Tsintaosaurus: Not the D*ckhead We Thought

Published: 02 November 2024
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  / ydaw   -- Tsintaosaurus' crest isn't the outthrust rod we thought it was--but why do so many old depictions also have that pair of inflated orbs at its base?

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Contents:
0:00 We have a Patreon
0:44 Hadrosaur headgear
1:21 Alphabetizing logograms
2:42 Hadrosaurine hadrosaurids
3:17 Exaptatation of head weaponry
5:39 Blowing (up) its nose
7:08 Patient Zero?
10:33 For once it's not a chimera
11:40 Premaxillae to the max
13:11 Deflation
14:43 Conclusion

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