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Re:Paleontologists Are Trying to Understand Why the Fossil R... by atx42 on Friday April 15, 2022 @10:04AM (#31040386)
Do the females float better, possibly preventing them to be buried quickly?
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Re:Paleontologists Are Trying to Understand Why the Fossil R... by amelius on Friday April 15, 2022 @10:58AM (#31040976)
Could be the case, female animals often have more body fat to give birth and nurse offspring.
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Re:Paleontologists Are Trying to Understand Why the Fossil R... by atx42 on Friday April 15, 2022 @11:10AM (#31041094)
Was thinking the same thing. It would also predict that animals with higher body fat would have less burials as well. Not sure if that could be checked.
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