and gristle all around the base of the horns, that might help.
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Re: Woolly Rhino Bones Discovered

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attofishpi wrote: Sat Jan 02, 2021 8:58 pm
Gary Childress wrote: Wed Dec 30, 2020 9:07 pm https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/an ... d=msedgdhp

I'm no expert but the way the bones sit on the skull in that picture, it doesn't look like they belong there. Shouldn't they be outgrowths of the bone in the skull? However, these look like completely separate appendages just set haphazardly on top of the skill by researchers or something. :?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/an ... ue#image=1

Anyone here a paleontologist?
I am not a paleontologist but as far as I am aware, horns are not bones, they are made of keratin - the same stuff your hair is made of. The skin is not present in the picture, try and imagine skin and gristle all around the base of the horns, that might help.
OK. Thanks for the clarification. Makes sense, I suppose--not being a paleontologist myself either.
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